Arjun Raghuraman, Ph.D., (advised by Umesh Desai, Ph.D.) earned the 2025 Mid-Career Investigator Award at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Washington, D.C., in August.

Dr. Raghuraman is a Principal Research Scientist at The Dow Chemical Company, Company, where he
has spent over 14 years advancing polyols and polyurethane technologies. We are happy to announce this award. This is an incredible honor and recognition for the Department. Congratulations, Dr. Raghuraman, for being a part of our team!

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story included a different title for Dr. Raghuraman. Dr. Raghuraman is a principal research scientist at Dow Chemical.