The Matson Lab develops small molecules and materials for biology, medicine, and sustainability using tools from organic, polymer, and supramolecular chemistry.
Blacksburg, VA
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The Matson Lab had a great time at the @VirginiaTechMII Technical Conference & Review. We presented our posters, enjoyed engaging talks, and connected with fellow researchers. Grateful for the opportunity to learn, share, and grow together!
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Congrats to Matson lab PhD candidate Isaac Addo on winning the Best Poster Award at the 2026 MII Technical Conference & Review at Virginia Tech! @VirginiaTechMII 🎉
Isaac presented his recently published work in @angew_chem.
Give it a read : doi.org/10.1002/anie.7449383
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A student-led research project at Virginia Tech led to an unexpected discovery: a new material that could make some of the world’s strongest adhesives.
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We're Hiring! Check out this listing for an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry
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Congrats to PhD #19, Dr. @aqsteele95 a.k.a. THE POS QUEEN of the Matson Lab! It was an absolute delight to have you on our Poly-Olefin Sulfones team all these years. We shall miss you and wish you all the very best for the future!🥳
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The @JoshWorchPhD and @jbmatson labs are making exciting advances in sustainable adhesives and designing "extra-sticky adhesives that degrade on command".
news.vt.edu/content/news_vt_…
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Our @angew_chem paper made it to @vtnews! @MatsonLab_VT and @JoshWorchPhD teamed up on strong, degradable bottlebrush polymer adhesives.
Congrats to all involved! 🎉 @VTChemDept
Check out 👇
VT News post : news.vt.edu/articles/2026/09…
Paper : doi.org/10.1002/anie.7449383
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Speaking also at #ACS this morning is John Matson!
Time: 10:20 - 10:45 AM
Talk: "Comparative studies in ring-opening metathesis polymerization and vinyl-addition polymerization: Synthesis, simulations, and gas transport"
Rm: W193a (McCormick Place Convention Center)
#vtchem
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Fall ACS 2026 Day 2! Right away this morning is John Matson speaking on "Self-assembly of switch peptides."
Time: 8:05 - 8:25 AM
Place: W193b (McCormick Place Convention Center)
#vtchem #ACS #ACSFall2026
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Also speaking today at #ACSFall2026 is John Matson!
Time: 5:35 - 6:00 PM
Talk: "Self-assembled peptide nanomaterials for cell internalization and signaling gas delivery"
Room: W187b (McCormick Place Convention Center)
#vtchem #ACS
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Research in the @MatsonLab_VT and the @JoshWorchPhD lab has led to an unexpected breakthrough: a new adhesive that outperforms commercial products and offers promising recyclability advantages.
See the publication and story: shorturl.at/CXh1E
shorturl.at/etdII
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Check out our brand-new publication in @angew_chem in collaboration with @JoshWorchPhD lab! Congratulations to authors Clark, Isaac, Woojung and @UditaC23.
Check the paper out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
We also featured in VT News!(news.vt.edu/videos/y/2026/07…)🥳🥳
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We can spot our PI @jbmatson in that picture!!
We are off and racing for another year ... @IUPAC Subcommittee of Polymer Terminology meeting kicks off @MACRO_2026 at Kuching, Malaysia
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Congratulations to our very talented undergrad Alex Ward for winning the 2026 James E. McGrath Scholarship for excellence in polymer chemistry! Way to go!!🥳🥳
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Extremely proud of @UditaC23 @BTousian @ishsarkar for presenting their research posters and sharing their hard work at the Virginia Drug Discovery Consortium 2026. Congratulations !🥳
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We are a bit delayed in making the post but super proud and excited to share that our very own @aqsteele95 had received the Graduate Student Doctoral Assistantship award for Spring 2026! Congratulations Anna!!🥳🥳
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Our undergrad Zach did a great job at the Undergraduates poster session in the HHS atrium last Friday! We are super proud of his achievements and hard work !!
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Matson lab students @BTousian @UditaC23 & @ishsarkar presented their work at the annual poster session of @drugdisc_vt last Friday afternoon. Cheers🥳
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Cheers to the newest PhD candidate of the Matson Lab ! Congratulations to @aritra__konar on passing his candidacy exams today afternoon! We look forward to his exciting works on oil demulsifying polymers with RAFT polymerization in the coming years!
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