Matson Lab

Our undergrad Zach did a great job at the Undergraduates poster session in the HHS atrium last Friday! We are super proud of his achievements and hard work !!

Matson lab students @BTousian @UditaC23 & @ishsarkar presented their work at the annual poster session of @drugdisc_vt last Friday afternoon. Cheers🥳

Cheers to the newest PhD candidate of the Matson Lab ! Congratulations to @aritra__konar on passing his candidacy exams today afternoon! We look forward to his exciting works on oil demulsifying polymers with RAFT polymerization in the coming years!

Spring ACS has come once again! With it comes updates on VT Chem at the conference! For Sunday's schedule: John Matson 8:25; International B - Marriott Marquis. Amanda Morris 11:15 - 11:40; A401GWCC Nadim Mahmud 4:40; M304 - Marriot Marquis.

One photo. So many chapters. 📸 The last lab memory for some, the first of many for others. Matson lab group picture, Spring 2026.

Congrats to PhD #18, Dr. Clark Vu a.k.a. THE NIGHT OWL of the Matson Lab! It was an absolute delight to have you on our Bottlebrush team all these years. To the one stop BUDDY for everyone in the lab, we shall miss you and wish you all the very best for the future!🥳🥳

We're excited to show off our newest member of the POS crew, Zoe co-advised by @jbmatson and @SEE_adrian_figg ! To learn more about Zoe's background and to check out some recent publications from our group head over to our website! matsonlab.com

Soon after Greg Liu, John Matson (@MatsonLab_VT) will speak in room 321B of the convention center at 1:40pm! His talk will be on "Peptide-based materials for the intracellular delivery of the hydrogen sulfide (H2S)." #vtchem #Pacifichem

Happy Holidays from the Matson crew! We had a lovely time last Saturday! Thanks @jbmatson for hosting a great party! ☃️

Our undergrad Spencer did a great job at the Undergraduates poster session in the HHS atrium last Friday! We are super proud of his achievements and hard work !!

Matson lab is ready to flaunt another brand new publication! Congrats to Isaac and @aqsteele95 on their brand new paper on poly(olefin sulfone) copolymers and terpolymers in @PolymChem !! We thank @NSF Division of Chemistry and @srcorg for the funding! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Matson crew is ready with another brand new group picture!!

We can spot Matson lab members @ishsarkar and Daniela in that picture!! HURRAY😍!!

Brace yourself people! We have another new publication in hand! Congratulations to our dearest Dr. Zhao, @BTousian @ishsarkar and Clark Vu for their paper in @ACSMatLett in collaboration with Bitton group from @bengurionu and Yin Wang! Hurray🥳 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

It’s publication time again! Congratulations to our Lab Mom, @SarahNSwilley, on her recent paper in @Biomac_ACS! This work was a fantastic collaboration with @TheDrBaker, the Moroni and Wieringa groups at @MERLN_UM.Thanks to @NWOFunding for the support! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

We can spot our PI @jbmatson in that picture!!

NEW PAPER ALERT!! We are excited to share about our publication in collaboration with @RuiWangMarkham from @YorkUScience published in @CommsBio!! Shout out to all the authors and congratulations to @ishsarkar and @Kkaur_88!! doi.org/10.1038/s42003…

Hello Summer 🌞🌞

🚨 #vtchemtbt spotlight! In 2017, @MatsonLab_VT developed a plastic that is: Biodegradable ✅ Photodegradable ✅ Strong as rubber (1600 MPa!) 💪 Heat-resistant (273 °C) 🔥 Built using ROMP + ROP magic 🧪 Full paper: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… #PolymerScience #Plastics

We are delighted to welcome Spencer Kearns over the summer as a part of VT's REU program. Spencer is senior at VT majoring in BS Chem. We look forward to experience some exciting research in polysaccharides from him soon!