trueDiscovery Science,Donors & Alums,Faculty,Fundraisingpa10/09/2024MSU physicist named inaugural Cowen Distinguished Chair

Michigan State University has named Johannes Pollanen as the inaugural Cowen Distinguished Chair in Experimental Physics.

  • Johannes Pollanen, associate professor in the MSU Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the inaugural Cowen Distinguished Chair in Experimental Physics.
  • The endowment from MSU alum Randy Cowen honors Randy's father, a physics researcher of four decades.
  • Pollanen and his team explore quantum technologies. This endowment will allow his team to delve deeper into the science, creating novel technologies and making fundamental discoveries.
Sam BrichtaLandscape picture of the Physics and Astronomy buildingAn MSU interim provost wearing a suit hangs a medal around the neck of MSU physicist Johannes Pollanen.