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Portrait of William Hartmann

October 21, 2025

The sound of a legacy

A former psychoacoustics professor is giving back to MSU.

Johannes Pollanen and Jaideep Taggert Singh

October 9, 2025

MSU physicists awarded Moore Foundation grants to advance quantum science, fundamental physics

MSU physicists work every day to advance quantum computing and help unravel the mysteries of the universe.

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September 16, 2025

‘Wiggling’ atoms may lead to smaller, more efficient electronics

Wiggling atoms in new quantum materials could lead to more efficient electronics that are smaller and faster.

image of 3I Atlas in May 2025

September 16, 2025

What 3I/ATLAS tells us about other solar systems

The earliest images of 3I/ATLAS, newly uncovered by Michigan State University, reveal how the interstellar object evolved.

diagram shows trajectory of interstellar comet 3iatlas as it passes through the solar system

First scientific paper on 3I/ATLAS interstellar object

Astronomers at Michigan State University turned their telescopes to capture data on the new celestial sighting.

Molecules with a microscope

FRIB researchers use SuN to shine light on exotic nuclear shapes

A team of researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) discovered that cobalt-70 isotopes form different nuclear shapes when their energy levels differ only slightly.

PeVatron candidate we studied with a green circle that highlights the pulsar wind nebula we discovered that is associated with this PeVatron

Where did cosmic rays come from? MSU astrophysicists are closer to finding out

Shuo Zhang and her group led two studies that shed new light on where cosmic rays might have come from.

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New research shatters long-held beliefs about asteroid Vesta

Michigan State University has contributed to research revealing Vesta's interior structure is more uniform than previously thought.

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Christoph Adami honored with William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

Adami is being recognized for significant contributions across multiple scientific fields including evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

Portraits of four MSU faculty

Four MSU researchers named AAAS fellows

“This year’s class of fellows are the embodiment of scientific excellence and service to our communities,” said Sudip Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and executive publisher of the Science family of journals

Goldwater scholarship winners

Students awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Three Michigan State University College of Natural Science students have earned the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

An artist’s conception of the exoplanet K2-33b, a 10 Myr Jupiter-sized planet, transiting in front of its active host star. This system is comparable to those which will be observed by the KRONOS collaboration. Photo credit: NASA/JPL-CalTech

MSU forges strategic partnership to solve the mystery of how planets are formed

A new collaboration among Michigan State University, Arizona State University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will seek to answer how planets are formed with the help of a powerful telescope and high-performance computers.

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February 12, 2025

A stellar career and unyielding spirit

Laura Chomiuk received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE, the highest honor given to scientists by the U.S. government early in their careers.

Three oxygen sensors prior to burial in the sediment of the stream bed to monitor dissolved oxygen dynamics continuously over 1.5 years at depths of 10 cm, 20 cm and 35 cm below the East River.

January 23, 2025

MSU professor’s fresh water mission

Michigan State University professor is committed to solving one of Earth’s most pressing problems — access to clean water — through applied physics.

Detailed close up showing quantum computer mechanical parts.

January 22, 2025

MSU researcher-led company working to bring quantum computers into reality

Johannes Pollanen didn’t set out to become an entrepreneur. Originally a physicist studying superfluids, Pollanen first turned his attention to quantum computing over a decade ago at Caltech. Building a marketable quantum computer wasn’t on his radar.

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MQC Board Members (L-R) Yong Chen (PU), Johannes Pollanen (MSU), David Stewart (PU), Mack Kira (UM), Steve Cundiff (UM), and Angela Wilson (MSU) taken at the 2024 Entanglement Conference.

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