Awards – MIT Department of Chemistry

Yogesh Surendranath stands in front of Building 18 on the MIT Campus.

Surendranath named 2024 Blavatnik Award Finalist

The Blavatnik Family Foundation has announced the Finalists for the World’s Largest Unrestricted Prizes to Early Career Scientists.

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Professor Jeremiah Johnson smiles in a hallway.

Johnson Awarded Yosemite-American Cancer Society Grant

The Yosemite-American Cancer Society Award grantees are developing research projects to advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

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Griffin wins 2024 International Zavoisky Award

This prestigious award is given in recognition of outstanding applications or developments of electron paramagnetic resonance in any field of science.

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Johnson wins 2025 Carl S. Marvel Award for Creative Polymer Chemistry

This award recognizes accomplishments and/or innovation of unusual merit in the field of basic or applied polymer science by younger scientists.

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Professor Tim Swager smiles in front of a map.

Swager wins 2025 Arthur C. Cope Award from the American Chemical Society

The ACS National Awards encourage the advancement of chemistry in all its branches, support research endeavors, and promote the careers of chemists.

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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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Robert Gilliard smiles in an outdoor setting.

Robert Gilliard wins 2024 Cottrell SEED Award

This competitive prize supports members of the Cottrell Scholar community in high-impact research activities.

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Sam Peng named 2024 Beckman Young Investigator

Beckman Young Investigators are promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.

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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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Graduate Students Receive Degrees at the 2024 Advanced Degree Conferral

The Department of Chemistry's 54 graduates received their advanced degrees and doctoral hoods on Wednesday, May 29.

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Headshots of the winners of the Spring 2024 Mentorship Spotlight Award, arranged in two rows.

Seven Invaluable Mentors receive Spring 2024 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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Suess, Wendlandt, and Zhang earn Tenure

Professors Dan Suess, Alison Wendlandt, and Bin Zhang have been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure effective July 1, 2024.

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Alison Wendlandt wins Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

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

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