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For Michigan State University Department of Physics and Astronomy in 2024-2026, the graph shows 23 visible PIs and 8 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (43% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), Nuclear and High Energy Physics as the leading subfield (17% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), and Astro and Planetary Science as the leading topic (5% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That looks relatively sparse, so claims about department-wide cohesion should be made carefully. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Angela K. Wilson (12.4 weighted works; Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research). The clearest collaboration lines are G. Mark Voit and Megan Donahue (5 shared works, weight 1.9). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 2, around Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Materials Chemistry, led by A. Spyrou, Huey-Wen Lin, B. A. Brown.