Full Name: Hiroshi Kitagawa
Affiliations: Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, JAPANE-mail: kitagawa@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Phone & FAX: +81(Japan)-75-753-4035
WEB: http://kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ossc/index.html
Office:Room 558, 5th Floor, North Building, Graduate School of Science Building No.6, North Campus,
Yoshida Campus, Kyoto University
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access/north-campus-map.html
Research Fields:
Solid-state Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Nano Science
Research Interests:
1) Low-dimensional electron systems situated on dimensional crossover region
2) Solid-state protonics using MOFs and SurMOFs, and nano-ionics using nanomaterials
3) Creation of Novel Solid-Solution Alloy Nanoparticles on the Basis of Density-of-States Engineeringby Interelement Fusion
4) Molecular conductors and conducting MOFs
Diplomas:
March 1986 The degree of B.Sc, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
March 1988 The degree of M.Sc. in Chemistry Master's Course, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
March 1991 Finished Doctoral Course, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
March 1992 The degree of Doctor of Science from Kyoto University for a thesis entitled "Systematic Studies on theMixed-Valence States of Perovskite-Type Transition-Metal Complexes Cs2Au2X6 (X = Cl, Br, I)"
Academic Carriers:
1991-1994 Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS)
1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (JAIST)
2000-2003 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba
2003-2009 Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
2009Professor, Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Other Carriers:
1993-1994 Visiting Researcher, Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory, Royal Institution of Great Britain
2000-2002 Visiting Associate Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (JAIST)
2000-2004 Principal Investigator, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science & Technology (PRESTO),
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)2003-2005 Councilor, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry2004-2005 Young Observer for IUPAC General Assembly, IUPAC
2004-2005 Member of Steering Committee of Division 7 (Molecular Solids), The Physical Society of Japan
2004-2006 Associate Editor (Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry), Chemistry Letters, The Chemical Society of Japan
2005-2006 Member of Steering Committee for Liaison, The Japanese Society for Synchrotron Radiation Research
2005-2008 Executive Adviser to the President (Structural Reform), Kyushu University
2005-2012 Program Officer for the Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science & Technology,
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)2006-2008 Visiting Professor, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS)
2006-2012 Research Director, Development of the Foundation for Nano-Interface Technology, Core Research for
Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)2007-2009 Vise Leader, Global Center of Excellence (G-COE) Program, Kyushu University
2007-2009 Technical Member of Science and Technology Committee, Council for Science and Technology,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
2007-2010 Visiting Researcher, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)2008-2009 Technical Member of Science and Technology Sub-Committee, Committee on Grants-in-Aid for
Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
2008-2009 Cooperative Professor, Inamori Frontier Research Center, Kyushu University
2008-2010 Working Group Assigned Member, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku
University, World Premier International Research Center Initiative, Japan Society for the Promotion ofScience (JSPS)
2008-2010 Councilor Member, SPring-8 Users Community, SPring-8
2008-2010 Visiting Researcher, RIKEN
2008-2012 Steering Committees Member, Japan Society for Molecular Science
2009-2010 Task-force Member for Research and Development Evaluation System Reform, Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
2009-2010 Concurrent Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
2009-2013 Technical Member of Scientific Research Founding Review Section, Council for Science andTechnology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2009-2013
2009-20182010-20122010-20142010-20172011-20122011-20132011-20152011-20152011-20162012-20132012-20142012-2021
20122013-2015
20132014-2016
2014-20202015-20172015-2017
201520152015201620162017-2019
20172017-2020
2017-202020182019201920202020202020212021202220222022Awards:

Project Leader, Basic Technology Development for Green Sustainable Chemical Process, New Energyand Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Adjunct Professor, Inamori Frontier Research Center, Kyushu University
Vice President & Councilor, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry
Science Officer, Research Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT), Japan
Adjunct Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
Program Officer, Science & Technology System Reform Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
Dean of the Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Research Director, Creation of Innovative Functions of Intelligent Materials on the Basis of ElementStrategy, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science andTechnology Agency (JST)Associate Editor-in-Chief, Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies: An International Journal
Organizing Committee (Chair in Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry), 2015 International Chemical
Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem2015)
Chair of the Chemical Sciences and Society Summit (CS3), G5 in Chemistry
Editorial Board Member, Nanotechnology Reviews
Councilor Member, SPring-8 Users Community, SPring-8Member, Science Council of Japan (22nd-25th)
Nanotechnology & Materials Working Member, Energy Strategy Council, Cabinet Office
Concurrent Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University
Investigation Committee Member for Comprehensive Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry (METI)
Deputy Executive Vice-President for Research, Kyoto University
Councilor, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry
Technical Member of the 8th Science and Technology Committee of Nanotechnology & Materials,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Program Officer & Research Director, Science and Creation of Innovative Catalysts, Precursory Researchfor Embryonic Science & Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Research Director, ACCEL “Creation of the Functional Materials on the Basis of the Inter-ElementFusion Strategy and Their Innovative Applications”, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)International Advisory Board, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley
Editorial Board Member, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)Division Chair, Division of Coordination Chemistry, Chemical Society of Japan.
Adjunct Principal Investigator, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
Deputy Executive Vice-President for Strategy Coordination, Kyoto University
Vice Provost, Kyoto University
DFG Mercator Fellow, Technical University Munich, Germany
Honorary Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Adjunct Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University
Chief Program Officer, Chemistry Group, Research Center for Science Systems, Japan Society for thePromotion of Science (JSPS)
Program Officer, Materials Science Panel, Fusion Oriented Research for Disruptive Science andTechnology (FOREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)President, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry
Program Officer & Research Director, Exploring Innovative Materials in Unknown Search Space, Core
Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)International Advisory Board, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, German Chemical Society (GDCh)
Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Deputy Executive Vice-President for Planning and Strategy Coordination, Kyoto University
Vice Provost, Kyoto University• The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work (2010)• Inoue Prize for Science (2011)• Marco Polo della Scienza Italiana (2013)• European Advanced Materials Award (2014)• The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Science & Technology(2016)• Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) (2016)• DFG Mercator Fellow (2018)• Honorary Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University (2019)

