Susumu Kitagawa

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Susumu Kitagawa

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Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

Born: 4 July 1951, Kyoto, Japan

Affiliation at the time of the award: Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Prize motivation: “for the development of metal–organic frameworks”

Prize share: 1/3

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