It took some time, but the page numbers for JACS Au have been finalized, and the cover picture has been selected for the inside front cover. Krishnan, C. G.; Takano, H.; Katsuyama, H.; Kanna, W.; Hayashi, H.; Mita, T. JACS Au 2024, 4, 3777- 3787. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Hokkaido University’s autumn leaves are sparkling.

Professor Kosaku Tanaka, III has received the 2024 Nippon Shokubai Research Planning Award from the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan! Congratulations! ssocj.jp/award/project/…

Professor Mita received the Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work in 2024. chemistry.or.jp/en/news/2024/2…

It is snowing heavily in Sapporo.

リグニンに結合するヒスチジン担持ポリマーの論文が、Macromol. Rapid Commun.誌の表紙に採用されました🎉㊗️ Check out our paper featured on the front cover of Macromol. Rapid Commun. We reported high-affinity histidine-bearing polymers for lignin.🌲 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15213927/2…

Spring has finally arrived in Sapporo. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

It’s a beautiful day in Sapporo today, with perfect May weather and lilacs just beginning to bloom.

Professor Rob Knowles visited Hokkaido University, where he delivered lectures for the Hokkaido Summer Institute (HSI) and gave a special lecture. It was amazing!

Our recent publication, in collaboration with Prof. Mase of Shizuoka University, has been published open access in ACS Catalysis. doi.org/10.1021/acscat…

New collaborative paper from the Mita Group_ICReDD, Hokkaido University published in ACS Catalysis! Computationally guided β-Amino Acid synthesis using CO2 as a feedstock! Paper is open access and you can read more here⬇️! icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/13822

Our latest paper was featured on the supplementary cover of ACS Catalysis. ACS Publications #MyACSCover

The 5th Akira Suzuki Awards Ceremony and 9th ICReDD International Symposium are scheduled for October 16-17, 2025! Congratulations to Jin-Quan Yu and Emily A. Carter! Hybrid Format and free registration! icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/symp/9th-symp/ Scripps Research Princeton University 東ソー株式会社 学術変革領域研究(A): 化学構造リプログラミング

I wrote an article called “Kandō no Shunkan (A Moment of Inspiration)” in the Journal of the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ). It’s only in Japanese, but I’d be happy if you could read it. jstage.jst.go.jp/article/yukigo…

We had a wonderful time at OMCOS, reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. #omcos22

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”

iCeMS Prof Susumu Kitagawa wins the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/news/6321/ S. Kitagawa Group #NobelPrize #Chemistry #SusumuKitagawa #iCeMS #KyotoUniversity #PCPs #MOFs

Thrilled to announce our latest work just published in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! Congratulations to Dr. Kosaku Tanaka, III for his insightful idea and remarkable expertise in computational chemistry. doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5…

global.hokudai.ac.jp/news/24001/ Our recent research was featured on Hokkaido University's website.

Autumn foliage in Sapporo!