MIT Chemistry

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! chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

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. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

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. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Congratulations to rising Course 5 Senior Anna Liu (center), who is one of three from MIT chosen to receive a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship! chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

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! chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

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. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

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. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

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: chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Congratulations to Alvin Meng, a PhD Candidate in the Suess Lab, who has been named a 2026 Hertz Fellow! chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

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! chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Researchers 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. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Excited to share our work on ErbB receptors published today @CellCellPress! Using multicolor, photostable UCNPs, we perform long-term (>15 min) single-particle tracking of EGFR, HER2, and HER3, enabling direct visualization of dimerization in live cells. cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

MIT is ranked #1 in the world for the 14th year running by @worlduniranking — and #1 in 12 subjects, including computer science, AI, mathematics, and physics. Explore @MIT's online courses in these top-ranked subjects: bit.ly/4u76azH

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Danny Thach will be joining the MIT Chemistry faculty, effective January 16, 2027! chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Congratulations to Professor Brett McGuire, who, alongside @MITEECS Professor Jacob Andreas, has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Simon 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. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Congratulations to Professor Stephen L. Buchwald, who has been named the winner of the prestigious Willard Gibbs Award by the Chicago Section of @AmerChemSociety. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Congratulations to Chemistry PhD Candidate Ekua Beneman, who has been awarded a Community Service Fellowship in recognition of her extraordinary service contributions from @ScienceMIT. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Congratulations to Chonghe Zhang, who was named the winner of a 2026 Young Investigator Award by the @AmerChemSociety’s (ACS) Division of Inorganic Chemistry. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

We're excited to share that MIT Chemistry has received a #1 rankling by QS World University Rankings (@worlduniranking) for 2026! @MIT has been ranked as the No. 1 university in the world by QS World University Rankings for 14 straight years. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…