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Kyoto University Professor Susumu Kitagawa to Receive the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

On October 8, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that to Dr. Susumu Kitagawa, Executive vice-president for research promotion at Kyoto University and distinguished professor at Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS), will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The award will be shared by Professor Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne in Australia and Professor Omar Yaghi of the University of California in the United States.

The award will be given for their "development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)."

Last updated 10 Oct 2025, 4.39 PM