ChEMS News

Each year, the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, awards grants to "early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education." The following story is part of a series highlighting MSU's recipients of 2021 CAREER grant awards.

As a building material, bamboo is pretty amazing. Even though it's technically a grass, bamboo's reeds can be tougher than timber. It also grows fast, helping make it more sustainable than lumber.

The Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building on the campus of Michigan State University received a first-of-its-kind upgrade with the installation of transparent solar glass panels. The 100 square feet of transparent solar glass installed above the building's entryway will generate enough electricity to power lighting in its atrium.

Donald Morelli, who has led the Michigan State University Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChEMS) for six years, will be stepping away from the chair position in August. University Distinguished Professor Christina Chan will serve as interim chairperson of the department, effective Aug. 16, 2021.

Tomorrow's cutting-edge technology will need electronics that can tolerate extreme conditions. That's why a group of researchers led by Michigan State University's Jason Nicholas is building stronger circuits today.

A collaborative study led by researchers at Michigan State University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Argonne National Laboratory has unraveled the molecular origin of the high mechanical strength enhancement of polymer nanocomposites.