Biography:Susumu Kitagawa

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Susumu Kitagawa

FRS
北川 進
Born (1951-07-04) July 4, 1951 (age 74)
Kyoto, Japan
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 FRS (北川 進, Kitagawa Susumu; born 4 July 1951) is a Japanese Nobel Prize-winning chemist specializing in coordination chemistry, with a focus on organic–inorganic hybrid compounds and the chemical and physical properties of porous coordination polymers, particularly metal-organic frameworks.[1] He is Distinguished Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), which he co-founded. In 2025, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi.

Life

Kitagawa attended an online meeting with Shigeru Ishiba (October 9, 2025)

Kitagawa was born on 4 July 1951 in Kyoto.[2]

He earned his PhD in hydrocarbon chemistry from Kyoto University in 1979, having completed his undergraduate studies at the same institution. That year, he was appointed assistant professor at Kindai University, where he was promoted to lecturer in 1983 and associate professor in 1988.[1][3]

In 1992, he became professor of inorganic chemistry at Tokyo Metropolitan University.[1] He returned to Kyoto University in 1998 as a professor of inorganic functional chemistry in the Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry.[3][4] In 2007, he co-founded the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (ja) (iCeMS), serving as founding deputy director, then as director from 2013 to 2023.[5][6] In 2024, he was appointed Executive Vice-President for Research Promotion at Kyoto University.[7]

His overseas academic postings include a postdoctoral fellowship at Texas A&M University with F. Albert Cotton (1986–1987) and a guest professorship at the City University of New York (1996).[1][4][8] He received an honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Munich in 2018.[9]

Kitagawa served as a member and associate member of the Science Council of Japan from 2011 to 2023.[3][10]

In 2025, Kitagawa, along with Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their foundational work on molecular building blocks for metal-organic frameworks.[11]

Research

Following the discoveries of Makoto Fujita (1994) and Omar M. Yaghi (1995), Kitagawa demonstrated in 1997 that coordination polymer structures possess gas adsorption properties, a key finding for the development of functional porous materials.[4]

His most influential works include:

  • A 1997 seminal report on a porous coordination polymer (MOF) for small molecule adsorption.[1][12][13]
  • A 2004 early review of functional porous coordination polymers.[1][14]
  • A 2009 review of "soft porous crystals," which feature large-scale structural transformability upon chemical or physical stimulation.[12][15]

