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Michael J. Therien

William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
5330 French Family Science Cen, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


Fulbright Distinguished Scholar

National U.S. Department of State · 2024

Inter-American Photochemical Society Award in Photochemistry

International I-APS · 2024

Florida Award

National American Chemical Society · 2023

R. B. Woodward Career Award in Porphyrin Chemistry

International Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines · 2022

Fellow

International Royal Society of Chemistry · 2021

Fellow

National John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · 2020

Fellow

National Flemish Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2009

International Francqui Chair

International Belgium · 2008

Fellow

National American Association for the Advancement of Science · 2005

American Chemical Society Philadelphia Section Award

National American Chemical Society · 2004

Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines Young Investigator Award

National Society of Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines · 2002

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

National Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. · 1997

E. I. duPont de Nemours Young Faculty Award

National DuPont · 1995

Sloan Research Fellowship-Chemistry

National Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · 1995

National Science Foundation Young Investigator

National National Science Foundation · 1993

Beckman Young Investigators

National Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation · 1992

Searle Scholar

National Searle Scholars Program · 1991

In the News


Published August 21, 2025
Four Duke Chemistry Professors on What Clean Energy Could Look Like
Published March 11, 2024
Tiny Tunable Nanotubes
Published March 9, 2022
Duke Scientists Received $1 Million from Keck Foundation to Develop Nature-Inspired Super-Efficient Catalysts
Published February 1, 2022
New Super-Conducting Technology Takes Data Beyond Zeroes and Ones
Published April 24, 2020
Guggenheim Award: Chemist Mark Therien Puts New Spin on Organic Materials
Published January 23, 2018
Farewell, Electrons: Future Electronics May Ride on New Three-in-One Particle
Published September 13, 2017
Lab-Made Protein Chomps Co-Factor Like a Big Ol Gator
Published June 24, 2014
From Idea to Innovation