Our Physical research covers a wide range of systems. Experimental and theoretical work features nanomaterials and devices, biophysical chemistry, atmospheric and environmental chemistry, the use of high resolution rovibronic spectra to characterize transition states, single molecule and single quantum dot spectroscopy, and condensed phase molecular dynamics.
![Associate Professor Xiao Wang sits at a desk in front of a computer screen that displays an image of RNA in cells.](https://chemistry-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MIT-Wang-Xiao-01-press-scaled.jpg)
Mapping mRNA through its life cycle within a cell
Xiao Wang’s studies of how and where RNA is translated could lead to the development of better RNA therapeutics and vaccines.