Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Professor of Environmental Studies at MIT, has been named the 2026 Tang Prize Laureate in Sustainable Development for 'groundbreaking advances and leadership in atmospheric and climate sciences that shaped global policy for Sustainable Development,' according to the Tang Prize Foundation. The Tang Prize is a biennial international award granted by judges convened by Academia Sinica, Taiwan's top academic research institution, and recognizes four fields of research: sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology, and rule of law. 'The Tang Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in environmental science, and it's flooring to anyone to learn that they received it,' says Solomon, who holds joint appointments in the MIT departments of Chemistry and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS). 'It's a tremendous, tremendous honor, and I'll try to live up to it.' Solomon began her career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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