Students – MIT Department of Chemistry

Philip West sits outdoors at a restaurant beside a giant tap tower of beer.

Graduate Student Spotlight: Philip West

Chemistry Graduate Student Philip West describes his research and answers 20 random questions as part of the Graduate Student Spotlight series.

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New snapshots of ancient life

The resolution revolution, beating “blobology”, and shedding light on how ancient microbes thrived in a primordial soup.

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David Sarabia smiles on a mountain trail with a husky laying beside him.

Graduate Student Spotlight: David Sarabia

Chemistry Graduate Student David Sarabia describes his research and answers 20 random questions as part of the Graduate Student Spotlight series.

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At left, the makeup of a vaccine particle, which shows a labeled glycan, peptide, and SSRNA. At right, a dendritic cell with the vaccine elicits T cell activation and immune response

A new way to reprogram immune cells and direct them toward anti-tumor immunity

MIT scientists’ discovery yields a potent immune response, could be used to develop a potential tumor vaccine.

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Engineering proteins to treat cancer

PhD student Oscar Molina seeks new ways to assemble proteins into targeted cancer therapies, while encouraging his fellow first-generation graduate students.

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Four Graduate Students win 2024 Student Group Presidents’ Awards

These awards are given to students who have demonstrated long-lasting commitment to and leadership within department student groups.

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Catherine Hazard smiles in a sunny vineyard.

Graduate Student Spotlight: Catherine Hazard

Chemistry Graduate Student Catherine Hazard describes her research and answers 20 random questions as part of the Graduate Student Spotlight series.

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David Kastner holds two posters of journal covers showing his 3D art. The titles are “ACS Catalysis” and “Journal of Physical Chemistry.”

The art of the enzyme

Bioengineer and artist David Kastner seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals.

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Reuben Allen wears protective eyewear and smiles in the lab.

Graduate Student Spotlight: Reuben Allen

Chemistry Graduate Student Reuben Allen describes his research and answers 20 random questions as part of the Graduate Student Spotlight series.

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Sarah Quinn smiles in front of a sunset on a beach.

Graduate Student Spotlight: Sarah Quinn

Chemistry Graduate Student Sarah Quinn describes her research and answers 20 random questions as part of the Graduate Student Spotlight series.

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Jeremiah Johnson (Left) and Heather Kulik (Right) smile in their respective headshots.

Jeremiah Johnson and Heather Kulik among the winners of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2024 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize

The prize was given for demonstrating the potential and impact of embedded mechanochemical reactivity on the mechanical limits of cross-linked polymer networks.

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Undergraduate Achievements Celebrated at 2024 Recognition Banquet

This annual event, held on May 15, 2024, honored the accomplishments of the graduating Class of 2024 and other undergraduate students.

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Advocating for science funding on Capitol Hill

PhD students and postdocs recently met with legislators to share expertise and advocate for science agency funding.

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