Susumu Kitagawa

Susumu Kitagawa
ForMemRS
北川 進
Born (1951-07-04) 4 July 1951 (age 75)
NationalityJapanese
EducationKyoto University (BS, PhD)
Known forMetal-organic frameworks
AwardsHumboldt Research Prize (2008)
Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates (2010)
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2011)
De Gennes Prize (2013)
Japan Academy Prize (2016)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsKyoto University
WebsiteOfficial website

Susumu Kitagawa (北川 進, Kitagawa Susumu; born 4 July 1951) is a Japanese chemist. His works focuses on coordination chemistry and metal-organic frameworks in particular. He is a distinguished professor at Kyoto University's institute for integrated cell-material sciences (iCeMS).

In 2025, he was given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi.

References

  1. ↑ "Susumu Kitagawa". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48 (47): 8818–8820. 9 November 2009. doi:10.1002/anie.200904270.
  2. ↑ Robles-Gil, Alexa; Watkins, Ali (2025-10-08). "Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-08.