Nobel Lectures in Chemistry
A curated collection of Nobel Prize laureate lectures in Chemistry from 2013 to 2025. Hear directly from the scientists who shaped modern chemistry — from molecular machines and CRISPR gene editing to quantum dots and AI-driven protein design.
37
Lectures
34
Laureates
13
Years
2013–2025
Span
About This Course
Each year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the molecular world. The laureates deliver lectures at the Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm, presenting the stories behind their breakthroughs — the years of painstaking research, the unexpected insights, and the profound implications for science and society.
This course collects these remarkable lectures organized by year, from the development of multiscale computational models (2013) to the creation of metal–organic frameworks (2025). Each page provides context on the prize, the laureates, and embedded video lectures directly from the Nobel Foundation.
Nobel Prizes by Year
Metal–Organic Frameworks
Design and synthesis of porous crystalline materials with extraordinary surface areas and tunable properties.
3 lectures
AI & Protein Design
Computational protein structure prediction with AlphaFold and de novo protein design.
3 lectures · Hassabis, Jumper, Baker
Quantum Dots
Discovery and synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals with size-tunable optical properties.
3 lectures · Bawendi, Brus, Ekimov
Click Chemistry
Development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry for modular molecular assembly.
3 lectures · Bertozzi, Sharpless, Meldal
Asymmetric Organocatalysis
Development of small organic molecules as precision catalysts for asymmetric synthesis.
2 lectures · List, MacMillan
CRISPR Genome Editing
Development of CRISPR-Cas9 as a method for precise genome editing.
2 lectures · Charpentier, Doudna
Lithium-ion Batteries
Development of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery that powers the portable electronics revolution.
3 lectures · Goodenough, Whittingham, Yoshino
Directed Evolution
Directed evolution of enzymes and phage display of peptides and antibodies.
3 lectures · Arnold, Smith, Winter
Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Development of cryo-EM for high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution.
3 lectures · Dubochet, Frank, Henderson
Molecular Machines
Design and synthesis of molecular machines: motors, switches, and shuttles at the nanoscale.
3 lectures · Sauvage, Stoddart, Feringa
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Mechanistic studies of DNA repair: base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, and mismatch repair.
3 lectures · Lindahl, Modrich, Sancar
Super-Resolution Microscopy
Breaking the optical diffraction limit to image biological structures at nanometer resolution.
3 lectures · Betzig, Hell, Moerner
Multiscale Modeling
Development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems bridging quantum and classical mechanics.
3 lectures · Karplus, Levitt, Warshel
Video Source
All lectures are sourced from the official Nobel Prize YouTube channel. These are the original laureate presentations delivered at the Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm.
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