It is no secret the automotive industry is at a transformational crossroads. Many companies are working toward transitioning from the internal combustion engine to electrification and sustainable mobility. Helping to lead that transformation are the 75 students in the driver’s seat of the MSU Solar Racing Team, a student-run organization that designs, builds, and races …
Congratulations to Madison Marsh who has just been named the 2022 Ian Gray Scholarship award recipient! Each year, The Ian Gray Scholarship is awarded to an MSU student exhibiting exceptional qualities of an entrepreneur. Named after Ian Gray, who spearheaded the creation of the Innovation Center and served as vice president for Research and Graduate …
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Five Michigan State University scientists are part of a pilot project to investigate PFAS remediation strategies at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GFIA) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The $1.2 million project is funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and a matching contribution from the GFIA. MSU will receive roughly $300,000. Leading …
MI Wheat Month In July 2022, Governor Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed July as Wheat Month in Michigan in recognition of the importance of the wheat crop to Michigan’s economy. Annually, 40 million bushels of wheat are grown on more than 500,000 acres of Michigan farmland representing $281 million in economic impact for the state. Dr. Eric Olson, the …
Current MSU students Matthew Rogien and Logan Nash are developing a technologically- advanced, wearable pepper spray called My Triple 4s (444). Working with the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s MSU Hatch, Matt and Logan conducted more than 150 surveys, asking for opinions on self-defense technology. “People are currently carrying around the classic bulky, ugly …
Michigan State University’s Chengcheng Fang has been named a 2022 Innovator Under 35 by the science and technology magazine MIT Technology Review. The magazine selected Fang for its list of “outstanding innovators who are younger than 35” because of her research’s potential to make batteries for electric vehicles run safer and last longer. In theory, …
Director of MSU Industrial Assessment Center, Kristen Cetin, discusses “Getting Green” and how we can better involve students with hands on experience with energy and manufacturing related fields. Click here to hear more.
Michigan State University and global theranostics, health care technology innovator Bold Advanced Medical Future, or BAMF, Health have, today, announced the delivery of two advanced GE PETtrace 890 cyclotrons at the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building. Located at the base of the Medical Mile in the downtown Grand Rapids Innovation Park, the arrival classifies the …
Breanna Berry works with the communications team at the Innovation Center as a student intern. Berry’s focus is mainly on videography and social media. Berry’s time at the Innovation Center has allowed her to further develop her skillset in the profession. She often works to create video content that will be used on the Innovation …
