Chemistry Professor Jim McCusker and a team of chemists, mathmaticians and engineers have received a $1.9 million NSF grant to improve solar panel technology. Read more about developing more efficient solar energy solutions. Watch the video.
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…
Student Spotlight: Jeff Gour, Doctoral Student, Chemistry
From his office in the Chemistry building, Jeff Gour uses quantum mechanical calculations to explain why molecules and nuclei behave the way they do. Gour is a doctoral student working under the guidance of Piotr Piecuch.
Since his arrival as an undergraduate in 2001, Gour has been an author or [...]
Powering a car with hydrogen is more than just a job for engineers. For fuel cells to become a reality, researchers at MSU from the mathematics department to the chemistry department are working together to improve hydrogen fuel cells with polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology
“It’s becoming increasingly clear that we must move away [...]
