Research News

Michigan State University is establishing an Accelerator Science and Engineering Traineeship (AS&E) program to address a national shortage in accelerator scientists and engineers.

For Angelica Medina-Cucurella and Sylmarie Davila-Montero, Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 hit too close to home.

MSU's Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE); and Women in Engineering, Recruitment and K-12 Outreach teamed up to host MSU's fourth Co-ed High School Programming competition on Oct. 28.

Two from the College of Engineering were honored during a university reception on Nov. 2 that recognized MSU's 10 newest University Distinguished Professors.

Koenig Endowed Chair Kalyanmoy Deb received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from Clarivate Analytics for his highly cited research contributions during ceremonies in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 3.

With African music, dancing and colorful visuals, the Spartan Marching Band will celebrate Michigan State University's decades-long scholarly engagement with Africa during its halftime show on Saturday, Nov. 18, when MSU plays Maryland in football. The show was originally scheduled for the Penn State game on Saturday, Nov. 4 - but a 3 1/2-hour game delay due to lightning caused the schedule change.

Tamara Reid Bush, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). She is one of a select number of 3,498 who have attained the grade of Fellow among 120,248 members.

Anil Jain has been selected to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK). He is a University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MSU.

See-through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger, bulkier rooftop solar units, scientists report Oct. 23 in Nature Energy.