periodic table sculpture

A sculpture of the periodic table by Felice Frankel adorns the lobby of the Dreyfus Building.

Photo courtesy of the MIT Department of Chemistry.

Five Chemistry Community Members awarded the inaugural Department of Chemistry Research Excellence Award

by Danielle Doughty | Department of Chemistry |
Categories: Postdocs, Research, Students

MIT Chemistry Department Research Excellence Awards are given to highlight outstanding research across all career stages and divisions.

Five members of the Department of Chemistry community were honored with the department’s inaugural Research Excellence Awards for the 2024-2025 Academic Year.

Established in 2025, the Chemistry Department Research Excellence Awards will henceforth be given to highlight outstanding research across all career stages and divisions. The winners, comprised of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, were nominated by members of the faculty in recognition of their extraordinary work.

MIT Department of Chemistry Research Excellence Award Recipients

Dr. Santosh Singh (Professor Sylvia Ceyer)
Naike Ye (Professor Catherine Drennan)
Kaelyn McFarlane-Connelly (Professor Moungi Bawendi)
Robert Raclea (Professor Mohammad Movassaghi)
Kunal Lodaya (Professor Yogesh Surendranath)