Papapolymerou recommended as interim dean of Engineering
John Papapolymerou will be recommended to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees to serve as the interim dean of MSU’s College of Engineering, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Pending board approval, he will succeed Leo Kempel, who has served as dean since 2014.
Another $5 million for Industrial Assessment Center
The Michigan State University Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) has received another $5 million in its work to make manufacturing and commercial operations more sustainable throughout Michigan and the broader United States.
Inspiring a New Generation of Engineers
The Michigan State University College of Engineering offered new summer camps for K-12 students in 2024. One pilot project was a Semiconductor Camp, which was run by Nelson Sepúlveda, professor and interim chair of the MSU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Two Spartans named ARPA-E Early-Career Innovators
Two researchers in the Michigan State University College of Engineering have been named Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Early-Career Innovators and will receive $1 million for breakthrough transitions in clean energy.
Sepúlveda named interim leader for ECE
Nelson Sepúlveda has been named interim chairperson of the Michigan State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) beginning July 1, 2024.
Ask the expert: Using Detroit's wastewater as a public health tool
Wastewater surveillance hit the big time during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when officials started using this technique to monitor local virus levels.
Student Highlight: Katy Foss
Katy Foss has a broader outlook these days on how to achieve sustainability. She graduated from Michigan State University in April 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering and a minor in sustainable agriculture and food systems. While in the classroom, she learned the technicalities of her major and the bigger lesson of valuing distinct viewpoints.
Irene Xagoraraki wastewater surveillance featured in "The Conversation"
The environmental virology lab work being done by Irene Xagoraraki at Michigan State University is currently featured in the national news source, The Conversation. The professor of civil and environmental engineering explores why monitoring local virus levels helps officials make public health decisions.
MSU researchers discover honeybees can detect lung cancer
Debajit Saha and his team set out to determine if honeybees could distinguish a difference in the chemicals in human breath from someone who was healthy compared to someone with lung cancer.