Faculty – MIT Department of Chemistry

Oleta Johnson, William R (1964) and Daniel L. (1995) Young Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemistry, talks about research to prevent harmful protein aggregation.

Symposium highlights MIT’s wide range of innovations for aging brain health

In six talks, researchers from across MIT described projects aimed at advancing the understanding of and interventions against neurodegenerative diseases.

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Department of Chemistry and Schwarzman College of Computing seeks Assistant Professor for Shared Appointment

To receive full consideration, completed applications must be received by November 15, 2026.

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A group of 26 student participants in the MIT ACCESS program pose as a group in front of MIT's Killian Court. A view of the MIT dome is in the background.

26 Students Participate in the 2026 MIT ACCESS Program

The mission of the ACCESS program is to increase the diversity of qualified applicants to PhD programs in chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science.

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Three MIT Faculty receive Awards from National Institute of Health High-Risk, High-Reward Program

The 2026 NIH Director’s Awards support exceptionally creative scientists pursuing transformative research.

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This illustration shows the nano-mechanical devices the researchers developed. Inspired by neurons, they can perform computing tasks with high energy efficiency.

Nanoscale mechanics could enable brain-inspired computing

A new device uses reconfigurable motion to mimic the firing behavior of a neuron, which could lead to more efficient computing.

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MIT researchers have developed a new way to extract pure hydrogen gas from ammonia and other hydrogen carrier molecules. Their strategy, which uses electricity to speed up the extraction, reduces the temperature and energy required to recover hydrogen from these molecules.

An electrochemical approach turns ammonia into pure hydrogen

An MIT team has demonstrated a more efficient way to extract pure hydrogen gas from hydrogen carrier molecules.

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QMIT brings together researchers from across the Institute to accelerate quantum discovery and apply quantum advances to some of society’s most consequential scientific, technological, industrial, and national security challenges.

MIT Quantum Initiative launches postdoctoral fellowship program

The Institute welcomes its first cohort of QMIT Fellows this fall to advance interdisciplinary quantum research.

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Department of Chemistry seeks Assistant Professor Candidates

To receive full consideration, completed applications must be received by October 8, 2026.

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Professor Xiao Wang smiles in a hallway.

Xiao Wang receives 2027 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry

Wang was chosen in recognition of her fundamental research in Biological Chemistry.

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Alex Radosevich (left) and Alison Wendlandt (right) smile in front of whiteboards.

Alexander T. Radosevich and Alison Wendlandt named Arthur C. Cope Scholars

The Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards recognize and encourage excellence in organic chemistry.

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At left: A conceptual illustration of a nanostructured scintillator converting X-ray radiation into visible light with high spatial resolution and spectral information. At right: A micrograph of an electrochemical reactor that produced liquid copper through electrometallurgy using a molten sulfide electrolyte. The inset illustrates the chemical complexity of the electrolyte.

MIT selected to lead new NSF materials research center

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center unites experts to advance medical imaging, sustainable metal production, and electronics.

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A false-color electron microscope image shows the devices. Using the new scalable fabrication technique, researchers fabricated more than 1,000 devices using sub-nanometer molecular layers.

Turning molecules into reliable electronic devices

A new fabrication platform integrates molecules into electronic devices, opening the door to emerging computing technologies.

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Two new studies explain why nitrogenases that contain the metal molybdenum are the most efficient at converting nitrogen gas into ammonia.

Why some nitrogen-processing enzymes are more efficient than others

New findings could help researchers design synthetic catalysts that convert nitrogen gas to ammonia, a key step in fertilizer production.

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