Mei Hong (born 1970) is a Chinese-American biophysical chemist and professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] She is known for her creative development and application of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy to elucidate the structures and mechanisms of membrane proteins, plant cell walls, and amyloid proteins. She has received a number of recognitions for her work, including the American Chemical Society Nakanishi Prize in 2021, Günther Laukien Prize in 2014,[2] the Protein Society Young Investigator award in 2012, and the American Chemical Society’s Pure Chemistry award in 2003.