Research News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The source of troublesome lake algae is not always clear, but an interdisciplinary research project with two Michigan State University researchers found an answer may include colder groundwater that feeds some inland lakes. This finding could help predict the formation of harmful algal blooms to mitigate their impact on drinking water, tourism, fishing and fish toxicity.

Designing innovative electric motors for automotives, power tools or toys hasn't translated into the capacity to efficiently manufacture them. Michigan State University researcher Shanelle Foster wants to change that with new 3D-printing technology guided by careful observations from some of nature's most deft engineers — web-spinning spiders.

The Michigan State University researchers who created the first miniature human heart model with primary heart cell types, vascular tissue and a functioning structure of chambers have taken another step forward: developing new therapies for congenital heart disease.