The Macfarlane Lab at MIT is focused on developing design principles for synthesizing new composites, where nanoscale structure can influence bulk behavior.

Joined April 2020
1/2 New publication written by Rebecca, Carl, and Ted is out now in Accounts of Materials Research! See our perspective on building materials from nanoparticle assembly using a “systems materials science” approach: doi.org/10.1021/accountsmr.2… @mit_dmse @MIT @ACSPublications
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Great tenure talk yesterday by @Macfarlane_RJ about transitioning from chemistry to materials science!
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Congratulations to Michika and Fei on their new article in @softmatter!
New #openaccess article, Controlling the dynamics of elastomer networks with multivalent brush architectures led by Michika Onoda, Fei Jia, Yukikazu Takeoka and Robert Macfarlane @LabMacfarlane doi.org/10.1039/D2SM00328G
Congratulations Dr. Margaret Lee!
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Spot the Macfarlane lab members - hi @dryeeseeks and Matt!
The table is set for DMSE's advanced degree reception. #MIT2022
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Congratulations to all of this year's @MIT graduates!
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I am happy to announce that I have received the official letter notifying that I have been granted tenure by MIT!I feel incredibly lucky to have worked with the many awesome grad students, postdocs and other faculty that made this possible. @MIT @mit_dmse #tenure (1/3)
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The lab gives a bittersweet farewell to our star postdoc @MichikaOnoda. One last photo with @Macfarlane_RJ and the Mega Rob-bust!
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Presenting the Mega Rob-bust, 10 lbs of 3-D printed awesome. (Standard Robble-heads to the left for scale)
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Congratulations to Dr. Margaret Lee for successfully defending her thesis on Nanoparticle Self-Assembly for the Synthesis and Processing of Ordered Nanocomposite Solids!
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Tonight's lab members at the Bruins-Leafs game include a Bruins fan, a Leafs fan, and a Ducks fan. Rooting for a Bruins comeback in the third!
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The Leafs contingent of the lab is currently much happier than the Bruins contingent of the lab
Number of burritos consumed by the Macfarlane Lab in San Diego at #ACSSpring2022: too many to count
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Macfarlane Lab retweeted
Successful Eli Lily Poster session! Congrats to all the Eli Lily Travel award winners! #WomenInSTEM #WomenInChem #ACSWCC #WCC95 #ACSSpring2022
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The Macfarlane Lab in action! @dryeeseeks is giving an awesome talk on the mechanical behavior of self-assembled nanoparticle superlattices at #ACSSpring2022
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The lab's made it to San Diego! #ACSSpring2022
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Members of the Macfarlane Lab are on the road to #ACSSpring2022. See you in San Diego!
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Happy March! Congratulations to Keisuke! He's passed his Thesis Area Exam and is officially admitted to his PhD program!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Happy birthday @Macfarlane_RJ! (Yes, I know the lighting is terrible, I apologize)
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Cats are very official signature witnesses for official paperwork
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