Awards – MIT Department of Chemistry

Winners of 2020 Teaching With Digital Technology Award recognized for their innovations

Thirty-one MIT instructors honored for digital teaching excellence in extraordinary circumstances.

The annual awards ceremony was held virtually on August 31, 2020, and was broadcast via YouTube Live.

Sponsored by the Nakanishi Prize Endowment, this award is given in recognition of application of spectroscopy to biological phenomena.

The Talented 12 highlights early-career researchers in the chemical sciences who are fearlessly tackling difficult global problems.

Honor recognizes faculty mentors who devote true attention to students’ well-being.

The awards celebrate MIT faculty, staff, and students on their work with diversity, inclusion and social justice and off campus.

Alabugin (SB '20) has been named one of sixteen 2020 Fellows by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.

Award recognizes scholars who pursue graduate studies focusing on “bold, risk-taking research.”

Harris, Chemistry's Human Resources Administrator, was nominated for this prize for “being the glue that holds our remote staff together”.

Erin Grela, Samuel Solomon, and Ruth Tweedy will join the nation’s oldest academic honor society.

Atmospheric chemist is recognized for her “leadership in working toward real-world solutions to address the global climate crisis.”

Recipients of this prestigious award represent a diverse group of scientific disciplines from all U.S. states, commonwealths, and territories.

Award recognizes talents and leadership qualities of young faculty in the chemical sciences.