Awards

Kitagawa attended a press conference at Kyoto University after the Nobel Prize laureates were announced on October 3, 2025
Kitagawa with Omar Yaghi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Susumu Kitagawa". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 48 (47): 8818–8820. 9 November 2009. doi:10.1002/anie.200904270. Bibcode: 2009ACIE...48.8818.. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 – Susumu Kitagawa
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "CV : Susumu KITAGAWA". http://www.kitagawa.icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CV.Susumu-Kitagawa1610111.pdf. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rebecca Trager (9 October 2025). "Meet the three scientists who have just won the Nobel prize in chemistry". Chemistry World. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/meet-the-three-scientists-who-have-just-won-the-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/4022291.article. 
  5. ↑ "物質-細胞統合システム拠点（iCeMS） 1拠点構想等の概要（京都大学）" (in ja). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 2009. https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kagaku/toplevel/07120413/003.htm. 
  6. ↑ "Timeline". https://www.icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/timeline. 
  7. ↑ "Profile: Susumu Kitagawa" (in en). https://kuias.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/profile/kitagawa. 
  8. ↑ (in ja) 集積型金属錯体: クリスタルエンジニアリングからフロンティアオービタルエンジニアリングへ. Kodansha. 20 June 2001. ISBN 978-4-06-153395-0. https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-01-9784061533950. Retrieved 11 October 2025. 
  9. ↑ "Nobel Prize in Chemistry for TUM Honorary Doctor Kitagawa". Technical University of Munich. 8 October 2025. https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-for-tum-honorary-doctor-kitagawa. 
  10. ↑ "日本学術会議会長談話 | 坂口志文先生のノーベル生理学・医学賞受賞、北川進先生のノーベル化学賞受賞を祝して". Science Council of Japan. 10 October 2025. https://www.scj.go.jp/ja/head/pdf/20251010.pdf. 
  11. ↑ Robles-Gil, Alexa; Watkins, Ali (2025-10-08). "Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks". https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/science/nobel-prize-chemistry.html. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Koester, Vera (8 October 2025). "Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025". ChemistryViews. https://www.chemistryviews.org/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-2025/. 
  13. ↑ Kondo, Mitsuru; Yoshitomi, Tomomichi; Matsuzaka, Hiroyuki; Kitagawa, Susumu; Seki, Kenji (1997). "Three-Dimensional Framework with Channeling Cavities for Small Molecules: [M2(4, 4'-bpy)3(NO3)4].xH2OAn  (M=Co,Ni,Zn)". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 36 (16): 1725–1727. doi:10.1002/anie.199717251. 
  14. ↑ Kitagawa, Susumu; Kitaura, Ryo; Noro, Shin-Ichiro (2004). "Functional Porous Coordination Polymers". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 43 (18): 2334–2375. doi:10.1002/anie.200300610. PMID 15114565. Bibcode: 2004ACIE...43.2334K. 
  15. ↑ Horike, Satoshi; Shimomura, Satoru; Kitagawa, Susumu (2009). "Soft porous crystals". Nature Chemistry 1 (9): 695–704. doi:10.1038/nchem.444. PMID 21124356. Bibcode: 2009NatCh...1..695H. 
  16. ↑ "2008 – Pioneering and Developing Studies on Chemistry od [sic Coordination Space"]. 2014-09-20. https://www.chemistry.or.jp/en/awards/2014/pioneering-and-developing-studies-on-chemistry-od-coordination-space.html. 
  17. ↑ "2010 – Thomson Reuters Predicts Nobel Laureates". 2010-09-21. https://ir.thomsonreuters.com/news-releases/news-release-details/thomson-reuters-predicts-nobel-laureates-0. 
  18. ↑ "Susumu Kitagawa Decorated with Medal with Purple Ribbon (Kyoto University iCeMS)". 2011-06-15. https://www.icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/pr/2011/06/15-tp.html. 
  19. ↑ "Royal Society of Chemistry Prize Winners 2013". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 52 (38): 9890–9891. 2013-09-16. doi:10.1002/anie.201305312. ISSN 1433-7851. Bibcode: 2013ACIE...52.9890.. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201305312. Retrieved 2025-10-08. 
  20. ↑ "Recipients of the Imperial Prize, the Japan Academy Prizes and the Duke of Edinburgh Prize elected". 14 March 2016. https://www.japan-acad.go.jp/en/news/2016/031401.html. 
  21. ↑ "2016 – Fred Basolo Medal for Outstanding Research in Inorganic Chemistry: Department of Chemistry". https://chemistry.northwestern.edu/about/events/basolo.html. 
  22. ↑ "The 2017 Prize – Solvay". http://www.solvay.com/en/company/innovation/solvay-prize/2017-prize/index.html. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  23. ↑ "Fujihara Award (2015–2019)" (in ja). https://www.fujizai.or.jp/e-in7.html#005. 
  24. ↑ "Les lauréats de l'année" (in fr). https://actions.maisondelachimie.com/les-prix-de-la-fondation/grand-prix-de-la-fondation/les-laureats-de-lannee/. Retrieved 18 May 2019. 
  25. ↑ "Emanuel Merck Lectureship – Research | Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany". http://www.emdgroup.com/en/research/grants-and-awards/emanuel-merck-lectureship.html. Retrieved 18 May 2019. 
  26. ↑ "Distinguished Professor and iCeMS Director Susumu Kitagawa elected as member of Japan Academy". 2 September 2021. https://kuias.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/news/2019/12/12_ho. 
  27. ↑ "Professor Susumu Kitagawa FRS". https://royalsociety.org/people/susumu-kitagawa-36227/. 
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "王貞治氏ら8人に文化勲章 功労者に坂茂氏ら" (in ja). 18 October 2025. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUD154IP0V11C25A0000000/. 

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