Awards – MIT Department of Chemistry

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Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners

The associate professors of EECS and chemistry, respectively, are honored for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at MIT.

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Andrea Delgado performs with a band on stage singing into a microphone wearing a white dress.

Andrea Delgado wins 2026 Wiesner Student Art Award

The Wiesner Student Art Awards are presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the arts at MIT.

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Chris Kriofske to receive 2026 Infinite Mile Award

Infinite Mile Awards are given annually by the School of Science in recognition of exceptional staff members.

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Professor Steve Buchwald smiles in front of a blue background.

Stephen L. Buchwald wins 2026 Willard Gibbs Award

This prestigious honor has been awarded annually for over 100 years by the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society.

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Ekua Beneman awarded Community Service Fellowship

Given by the MIT School of Science, this fellowship recognizes extraordinary service contributions of graduate students in support of their community.

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Chonghe Zhang Named 2026 ACS Inorganic Young Investigator

Zhang will showcase his award-winning research at the American Chemical Society's Division of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator Symposium this fall.

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MIT ranks No. 1 in 12 subject areas in the 2026 QS World University Rankings, the organization announced.

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2026

The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.

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Arup Chakraborty named 2026 Laureate of the Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics

Chakraborty, alongside IMES Professor James J. Collins, has been honored for his long, distinguished career in physical science.

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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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Headshots (three on top, three on the bottom) of the six winners of the Mentorship Spotlight Award for Fall 2025.

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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