Archive for February, 2007

The Institute for Materials Research (IMR) has named three OSU colleagues as Associate Directors with appointments beginning March 1, 2007.

Malcolm Chisholm, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Robert Davis, Director of the Nanotech West Laboratories, and Michael Mills, the Taine G. MacDougal Professor of Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have all agreed to serve the IMR community as Associate Directors.

IMR Director Steve Ringel noted, “The tremendous capabilities of Malcolm, Mike and Bob, their complementary perspectives on the materials field, and their proven leadership qualities will greatly benefit IMR in its mission to drive OSU’s materials enterprise toward becoming among the most elite in the nation. We are very fortunate to have these three outstanding individuals on board and I am looking forward to working closely with them.”

IMR Associate Directors will provide input and advice regarding the development and implementation of our strategic plans and programs, as well as assist in the coordination of IMR facilities and members of technical staff. They will be key IMR representatives linking faculty with IMR programs and services.

The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) will provide support for up to 40 OSU students to attend and present their posters at this year’s Ohio Nanotechnology Summit.

This annual event is the premier nanotechnology event in Ohio, drawing both national and local leaders in nanotechnology. Attendance at this conference offers students the opportunity to network with potential employers and learn the latest in nano research from national leaders.

The 2007 Ohio Nanotechnology Summit will be held April 24 and 25, 2007 in Akron at the John S. Knight Convention Center. The IMR and the Office of Research will be major sponsors of this year’s event, jointly serving as a Summit Benefactor as part of our ongoing effort to support materials-related research in the OSU community.

The first 40 students to submit a request for IMR sponsorship will have their registration fees and one night hotel paid by IMR. All OSU students are eligible; sponsored students must participate in the poster display sessions.

For more information about participation in this opportunity, please contact Layla Manganaro, IMR Program Manager, at manganaro.4@osu.edu or 247-4685.

Visit the Ohio Nanotechnology Summit’s website at www.ohionanosummit.net

The IMR announces its first round of internal grant awards through the IMR Research Enhancement Program. IMR distributed 16 Facility Grant awards totaling almost $40,000. These grants provide funds (up to $2,500) to OSU researchers to cover user fees and associated costs related to conducting materials-allied research. The 16 awards will provide assistance to 25 researchers (faculty and graduate students) with lead researchers representing six OSU departments.

A paid summer research internship in science, engineering and public policy is available, sponsored by the Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies (ORCAS). ORCAS has defined the following summer 2007 program topics:

• Nanotechnology applications and implications
• Climate modeling for regional decision making
• Energy technologies and policies
• The American landscape: Changes in land use, population, and housing

The deadline for applications is March 2, 2007. For more information about the ORCAS internship program, visit: http://orcas.orau.org/internships/overview.htm

• Manufacture of Non-Photodefinable Polymer Nanostructures Using Pressure-Assisted Nanopatterning; Lead: Yi Zhao, Biomedical Engineering
• Superconductivity and Ferromagnetism: Proximity Effects; Lead: Thomas Lemberger, Physics; Co-Applicants: Fengyuan Yang, Physics; Julia Myer, Physics; R. Sooryakumar, Physics
• Passive Millimeter-Wave Camera Using Monolithic Si-Based Square-Law Detectors for Inclement Weather Piloting and Security Screening; Lead: Paul Berger, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Request for IMR Facility Grant to Enhance Program on Spintronic Phenomena in Organic-Based Materials; Lead: Arthur Epstein, Physics; Co-Applicants: Jeremy Bergeson (Postdoctoral Researcher); Deniz Duman and Mark Murphey (Graduate Students)
• A Proposal to Devlop High Quality Coupling Gratings for Ta2O5 Optical Waveguides Using Electron Beam Lithography; Lead: Gregory Lafyatis, Physics
• Development of Ultra-Short T-Gates for High Speed Electronics; Lead: Wu Lu, , Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Facility Support for Structural Analysis of Multifunctional Oxide Interfaces; Lead: Leonard Brillson, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Co-Applicants: Fengyuan Yang, Physics; Patrick Woodward, Chemistry
• Preparation and Characterization of Ultrasharp Tips for Sub-10nm Resolution Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy; Lead: Jay Gupta, Physics; Co-Applicants: Arthur Epstein, Physics; Terry Gustafson, Chemistry
• Support for 2 projects: Nanometer-resolution studies of gate-field-modified Schottky-Barrier devices and Nanoscale studies of metal-molecule-Si Schottky-Barrier devices; Lead: Jonathan Pelz, Physics
• Reliability of Single Sensor DTA in Determining Phase Transformations and Structural Changes in Advanced Structural Alloys; Lead: John Lippold, Industrial, Welding, and Systems Engineering; Co-Applicant: Boian Alexandrov (Research Scientist)
• Materials Science of Photo-reversible Semiconducting Glass States; Lead: R. Sooryakumar, Physics; Co-Applicant: Ronald Reano, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Request for an IMR Facility Grant; Lead: Sheikh Akbar, Materials Science and Engineering; Co-Applicants: Derek Hansford, Biomedical Engineering
• Multi-Cation Oxides for Cye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Lead: Yiying Wu, Chemistry
• Semiconductor Nanowires for Spintronics; Lead: Fengyuan Yang, Physics
• Sub-Lithographic Patterning of Magnetic Nanowires; Lead: Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, Physics; Co-Applicant: Fengyuan Yang, Physics
• Application for IMR Facility Grant; Lead: P. Chris Hammel, Physics