Recent Selected Publications:• Noble-Metal High-Entropy-Alloy Nanoparticles: Atomic-Level Insight into the Electronic Structure
D. Wu, K. Kusada, Y. Nanba, M. Koyama, T. Yamamoto, T. Toriyama, S. Matsumura, O. SEO, I. Gueye, J. Kim,L. Kumara, R. Singgapulige, O. Sakata, S. Kawaguchi, Y. Kubota, H. Kitagawa
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144, 3365-3369 (2022).
• Efficient Overall Water Splitting in Acid with Anisotropic Metal Nanosheets
D. Wu, K. Kusada, S. Yoshioka, T. Yamamoto, T. Toriyama, S. Matsumura, Y. Chen, O. Seo, J. Kim, C. Song, S.
Hiroi, O. Sakata, T. Ina, S. Kawaguchi, Y. Kubota, H. Kobayshi, H. Kitagawa
Nature Communications, 12, 1145 (2021).
• Confined Water-Mediated High Proton Conduction in Hydrophobic Channel of A Synthetic Nanotube
K. Otake, K. Otsubo, T. Komatsu, S. Dekura, J. Taylor, R. Ikeda, K. Sugimoto, A. Fujiwara, C. Chou, A. W.
Sakti, Y. Nishimura, H. Nakai, H. Kitagawa
Nature Communications, 11, 843 (2020).
• Proton Transfer in Hydrogen-Bonded Degenerate Systems of Water and Ammonia in Metal-Organic Frameworks
D. Lim, M. Sadakiyo, H. Kitagawa
Chemical Science, 10, 16-33 (2019) (Invited Review).
• Selective Control of Fcc and Hcp Crystal Structures in Au–Ru Solid-Solution Alloy Nanoparticles
Q. Zhang, K. Kusada, D. Wu, T. Yamamoto, T. Toriyama, S. Matsumura, S. Kawaguchi, Y. Kubota, H. Kitagawa
Nature Communications, 9, 510 (2018).
• Mixed-Valence Nickel Bis(azamacrocycle) Compounds with Ghost-Leg-type Sheets
R. Hashiguchi, K. Otsubo, M. Maesato, K. Sugimoto, A. Fujiwara, H. Kitagawa
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 56, 3838-3841 (2017).
• Crystalline Coordination Framework Endowed with Dynamic Gate-Opening Behaviour by Being Downsized to aThin Film
S. Sakaida, K. Otsubo, O. Sakata, C. Song, A. Fujiwara, M. Takata, H. Kitagawa
Nature Chemistry, 8, 377-383 (2016).
• Creation of Novel Solid-Solution Alloy Nanoparticles on the Basis of Density-of-States Engineering byInterelement Fusion
H. Kobayashi, K. Kusada, H. Kitagawa
Accounts of Chemical Research, 48, 1551-1559 (2015).
• The Role of a Three Dimensionally Ordered Defect Sublattice on the Acidity of a Sulfonated Metal–OrganicFramework
J. Taylor, T. Komatsu, S. Dekura, K. Otsubo, M. Takata, H. Kitagawa
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137, 11498-11506 (2015).
• Hydrogen Storage in Pd Nanocrystals Covered with a Metal-Organic Framework
G. Li, H. Kobayashi, J. Taylor, R. Ikeda, Y. Kubota, K. Kato, M. Takata, T. Yamamoto, S. Toh, S. Matsumura,
H. Kitagawa
Nature Materials, 13, 802-806 (2014).
• Designer Coordination Polymers: Dimensional Crossover Architectures and Proton Conduction
T. Yamada, K. Otsubo, R. Makiura, H. Kitagawa
Chemical Society Reviews, 42, 6655-6669 (2013).
• Bottom-up Realization of a Porous Metal-Organic Nanotubular Assembly
K. Otsubo, Y. Wakabayashi, J. Ohara, S. Yamamoto, H. Matsuzaki, H. Okamoto, K. Nitta, T. Uruga, H. Kitagawa
Nature Materials, 10, 291-295 (2011).
• Surface Nano-Architecture of A Metal-Organic Framework
R. Makiura, S. Motoyama, Y. Umemura, H. Yamanaka, O. Sakata, H. Kitagawa
Nature Materials, 9, 565-571 (2010).
• Size-Controlled Stabilization of the Superionic Phase to Room Temperature in Polymer-Coated AgI Nanoparticles
R. Makiura, T. Yonemura, T. Yamada, M. Yamauchi, R. Ikeda, H. Kitagawa, K. Kato, M. Takata
Nature Materials, 8, 476-480 (2009).
• Transported into Fuel Cells
H. Kitagawa
Nature Chemistry, 1, 689-690 (2009).
• Thermochromism in an Organic Crystal Based on the Coexistence of σ- and π-Dimers
Y. Morita, S. Suzuki, K. Fukui, S. Nakazawa, H. Kitagawa
Nature Materials, 7, 41-51 (2008).

Updated on October 1, 2022