MSU Innovation Center

This Sustainability Month, we celebrate East Lansing-based startup Enspired Solutions. Led by MSU’s Dr. Denise Kay and Dr. Meng Wang, their innovative approach not only destroys toxic PFAS but also returns them to non-toxic components, showcasing the power of MSU’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. #SustainabilityMonth #MSUTechnologies #PFAS #CleanWater #MSUStartup #GreenTech #TechTransfer

Recent Nobel laureates have wisdom for young women in the field of physics by Michigan State University physicist Filomena Nunes via The Conversation US. https://ow.ly/qiU150TFCGm

The Plant and Environmental Sciences Building groundbreaking ceremony, planned for Oct. 25 at 2 p.m., will be held at the corner of Farm Lane and Wilson Road. Construction of the 200,000-square-foot facility was approved by the MSU Board of Trustees in September. It will be live streamed here: https://lnkd.in/gwTNzrVX

Join us in congratulating Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, DO, on being named associate dean for community academic programs! More on her new role: https://go.msu.edu/R7C5

On Monday, the Molecular Plant Sciences program will present the first award for Outstanding Paper in MPS to Abby Bryson and Leah Johnson. Join us at 4 pm for the awards and seminars from the awardees. https://buff.ly/3BNvLb7

MSU’s partnership with AGC Vinythai and Allnex is making strides in sustainable coatings. This project focuses on replacing harmful chemicals with bio-based alternatives, contributing to a lower carbon footprint and a healthier planet. #SustainabilityMonth #BioBasedCoatings #MSUResearch #GreenTech #MSUTechnologies #MSUCollaborations #MSU #GreenChemistry

One of the challenges of cramming smarter and more powerful electronics into ever-shrinking devices is developing the tools and techniques to analyze the materials that make them up with increasingly intimate precision. Physicists at Michigan State University have taken a long-awaited step on that front with an approach that combines high-resolution microscopy with ultrafast lasers. The technique enables researchers to spot misfit atoms in semiconductors with unparalleled precision. Semiconductor physics labels these atoms as “defects,” which sounds negative, but they’re usually added to materials on purpose and are critically important to the performance of semiconductors in today’s — and tomorrow’s — devices. “This is particularly relevant for components with nanoscale structures,” said Tyler Cocker, the Jerry Cowen Endowed Chair in Experimental Physics and leader of the new study. Full story: https://lnkd.in/eySBmPDs

Congratulations to Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Ph.D., for being named the new MSU Institute of Water Research director! As IWR director, Nejadhashemi will deliver strategic vision and oversight of institute initiatives, increase the scholarly activity of IWR and strengthen its reputation at the local, state and national levels. One of his primary responsibilities is to foster a culture within IWR of transparency, diversity, equity and inclusion. Nejadhashemi will continue to serves as a professor in the departments of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering and Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences. His work is also supported in part by MSU AgBioResearch.

Congratulations to Xinpeng Zhao for being named to the MIT Technology Review’s “35 Innovators Under 35” list for 2024. This spartan engineer was recognized for a glass-based coating that could help reduces air conditioning energy use. https://spr.ly/6047qrz1l

For World Food Day, CANR recognizes faculty efforts to train the next generation of hunger fighters to feed a growing population. Cholani Weebadde, a professor in the Department of Plant, Soil & Microbial Sciences, is taking her plant breeding teaching program worldwide by providing access to an online global plant breeding master's program. Read more: https://spr.ly/6048qp6jI