Susumu KitagawaFRS(北川 進,Kitagawa Susumu; born 4 July 1951)is a JapaneseNobel Prize-winningchemistspecializing incoordination chemistry, with a focus on organic–inorganic hybrid compounds and the chemical and physical properties ofporouscoordination polymers, particularlymetal-organic frameworks.He is Distinguished Professor atKyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), which he co-founded. In 2025, he was awarded theNobel Prize in Chemistryjointly withRichard RobsonandOmar M. Yaghi. Fields: Chemistry Education: Kyoto University BS PhD