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MIT faculty, alumni named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows

Annual award honors early-career researchers for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.

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MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2026

Seven faculty members, along with 12 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.

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Timothy M. Swager to receive the 2026 Theodore Richards Medal

This prestigious honor is awarded biennially by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society.

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Bin Zhang Named one of Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27

The program recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students.

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Six Exemplary Mentors honored with Fall 2025 Mentorship Spotlight Awards

The winners were nominated by students, postdocs, faculty, and staff in recognition of their exceptional commitment to mentorship.

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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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Deiaa Harraz wins 2025 Davison Prize

Established in 1998, the Davison Prize is given annually to recognize the best PhD thesis in Inorganic Chemistry.

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Chemistry Postdoc Jonas Rein receives Nobel Laureate Signature Award from the American Chemical Society

Rein, a postdoctoral researcher in the Elkin and Coley groups, was awarded for his work as a graduate student at Cornell.

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23 honored with 2024-2025 Teaching Assistant, Grad Grader, and Leadership Awards

These annual awards recognize the commendable achievements of many members of the Chemistry community.

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Radosevich and Wendlandt receive American Chemical Society National Awards

Professors Alexander T. Radosevich and Alison Wendlandt were named recipients of 2026 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

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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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Willard appointed to Named Professorship

Professor Adam Willard was selected to hold a Francis Wright Davis Professorship, effective July 1, 2025.

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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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