Congratulations to the Class of 2026
24 undergraduate Chemistry Majors were awarded their degrees on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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Chemistry Graduate Students Celebrated at the 2026 Advanced Degree Conferral
The Department of Chemistry's advanced degree recipients were awarded their degrees and doctoral hoods on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
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Chemist Brings Light to Diabetes Fight
Course 5 alum Simon Friedman '89 was recently featured on the MIT Alumni Association's Slice of MIT blog.
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Charles Casey (1942–2025)
Charles "Chuck" Casey (PhD '67) passed away on December 21, 2025.
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MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2025
Jun O. Liu PhD ’90 was among those honored for highly impactful inventions.
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Laura Kiessling Awarded Karl Meyer Lectureship by the Society for Glycobiology
This international award is given annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of Glycobiology.
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Whitney Hess joins the Department of Chemistry as Director of the Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory
In this role, Hess (PhD '17) will oversee the daily operations of the lab and support undergraduate lab-based learning.
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Chemistry Alum Vyshnavi Vennelakanti Selected as 2025 CAS Future Leader
The CAS Future Leaders program recognizes the most promising early-career scientists and equips them with leadership training and networking opportunities.
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Chemistry Department Co-Hosts 2025 NOBCChE Collaborative
With the vision of Rising Together: Amplifying our Ecosystem of STEM Excellence, the NOBCChE Collaborative gathered in June on MIT and Northeastern campuses.
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Startup Founder Helps Scientists Communicate
Chemistry alum Deborah Pan Dorner ’03 reflects on her career in this feature from the MIT Alumni Association's Slice of MIT.
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Chemistry Alum Reuben Saunders Wins Hertz Thesis Prize for Mapping Gene Function in Living Tissues
The Hertz Thesis Prize recognizes fellows who publish exemplary doctoral theses with applications to real-world problems.
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Eight with MIT ties win 2025 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
The fellowships recognize doctoral students who have “the extraordinary creativity and principled leadership necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.”
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Four from MIT awarded 2025 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship honors contributions of immigrants to American society by awarding $90,000 in funding for graduate studies.
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