Anthony Schilmiller and Rob Last were part of a research team that has found that tomato plants use a different compound, neryl diphosphate, as the substrate for making monoterpenes. The difference is subtle but the discovery will change the way terpene research is done. The research, published in the May 25 issue of the Proceedings of [...]
Physicist Raymond Brock is an experimental high-energy physicist who studies the properties of fundamental matter and energy. Noted for his captivating science lectures, Brock treated the public to a discussion of antimatter following a showing of the film “Angels and Demons.” Read more…
The U.S. Department of Energy has tapped MSU to lead a new $12.5 million Energy Frontier Research Center to advance fundamental scientific understanding of the thermoelectric energy conversion process. The center is one of 46 to be established nationwide and involves faculty in physics and engineering. Read more…
“Tanzania in Deep Time – A View from the Rift Valley” documents an ongoing research project that has produced fossil discoveries from the Rukwa Rift Basin of western Tanzania. The research and the exhibit are collaborative projects and include MSU researchers. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation and is on display at the MSU [...]
Contaminated spinach in 21 states caused 205 confirmed cases of illness and three deaths in 2006. Understanding how contamination occurs and ways to improve food safety are critical in preventing future outbreaks of foodborne illness. Professor Elliot Ryser in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition leads a research program that examines the way [...]
The College of Natural Science congratulates the 574 undergraduate degree candidates and 180 advanced degree candidates who graduated on May 8. We invite all graduates to stay connected by joining the alumni groups on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Three CNS students have earned prestigious Goldwater Scholarships: Jessica Muir and Nathan Sanders, both juniors in physics and astrophysics, and Tory McCoy, a junior in mathematics and geological sciences, earned the awards for 2009-10. Read more…
