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Michigan State University has named Johannes Pollanen as the inaugural Cowen Distinguished Chair in Experimental Physics.

Vashti Sawtelle, associate professor of physics at MSU, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. 

Tyler Cocker received a prestigious 2024 Early Career Research Award from the Department of Energy (DOE) for research that uses a technique he pioneered to study atomic motion in materials.

Katharina Domnanich is helping FRIB prepare to provide a bounty of isotopes useful for medicine, plant science and more

Norman Birge, Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been appointed Interim Associate Dean of Associate Dean of Budget, Planning, Research, and Administration in the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University.

A new technique reveals single atom misfits and could help design better semiconductors used in modern and future electronics

The first results from FRIB’s precision measurement program measure the mass of a rare isotope

Spartans have uncovered new information about the galaxy’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*

FRIB reserachers are helping solve complex computational problems with a new method called wavefunction matching.

Elias Aydi shares the story of a star explosion that will soon light up the night sky

FRIB researchers lead effort to merge nuclear physics experiments and astronomical observations

An MSU astronomer shares what you need to know for this and other out-of-this-world events on the horizon. 

The award is DOE's highest form of employee recognition for achievement.