John Verboncoeur to serve as IEEE VP-elect
A Spartan Engineer from Michigan State University has been elected to a leadership role in directing the Technical Activities (TA) unit for the world's largest technical professional society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Donald Morelli receives international honor
A professor of chemical engineering and materials science at Michigan State University has been awarded the 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award from the International Thermoelectric Society (ITS).
Child's play and STEM
A Michigan State University professor is using "smart toys" to find new ways to introduce science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to young children.
New BME roles for Adam Alessio and Chris Contag
Adam Alessio will lead the Michigan State University Department of Biomedical Engineering as interim chair and former BME Chair Christopher Contag will now focus his attention on growth strategies in the College of Engineering, Dean Leo Kempel has announced.
New faculty 2021-2022
The Michigan State University College of Engineering recently added six new tenure-system faculty members to its growing list of academic experts. One new assistant professor focuses on trustworthy artificial intelligence while another studies electronics in extreme environments, plus another examines diamond nanofabrication techniques.
Improving the performance of lithium metal batteries
A Spartan Engineer at Michigan State University is part of a national research team that has determined the proper stack pressure that lithium metal batteries, or LMBs, need for optimal performance during battery operation.
Spartans team up to improve medical imaging
For Michigan State University researchers Assaf Gilad and Wolfgang Banzhaf, their chemistry transcends the boundaries of science. The duo is developing molecules inspired by nature to help medical diagnostics such as MRI scans keep pace with emerging therapies that can treat diseases more precisely while improving patient safety.