Michigan State University Department of Chemistry

A bustling crowd at the #ACSSpring2025 Grad Fair! For interested future Spartans, be sure to check out how to apply and join an incredible chemistry community! https://lnkd.in/gQN2_4Yw

A new PNAS paper from the the Weliky Group discovers potential basis for chronic infection by HIV! https://lnkd.in/gysRvMtV

Absolutely thrilled to share that Prof. Selvan Demir is the recipient of an American Chemical Society 2025 WCC Rising Star Award! Selected by the ACS Women Chemists Committee, Prof. Demir joins 10 other exceptional women scientists recognized for outstanding contributions to their field. If you're headed to #ACSSpring2025, be sure to stop by the Rising Star Award Symposium to learn about the Demir Group's breakthrough science as well as the work of all awardees: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST, Monday, March 24 Room 29A - San Diego Convention Center Prof. Demir's talk is on "Organometallic single-molecule magnets containing radicals and bismuth," and will occur from 8:49 AM - 9:11 AM!

From fighting cancer and pushing the boundaries of nuclear science, to inspiring the next generation of scientists, this #GiveGreenDay you can help support MSU's incredible community of Spartan Chemists! https://lnkd.in/g8SeV6uh

The journal Molecular Physics is putting together a special issue honoring the incredible breakthroughs achieved by our own Prof. Piotr Piecuch! Stay tuned for more news as this well-deserved honor comes together throughout the year! ??

An amazing collab from the Demir and Odom groups out now in the Journal American Chemical Society -- congratulations to all! "Magnetic Hysteresis in a Dysprosium Bis(amide) ComplexArticle" https://t.co/NXNGJozFEI

A massive congratulations to Prof. Selvan Demir, who's been named a 2025 #SloanFellow! This prestigious honor recognizes the very best of early-career science, and Prof. Demir's breakthrough work as an organometallic and inorganic chemist. The Demir Group's work with earth metals and heavy p-block elements holds the promise to revolutionize applications in high-density information storage, quantum computing, and spin-based electronics. “Greatly motivated by this distinction, I will strive to achieve innovative discoveries and to pursue scientific breakthroughs in the fields of organometallic chemistry and molecular magnetism.” https://lnkd.in/g4dcKsaT

Using light to hear biology? ?? ?? With short pulses of light, Elad Harel and his Spartan collaborators can produce a molecular movie that captures the vibrational motion of a biological object. "This was a kind of far-out idea, and there wasn’t really any precedent for it, and we discovered that viruses do have a unique sound, which opens a whole new way of thinking about biology." https://lnkd.in/gWGjJDK4

Start your weekend off with an inside look at how MSU researchers Marcos Dantus and Piotr Piecuch are discovering new sources for H3+, better known as the-molecule-that-made-the-universe' ?? https://lnkd.in/gai-WTS2

An awesome conversation featuring Elad Harel on how we might listen to biology -- using light! ?? https://lnkd.in/gbAfvj97