I am delighted to hear that Distinguished Professor Susumu Kitagawa has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Dr. Kitagawa developed porous coordination polymers (PCPs) that take gas molecules into nanometer-scaled pores, enabling the development of new technologies for separating, storing, and transporting gasses. These wonderful materials are expected to have a great impact in broad areas related to the environment, energy, and medicine through applications such as removing polluting gasses from the air and lowering costs for fuel gas transportation.
I look forward to seeing Dr. Kitagawa’s discoveries advance the world even further, and wish him continued success in his scientific endeavors.
October 8, 2025
Shigefumi Mori
Director-General and Distinguished Professor
Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS)