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Susumu Kitagawa

Scientist · born July 4, 1951

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Susumu Kitagawa 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.

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  1. ~74Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry2025
  2. ~74Received the Order of Culture2025

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