MSU Chemistry

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[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

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[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

Our paper on the DEA- and DIP-EOMCC methods with full and active-space treatments of 4p2h/4h2p correlations and T3 clusters (https://t.co/lQg5EHTDZ1) is out! Elsevier sent me a URL allowing free access to it before July 17, 2026: https://t.co/QVXZveKvx6 . Take a look! @MSUChem

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

Cover alert! 🚨 New from @TuoWangLab
and collaborators -- congratulations, all!

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

On the cover of this week's issue: "Native Architecture of Wheat Straw Cell Walls: A Unified Model from X-ray Scattering and Solid-State NMR"

Read it here 🔗 https://t.co/mG3vuL3GjK

[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

Our new paper describing implementation and testing of the state-of-the-art DEA/DIP-EOMCC methods with full & active-space treatments of 4p2h/4h2p correlations on top of CCSDT/CCSDt that can be seen at https://t.co/LdIMHjxnhG has been accepted for publication in CPL! @MSUChem 1/2

[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

One of my PhD students, @Swati_Pr10, who is attending the 56th MWTCC (https://t.co/cg1K6ljVf8), gave a talk "Converging High-Level Coupled-Cluster Energetics by Incorporating Selected Configuration Interaction in Moment Energy Expansions". Congratulations, Swati! @MSUChem

[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

In recognition of his outstanding work in Analytical/Physical Chemistry Laboratory taught in the spring, a 4th-year Ph.D. student in my group, Agnibha Hanra, has been selected as a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Citation awarded by @MSUChem. Congratulations, Agnibha!

[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

One week after @EmanuelContC, another PhD student in my group, @KartikPal574, gave a very nice seminar about downfolding pursued by our group alumni Drs. Karol Kowalski and Nick Bauman, which has math origins in my old SSMRCC work with Prof. Ludwik Adamowicz. Well done, Kartik!

[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

One of the PhD students in my group, @EmanuelContC, gave a wonderful departmental seminar about the state-universal multireference coupled-cluster theory, its historical origins, mathematical foundations, early developments, and more recent work. Great job, Emanuel! @MSUChem

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

Check out the very latest from the Piecuch Group over in JCTC, congratulations to the team!

[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

Good news at end of the week: Our paper on reduced-cost 4-component relativistic DIP-EOMCC approaches with 4-hole-2-particle correlations and 3-body clusters resulting from a collaboration with @Achinty16829300 and his group has appeared in JCTC: https://t.co/2Tpz6OIXGd @MSUChem

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

Terrific and well-deserved, a huge congratulations, Aswath!

[TuoWangLab @TuoWangLab]

So proud of Aswath Karai for earning the Goldwater Scholarship!
An incredible undergraduate researcher in our lab, doing outstanding work on fungal cell wall structure using ssNMR being recognized. A well-deserved achievement! @MSUChem @MSUNatSci

https://t.co/gnoF40DUkL

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

And the third -- congratulations all on a triple-header! 🥳

[TuoWangLab @TuoWangLab]

Another important study on JACS: we have relied on the sensitivity of DNP to track the incorporation of Phe and Tyr into lignin network in the grass cell wall of Brachypodium and understand biosynthetic pathway. #PlantBiology #nmrchat @MSUChem @MSUNatSci 
https://t.co/58raK03Sgq

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

The second of three new @J_A_C_S papers out from the Wang Lab this spring!

[TuoWangLab @TuoWangLab]

Now on JACS: we show that how alpha-glucans play important roles in cell wall remodeling and change immune recognition in a vaccine candidate strain of Aspergillus fumigatus #nmrchat @MSUChem @MSUNatSci @MRCcmm 
https://t.co/9J3o1yXNvW

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

Be on the lookout this spring for new @J_A_C_S
breakthroughs from the NMR-maestros in the Wang Lab!🔬

[TuoWangLab @TuoWangLab]

In collaboration with Nishiyama and Xu groups, we combined the use of solid-state NMR and X-ray to determine the structural organizations of cellulose, xylan, and lignin in wheat straw and provide a unified model. #nmrchat @MSUChem @MSUNatSci

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

Congratulations to @seokhyoung_kim on being named an ACS Materials Au Rising Star!

Find out more about the Kim's Lab quest for new quantum materials.

“Every step of the process brings something unexpected, and we are constantly learning along the way."

https://t.co/R4xvUEKSpM

[Selly Demir @DemirSelly]

Excited to show that the coordination of the organic tetraazanaphthalene radical to yttrium ions enhances its stability, paving the way for new spin-based materials 😎😊! Published in the 2025 Rising star issue of ACS Organic & Inorganic Au 🥳.

https://t.co/loYqliREXw
@MSUChem

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

Be sure to check out the very latest from @KimlabMSU: an inside look at the group's incredibly successful (and colorful) lithography activity that's making an impact on young scientists!

[SEOKHYOUNG KIM @seokhyoung_kim]

Scientific research isn’t the only thing we do in the lab. We also think of ways to inspire young scientific minds through hands-on activities. Check out our latest lithography activity in this interesting article published in the Journal of Chemical Education!

[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

You can also see our recently accepted paper on the amazingly well-performing CIPSI-driven CC(P;Q) methodology for excited electronic states at https://t.co/eDIq51RZII (in the section of the Chemical Physics Letters website "Articles in press"). Please have a look! @MSUChem

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

Be sure to check out the full story behind a very special issues of @MolecularPhys, honoring our very own @PiecuchPiotr!

Featuring papers by collaborators and colleagues, this collection celebrates Piecuch's lifelong work as scientist and mentor:

https://t.co/QGSGQIxYvb

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

Start the year off right with a new Demir paper, which follows another recent publication in @ChemicalScience, congratulations all!

[Selly Demir @DemirSelly]

Excited to share new inverse-sandwich rare earth metal complexes with intriguing properties and electronic structures - this time involving toluene dianions 😎😊🥳🎉!! Published in @InorgChem!

https://t.co/Ejq2muOVKo

@MSUChem @GroupDemir

[Selly Demir @DemirSelly]

Happy to share that our research on rare 1D organometallic lanthanide chain compounds got highlighted on the Outside Back Cover! Thanks @ChemicalScience ! Happy Holidays from the Demir Group 💚🤍!
Cover: https://t.co/raX2Jw2uKA
Paper: https://t.co/0uh5gNMdsj
@MSUChem @GroupDemir

[MSU Chemistry @MSUChem]

An early holiday present from the Piecuch Group, who have a brand new paper in @JPhysChem! 🥳

[Piotr Piecuch @PiecuchPiotr]

This week started with the publication of our article https://t.co/k0Rtc6P0mN on the CIPSI-driven CC(P;Q) formalism in @JPhysChem A and ended with a group holiday party. Agnibha, Emanuel, Jun, Kartik, Nikos, Swati, and Tiange: Thank you for all your work and friendship! @MSUChem