Mei Hong (chemist)

The native form of this personal name is Hong Mei. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Mei Hong
Born1970 (age 55–56)
China
EducationMount Holyoke College, University of California, Berkeley (PhD 1996)
Known forDevelopment of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance
AwardsNakanishi Prize (American Chemical Society), Günther Laukien Prize, ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, Beckman Young Investigator Award
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysical chemistry
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Iowa State University
Doctoral advisorAlexander Pines
Other academic advisorsRobert G. Griffin

Mei Hong (born 1970) is a Chinese-American biophysical chemist and professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is known for her creative development and application of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy to elucidate the structures and mechanisms of membrane proteins, plant cell walls, and amyloid proteins. She has received a number of recognitions for her work, including the American Chemical Society Nakanishi Prize in 2021, Günther Laukien Prize in 2014, the Protein Society Young Investigator award in 2012, and the American Chemical Society’s Pure Chemistry award in 2003.

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