9 7 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Chinese - American ▁bi oph ys ical ▁chem ist ▁and ▁Professor ▁of ▁Chem istry ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁developing ▁and ▁applying ▁solid - state ▁nuclear ▁magnetic ▁reson ance ▁( ss N MR ) ▁spect ro sc opy ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁structures ▁and ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁memb rane ▁prote ins , ▁plant ▁cell ▁walls , ▁and ▁am y lo id ▁prote ins . ▁Hong ▁is ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Society ▁of ▁Mag net ic ▁Res on ance ▁( IS MA R ) ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁the ▁Found ers ▁Medal ▁of ▁International ▁Council ▁on ▁Mag net ic ▁Res on ance ▁in ▁Bi ological ▁Systems ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Gün ther ▁Lau k ien ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁which ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁awards ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Mag net ic ▁Res on ance ▁research . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Hong ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁completed ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Chem istry ▁from ▁Mount ▁Holy oke ▁College ▁( sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Alexander ▁P ines ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁ph osph ol ip id ▁structure ▁and ▁dynamics ▁using ▁variable - angle - sp in ning ▁N MR . ▁After