# Susumu Kitagawa

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-03**: Appointment at Tsinghua University — Yaghi officially appointed to lead the new AI-driven materials research center, announced by Tsinghua during his ceremony speech focusing on AI-accelerated materials discovery.
- **2025**: Nobel Prize in Chemistry — Yaghi shares the Nobel Prize with Richard Robson and Susumu Kitagawa for the development of metal-organic frameworks.

## Recent coverage (3 stories, network-wide)

### Trained 200 researchers, half Chinese: Yaghi’s new AI chemistry lab at Tsinghua
2026-07-05 00:41:06 · Sector: edtech · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi’s move to Tsinghua University highlights his mentorship of 200 scientists and his mission to train the next generation in AI-driven chemistry. His pedagogical philosophy—thinking beyond papers to change lives—aligns with China’s emphasis on applied science education.
Full story: https://getedtechbrief.com/story/edtech-yaghi-tsinghua-mentorship

### Nobel chemist targets carbon neutrality with AI-designed materials at Tsinghua
2026-07-05 00:40:58 · Sector: climate · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

Omar Yaghi’s new AI-driven center at Tsinghua will directly tackle water shortages, carbon neutrality, and sustainable development using metal-organic frameworks. The move aligns with China’s dual-carbon goals and accelerates the potential for MOF-based climate solutions.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/climate-yaghi-mofs-carbon-capture

### 200-strong researcher network fuels Yaghi’s AI materials lab at Tsinghua
2026-07-05 00:40:47 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

Omar Yaghi will lead an AI-powered center at Tsinghua University, aiming to cut material design cycles by orders of magnitude. The move leverages his Nobel-winning MOF expertise and a 200-person network of chemists, boosting AI-driven chemistry research in China.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/ai-yaghi-materials-tsinghua

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