MIT Chemistry shares in the tradition of MIT excellence by pioneering discoveries and advances in chemical research, from polymer synthesis to medical imaging.
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Jun 12
Congratulations to Professors Laura Kiessling and Ron Raines, who were recently awarded the van 't Hoff Lectureship Award from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (@_knaw)!
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Researchers in the Johnson, Nelson, and Kulik Labs have shown that they can double the strength of common polymers, including polystyrene and a type of rubber used to make shoe soles.
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May 29
Congratulations to JoAnne Stubbe, Novartis Professor of Chemistry, Emerita, who was one of eight distinguished individuals to receive an honorary degree at @Yale's 325th graduation ceremony this spring.
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May 29
Congratulations to Professor Keith Nelson, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! Membership in the National Academy of Sciences is one of the highest honors a scientist can receive in their career.
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Congratulations to the MIT Class of 2026 on your graduation! You did it! We're excited to see the impact you'll make on the world. #MIT2026
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ALT Two MIT graduates stand with their family members for a photo on Killian Court.
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Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 to the Class of 2026, “Run toward the hardest problems. Hard problems teach you what you're capable of.”
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“Congratulations – and warmest best wishes to you for a happy life and fulfilling career!” Sally Kornbluth to the Class of 2026.
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MIT’s Commencement celebrations begin today! To help members of the Class of 2026 start their post-Tech journeys, the MIT Alumni Association has gathered tips from some of the 150,000 alumni living and working across the globe. alum.mit.edu/slice/graduates… #MIT2026
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May 20
MIT's Haystack 37m Telescope has recently made its return to front-line astronomical research. @astrochembrett plans to search for complex organic molecules in space, work that speaks to the question of how the chemical precursors to life arise.
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May 19
Researchers in the Peng Lab use custom-built microscopy and nanotechnology to tag and follow the activity of individual proteins in real time.
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May 15
As the subject of this Graduate Student Spotlight, Jonah Horowitz reveals a small thing that makes him smile, the skill he’d love to master, the funniest TV show he’s seen, and more!
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May 15
Congratulations to Andrea N. Marcano-Delgado, a PhD candidate in the Drennan Lab, who has been named a recipient of the 2026 Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Award by the Council for the Arts at MIT.
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May 15
Chemists in the Schlau-Cohen Lab have found that changing the composition of the cell membrane can alter the function of EGFR, a cell receptor that promotes proliferation and is often overactive in cancer cells.
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May 14
Congratulations to rising Course 5 Senior Anna Liu (center), who is one of three from MIT chosen to receive a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship!
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May 14
Congratulations to Class of 2026 Seniors Eric Bi, Katelyn Howard, Nina Petulla, Jason Schuler, Alex Tang, Titus Tsai, and Amy Wang, who have all been selected for induction into @PhiBetaKappa!
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May 14
Congratulations to the extraordinary winners of the Spring 2026 Mentorship Spotlight Award: Rad Chrzanowski, Dr. Jesus Castro Esteban, Wenlai Han, Ira Martyniak, Rachel Motz, Dr. Benedikt Schreib, and Madelyn Scott.
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May 11
Congratulations to Professor Sylvia Ceyer, who was named the winner of the Undergraduate Departmental Advising Excellence Award in recognition of her outstanding dedication and support in advising upper-level students in their department.
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Join us on Monday, May 11 at 10AM ET, when the inaugural class of XtalPi AI for Science Fellows will present their research in a virtual symposium.
More information, including how to access the Symposium, can be found on our website:
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Congratulations to Alvin Meng, a PhD Candidate in the Suess Lab, who has been named a 2026 Hertz Fellow!
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Apr 29
Congratulations to Samuel Charney, Cole English, Julianna Lian, Alvin Meng, Kiarra Ning, and Abigail Strausbaugh Hjelmstad, who were all selected to receive 2026 @NSF Graduate Research Fellowships!
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