Archive for April, 2007

The Institute for Materials Research helped 38 OSU students to attend the 3rd Ohio Nanotechnology Summit on April 24 and 25, 2007 in Akron. These students presented their research posters at the Summit and attended important workshops and seminars regarding advances in nanotechnology. IMR paid for the students’ registration fees and lodging to facilitate their participation in this valuable conference. We are particularly proud of the wide range of academic fields represented by the IMR-sponsored students, who came from 13 different departments in 4 OSU colleges.

Total IMR-sponsored students: 38

Student Status

• Doctoral students: 11
• Graduate students: 25
• Undergraduate students: 2

Students’ Main Academic Departments

• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: 8
• Biomedical Engineering: 6
• Chemistry: 4
• Electrical Engineering: 3
• Industrial, Welding & Systems Engineering: 3
• Material Science and Engineering: 3
• Mechanical Engineering: 3
• Biophysics: 2
• Electrical and Computer Engineering: 2
• Aerospace Engineering: 1
• Astronomy: 1
• Business Administration: 1
• Physics: 1

On April 17, 2007, Associate Vice President for Research Douglas Kniss announced the internal procedure for proposal submissions to the National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Education (MRSEC) initiative. Due to the highly competitive nature of the MRSEC competition, a process was created to maximize the expertise and strengths of OSU researchers and faculty. The Institute for Materials Research (IMR) will have an active role in the coordination of OSU’s MRSEC proposal submission. See the attached memo from Dr. Kniss for the detailed approach to be used for this year’s MRSEC proposal submissions.