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So incredibly thrilled to share that Prof. James McCusker has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's (@rsc.org) prestigious Mond-Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry! 🎉 🧪 #RSCPrizes
June 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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A new @pnas.org paper from the the Weliky Group discovers potential basis for chronic infection by HIV!

www.chemistry.msu.edu/news/3-25-we...
Weliky Group Discovers Potential Basis for Chronic Infection by HIV
www.chemistry.msu.edu
March 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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From fighting cancer and pushing the boundaries of nuclear science, to inspiring the next generation of scientists, this #GiveGreenDay you can help support MSU's incredible community of Spartan Chemists!

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March 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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An amazing collab from the Demir and Odom groups
out now in the Journal of the American Chemical Society -- congratulations to all!

"Magnetic Hysteresis in a Dysprosium Bis(amide) ComplexArticle"

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February 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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A massive congratulations to Prof. Selvan Demir, who's been named a 2025 #SloanFellow!

This prestigious honor recognizes the very best of early-career science, and Prof. Demir's breakthrough work as an organometallic and inorganic chemist.

www.chemistry.msu.edu/news/2025-02...
February 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Start your weekend off with an inside look at how MSU researchers Piotr Piecuch and Marcos Dantus are discovering new sources for H3+, better known as the-molecule-that-made-the-universe' ☀️

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MSU scientists discover new sources for ‘the molecule that made the universe’
Michigan State researchers Piotr Piecuch and Marcos Dantus have provided unprecedented insights into the formation of H3+ in compounds known as methyl halogens and pseudohalogens.
msutoday.msu.edu
February 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Using light to hear biology? 💡 🦠
With short pulses of light, Elad Harel and his Spartan collaborators can produce a molecular movie that captures the vibrational motion of a biological object.

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MSU expert: Using light to hear biology
Harel and his Spartan collaborators report using light to observe and study the “sound” of a virus — an auditory breakthrough that provides a glimpse into elusive, real-time biology.
msutoday.msu.edu
February 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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An awesome conversation featuring MSU Chemistry's Elad Harel on how we might listen to biology -- using light! 💡

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Mantis shrimp's punch, and low-methane rice
Plus, what sound does a virus make...
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February 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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A huge congratulations to Jesse Sandhu on being nominated for a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship!

You can learn more about this honor and MSU's other fantastic nominees here:

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February 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Check out this new perspective article published in the Journal of Mass Spectrometry by Tian (Autumn) Qiu who is a former graduate student and current @msuchem.bsky.social Assistant Professor!
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Spatial Toxicology Research
The spatial information of xenobiotics distribution, metabolism, and toxicity mechanisms in situ has drawn increasing attention in both pharmaceutical and environmental toxicology research to aid dru...
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM