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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Matson Lab retweeted
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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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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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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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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One photo. So many chapters. 📸
The last lab memory for some, the first of many for others.
Matson lab group picture, Spring 2026.
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Congrats to PhD #18, Dr. Clark Vu a.k.a. THE NIGHT OWL of the Matson Lab! It was an absolute delight to have you on our Bottlebrush team all these years. To the one stop BUDDY for everyone in the lab, we shall miss you and wish you all the very best for the future!🥳🥳
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We're excited to show off our newest member of the POS crew, Zoe co-advised by @jbmatson and @SEE_adrian_figg ! To learn more about Zoe's background and to check out some recent publications from our group head over to our website! matsonlab.com
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Happy Holidays from the Matson crew! We had a lovely time last Saturday! Thanks @jbmatson for hosting a great party! ☃️
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Our undergrad Spencer 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 is ready to flaunt another brand new publication! Congrats to Isaac and @aqsteele95 on their brand new paper on poly(olefin sulfone) copolymers and terpolymers in @PolymChem !! We thank @NSF Division of Chemistry and @srcorg for the funding!
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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