Chemistry,College of Natural Science,Physics & Astronomy09/29/2022Marcos Dantus receives prestigious American Chemical Society Ahmed Zewail Award

Michigan State University chemist Marcos Dantus is the 2023 recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding and creative contributions to fundamental discoveries or inventions in ultrafast science and technology in the areas of physics, chemistry, biology or related fields.

Val OsowskiMSU chemist Marcos Dantus is a pioneer in his work with ultrafast lasers—an innovation that takes a low intensity, long pulse and compresses it to increase its energy. These lasers are ideal for probing and controlling chemical reactions and for use in biomedical imaging and sensing.Logo image for the American Chemical SocietyACS Ahmed Zewail AwardAwardfacultyultrafast science and technology