Principal Investigator
Michelle Chen
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Northwestern University (2020)
B.A. in Chemistry and Economics, Dartmouth College (2015)
Professional Appointments
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Wesleyan University (2024-Present)
Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2020-2024)
Email: mchen02@wesleyan.edu
Michelle grew up on Long Island, NY. She received her B.A. in Chemistry and Economics from Dartmouth College where she modeled ionic liquid and polymer miscibility in Jane Lipson’s group. After Dartmouth, she moved on to Northwestern University where she earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry under the supervision of Michael Wasielewski. At Northwestern, she investigated the nature of the singlet fission multiexciton state in rylenediimide covalent dimers and thin films using time-resolved spectroscopic techniques. After receiving her Ph.D., Michelle joined Timothy Swager’s group at MIT as a postdoctoral associate where she designed, synthesized, and characterized small molecule and polymer surfactants and utilized these materials to create analytical assays for biosensing. She joined Wesleyan University in the summer of 2024.
Current Lab Members
We are recruiting students!
Prospective undergraduates should email Prof. Chen (mchen02@wesleyan.edu).
Prospective graduate students should apply to the Department of Chemistry’s Ph.D. program. More information here: https://www.wesleyan.edu/chem/graduate_program/index.html