[2] She is director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT, a member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, and a 2004 MacArthur Fellow.
She also founded and serves on the Advisory Committee of Siluria Technologies, which develops catalytic methods for converting natural gas into products such as ethylene, gasoline, and diesel fuel.
The batteries could be manufactured using a cheap and environmentally friendly process, as the synthesis can be done near room temperature, using no harmful solvents or toxic materials.
[14] A Time article[15] featured her work on viral batteries and Scientific American named her research leader of the year in 2006 for her current project.
Belcher was also elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for the development of novel genetic evolution methods for the generation of new materials and devices.