MIT Chemistry shares in the tradition of MIT excellence by pioneering discoveries and advances in chemical research, from polymer synthesis to medical imaging.https://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mrpeve2dxk2tResearchers in the Peng lab have recently revealed U-STORM—a revolutionary imaging tech using custom nanoparticles that blink indefinitely without fading, enabling sub-Ångström precision (1,000x beyond traditional dyes), marking a major leap for biological imaging. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/mit-and-broad-institute-researchers-break-diffraction-barrier-in-super-resolution-microscopy/28 Jul 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpeve2dxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mqoy7gjjdc2iResearchers including Professor Moungi Bawendi have discovered a simple solution for extending the lifespans of LEDs made from glowing microscopic particles called quantum dots. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/discovery-could-lead-to-brighter-more-energy-efficient-digital-displays/15 Jul 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoy7gjjdc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mpj6u42ils2zScientists led by Professor Susan Solomon have discovered that ozone depletion began decades before the ozone hole itself was detected. The culprit? Carbon tetrachloride, a dry-cleaning and degreasing agent used as early as the 1930s. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/scientists-find-ozone-depletion-began-decades-before-discovery-of-ozone-hole/30 Jun 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj6u42ils2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mp7cdwopss2xCongratulations to Dr. Mengyao Li, who has been named a 2026 Jane Coffin Childs Fellow. Dr. Li is one of 32 outstanding postdoctoral fellows selected as awardees to this distinguished fellowship program in biomedical research. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/mengyao-li-honored-as-2026-jane-coffin-childs-fellow/26 Jun 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7cdwopss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3moxmqbhqec2yCongratulations to Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies, who has been named the 2026 Tang Prize Laureate in Sustainable Development. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/susan-solomon-named-2026-tang-prize-laureate/23 Jun 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxmqbhqec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mo3xebuf322vCongratulations to Professors Laura Kiessling (@laurakiessling.bsky.social) and Ron Raines, who were recently awarded the van 't Hoff Lectureship Award from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/laura-l-kiessling-and-ronald-t-raines-named-van-t-hoff-lectureship-award-recipients/12 Jun 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3xebuf322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mns6p7dakc23Researchers 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. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/mit-chemists-design-impact-resistant-plastics/08 Jun 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns6p7dakc23https://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mmyy6t4knk2dCongratulations to JoAnne Stubbe, Novartis Professor of Chemistry, Emerita, who was one of eight distinguished individuals to receive an honorary degree at Yale University's 325th graduation ceremony this spring. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/joanne-stubbe-awarded-honorary-doctorate-from-yale-university/29 May 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyy6t4knk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mmyy4qo7ok2dCongratulations 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. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/mit-affiliates-elected-to-national-academy-of-sciences-for-2026/29 May 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyy4qo7ok2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mmyxk343i22dCongratulations 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. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/mit-affiliates-elected-to-national-academy-of-sciences-for-2026/29 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyxk343i22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mmcjunwdbc2sCongratulations to the Senior Class of 2026 (pictured) and all of the winners of Chemistry Undergraduate Awards who were recently celebrated at the annual Undergraduate Recognition Banquet! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/undergraduate-achievements-celebrated-at-annual-recognition-banquet/20 May 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcjunwdbc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mmcju7ugrs2dCongratulations to the Senior Class of 2026 (pictured) and all of the winners of Chemistry Undergraduate Awards who were recently celebrated at the annual Undergraduate Recognition Banquet! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/undergraduate-achievements-celebrated-at-annual-recognition-banquet/20 May 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcju7ugrs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mmc4d3k5zs2dMIT's Haystack 37m Telescope has recently made its return to front-line astronomical research. Professor Brett McGuire plans to search for complex organic molecules in space, work that speaks to the question of how the chemical precursors to life arise. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/the-haystack-37m-telescope-a-new-era-of-astrophysical-research/20 May 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc4d3k5zs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mlvlydhfvc2gAs 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! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/graduate-student-spotlight-jonah-horowitz/15 May 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvlydhfvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mlvlqdb65c2gCongratulations to Andrea N. Marcano-Delgado, a PhD candidate in @drennanlab.bsky.social, 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. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/andrea-marcano-delgado-wins-2026-wiesner-student-art-award/15 May 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvlqdb65c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mltiewzyjk2gChemists 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. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/mit-study-reveals-a-new-role-for-cell-membranes/14 May 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltiewzyjk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mltf6qqv222gCongratulations to rising Course 5 Senior Anna Liu (center), who is one of three from MIT chosen to receive a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/three-from-mit-named-2026-goldwater-scholars/14 May 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltf6qqv222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mlteeu7wy22gCongratulations 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 Phi Beta Kappa! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/seven-chemistry-seniors-to-be-inducted-to-phi-beta-kappa/14 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlteeu7wy22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mlt2iguxg22gCongratulations 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. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/seven-commendable-mentors-receive-the-department-of-chemistry-mentorship-spotlight-award/14 May 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt2iguxg22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mllsevcuks2sCongratulations 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. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/sylvia-ceyer-receives-undergraduate-departmental-advising-excellence-award/11 May 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllsevcuks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mlbof27p3s2sJoin 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: https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/xtalpi-ai-for-science-fellows-to-present-virtual-symposium/07 May 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbof27p3s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3ml727qktoc2sCongratulations to Alvin Meng, a PhD Candidate in the Suess Lab, who has been named a 2026 Hertz Fellow! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/alvin-meng-named-2026-hertz-fellow/06 May 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml727qktoc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mkngrx4fos2eCongratulations to Samuel Charney, Cole English, Julianna Lian, Alvin Meng, Kiarra Ning, and Abigail Strausbaugh Hjelmstad, who were all selected to receive 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/six-chemistry-students-receive-nsf-fellowships/29 Apr 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngrx4fos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mkl76wxuus2eResearchers in the Cummins and Gilliard Labs have captured an elusive boron-oxygen ring. This discovery could expand the chemistry of boron-based reagents, providing new tools for oxidation reactions in synthesis and materials science. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/mit-chemists-capture-elusive-boron-oxygen-ring/28 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl76wxuus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mk3q5wsr4k2qWe are thrilled to announce that Dr. Danny Thach will be joining the MIT Chemistry faculty, effective January 16, 2027! https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/dr-danny-thach-to-join-the-chemistry-faculty/22 Apr 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3q5wsr4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mjp5l4ozy22aCongratulations to Professor Brett McGuire, who, alongside Professor Jacob Andreas of the Department of Electrical Engineering, has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/jacob-andreas-and-brett-mcguire-named-edgerton-award-winners/17 Apr 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp5l4ozy22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mj3a2hvxkk2gSimon Friedman '89, a Curators Distinguished Professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, has led the work to develop materials that can hold a well of insulin under the skin until activated by light. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/chemist-brings-light-to-diabetes-fight/09 Apr 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3a2hvxkk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchemistry.bsky.social/post/3mijregjrrs2qCongratulations to Professor Stephen L. Buchwald, who has been named the winner of the prestigious Willard Gibbs Award by the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society. https://chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news/stephen-l-buchwald-wins-2026-willard-gibbs-award/02 Apr 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:dlpcnolpifn6sgs57wsbooli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijregjrrs2q