1986 B.S. at the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University. 1988 M.S. at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, 　　　Kyoto University. 1991 Finished doctoral course at the Department of Chemistry, 　　　Faculty of Science, Kyoto University. 1992 Doctor of Science, Kyoto University. Academic carriers: 1991 Research Associate at Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) 1994 Assistant Professor at Japan Advanced Institute of Science 　　　& Technology (JAIST) 2000 Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, 　　　University of Tsukuba 2003 Professor at the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University 2009 Professor at the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University 2010 Science Officer, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, 　　　Science and Technology, Japan 2011 Organizing Committee (Chair in Inorganic & 　　　Analytical Chemistry), Pacifichem2015 2013 Chair of the Chemical Sciences and Society Summit (2013 CS3) 2014 Deputy Executive Vice-President for Research, Kyoto Univ. Awards: 2010 The CSJ Award for Creative Work 2011 Inoue Prize for Science 2013 Marco Polo della Scienza Italiana

Solid-state Chemistry/Coordination Chemistry/Inorganic Chemistry/Nano Science

Low-dimensional electron systems situated on dimensional crossover region. Solid-state protonics using MOFs and SurMOFs, and nano-ionics using nanomaterials. Functional nanomaterials for hydrogen storage and catalysis based on "Elemental Strategy". Molecular conductors and conducting MOFs.

Superprotonic Conductivity in a Highly Oriented Crystalline Metal-organic Framework Nanofilm G. Xu, K. Otsubo, T. Yamada, S. Sakaida, H. Kitagawa J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135 (20), 7438-7441 (2013). Discovery of Face-centered Cubic Ruthenium Nanoparticles: Facile Size-controlled Synthesis using the Chemical Reduction Method K. Kusada, H. Kobayashi, T. Yamamoto, S. Matsumura, N. Sumi, K. Sato, K. Nagaoka, Y. Kubota, H. Kitagawa J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 5493-5496 (2013). Proton-Conductive Magnetic Metal-Organic Frameworks, {NR3(CH2COOH)}[MaIIMbIII(ox)3]:Effect of Carboxyl Residue upon Proton Conduction H. Okawa, M. Sadakiyo, T. Yamada, M. Maesato, M. Ohba, H. Kitagawa J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 2256-2262 (2013). Graphene Oxide Nanosheet with High Proton Conductivity M. Karim, K. Hatakeyama, T. Matsui, H. Takehira, T. Taniguchi, M. Koinuma, Y. Matsumoto, T. Akutagawa, T. Nakamura, S. Noro, T. Yamada, H. Kitagawa, S. Hayami J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 8097-8100(2013). Designer Co-ordination Polymers: Dimensional Crossover Architectures and Proton Conduction T. Yamada, K. Otsubo, R. Makiura, H. Kitagawa Chemical Society Reviews, 42(16),6655-69 (2013). Spin-charge Coupling in the Molecular Conductor (DIETSe)2FeBr4 M. Maesato, Y. Furushima, G. Saito, H. Kitagawa, T. Imakubo, A. Kiswandhi, D. Graf, J. S. Brooks J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 82, 043704 (2013). Preparation of Sub-10 nm AgI Nanoparticles and a Study of their Phase Transition Temperature S. Yamazaki, T. Yamada, H. Kobayashi, H. Kitagawa Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 8, 73-75 (2013). Changeover of the Thermodynamic Behavior for Hydrogen Storage in Rh with Increasing Nanoparticle Size K. Kusada, H. Kobayashi, R. Ikeda, H. Morita, H. Kitagawa Chem. Lett., 42, 55-56 (2013). A Novel Triangular Macrocyclic Compound, [(tmeda)Pt(azpy)]3(PF6)6・13H2O (tmeda = tetramethylethylenediamine, azpy = 4,4'-azopyridine) R. Hashiguchi, K. Otsubo, H. Ohtsu, H. Kitagawa Chem. Lett., 42, 374-375 (2013). Anomalous magnetoresistance and hidden spin canting in (DIETSe)2MCl4 (M = Fe, Ga) Mitsuhiko Maesato, Tomohito Kawashima, Gunzi Saito, Takashi Shirahata, Megumi Kibune, and Tatsuro Imakubo Phys. Rev. B, 87, 085117 (2013). A Key Mechanism of Ethanol Electrooxidation Reaction in a Noble-Metal-Free Metal-Organic Framework T. Ishimoto, T. Ogura, M. Koyama, L. Yang, S. Kinoshita, T. Yamada, M. Tokunaga, H. Kitagawa J. Phys. Chem. C, 117 (20), 10607-10614( 2013). Phase Transition and Dynamics of Water Confined in Hydroxyethyl Copper Rubeanate Hydrate T. Yamada, T. Yamada, M. Tyagi, M. Nagao, H. Kitagawa, O. Yamamuro J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., in press (2013). Toward Step-by-step Nuclear Growth of Surface Two-dimensional Porphyrin Nano Networks R. Makiura, H. Kitagawa, Y. Akita, M. Yoshimoto, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, in press (2013). High Proton Conductivity by a Metal-Organic Framework Incorporating Zn8O Clusters with Aligned Imidazolium Groups Decorating the Channels S. Sen, N. Nair, T. Yamada, H. Kitagawa, P. Bharadwaj J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 19432-19437 (2012). Spin-Flop Switching and Memory in a Molecular Conductor M. Maesato, T. Kawashima, Y. Furushima, G. Saito, H. Kitagawa, T. Shirahata, M. Kibune, T. Imakubo J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 17452-17455 (2012). Facile "Modular Assembly" for Fast Construction of Highly Oriented Crystalline MOF Nanofilm G. Xu, T. Yamada, K. Otsubo, S. Sakaida, H. Kitagawa J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 16524-16527 (2012). Selective Separation of Water, Methanol and Ethanol by a Porous Coordination Polymer Built with a Flexible Tetrahedral Ligand A. Shigematsu, T. Yamada, H. Kitagawa J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 13145-13147 (2012). Nanosize-Induced Drastic Drop in Equilibrium Hydrogen Pressure for Hydride Formation and Structural Stabilization in Pd-Rh Solid-Solution Alloys H. Kobayashi, H. Morita, M. Yamauchi, R. Ikeda, H. Kitagawa, Y. Kubota, K. Kato, M. Takata, S. Toh, S. Matsumura

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 12390-12393 (2012).