Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Kenso Soai
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Professor Kenso Soai, wearing glasses and a suit, gestures with a pen while speaking at an event.
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Professor Kenso Soai, wearing glasses and a suit, gestures with a pen while speaking at an event.
Kenso Soai The cowinner of the 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Kenso Soai is credited with having conducted one of the most elegant experiments in chemistry.

Kenso Soai

Japanese chemist
Written by
Manjishtha Bhattacharyya
Manjishtha Bhattacharyya is an editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She holds a PhD in zoology from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, and has more than seven years of experience in science communication...
Manjishtha Bhattacharyya
Fact-checked by
Britannica Editors
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....
Britannica Editors
Last updated
•History

Kenso Soai (born 1950, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese chemist who, along with the French chemist Henri Kagan, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his contributions to answering fundamental questions regarding the origin of homochirality. At the time of receiving the award, Soai was associated with the applied chemistry department of Tokyo University of Science as an emeritus professor. Quick Facts Soai received a Ph.D. in 1979 from the University of Tokyo....

Discover the world with Britannica

Subscribe to Continue Reading

Free Trial | No Ads | Exclusive Content
Explore Subscriptions
DNA
Right
Mobile