Events

The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) announces the first talk in its 2009-2010 IMR Colloquia Series:

Toward Higher Performance Permanent Magnets for Automotive Applications
Kazuhiro Hono
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and University of Tsukuba

Thursday, October 29, 2009
9:00 – 10:00 AM (light reception to follow)
E100 Scott Laboratory
201 West 19th Avenue

For a full abstract and bio click here

2009 IMR Materials Week brought together over 250 attendees, including representatives from 14 different universities and 12  industry collaborators.

The ending to this exciting week of shared discoveries was a luncheon where we announced the six winners of this year’s “Best Student Poster Award.”  The award winners were selected from 2 different poster sessions, a Materials Research Student Poster Session and the Center for Emergent Materials Student Poster Session.

2009 IMR Materials Week Poster Session Award Winners:

***Tengfei Jiang, Toward Site Specific Stamping of Graphene
Co -Authors: Dongsheng Li, Siddarth Rajan, Wolfgang Windl
Advisor: Nitin Padture
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
 

Hyunkyu Choi, Characterization of Doped LaFe O3 Oxygen Reduction Catalysts
Co-Authors: Nandita Lakshminarayanan, John Kuhn
Advisor: Umit S. Ozkan
Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
 

Inhee Lee, Ferromagnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Submicron Localized Spin Wave Mode
Co-Authors: Yuri Obukhov, Gang Xiang, Adam Hauser, Fengyuan Yang, Palash Banerjee, Denis Pelekhov
Advisor: P. Chris Hammel
Department: Physics
 

**Adam Hauser, Magnetic and Structural Properties of Half-Metallic Sr2FeMoO6 Epitaxial Films Fabricated by Ultra-High Vacuum Sputtering
Co-Authors: R. A. Ricciardo, T. Meyer, A. Genc, P. M. Woodward, H. L. Fraser
Advisor: Fengyuan Yang
Deparment: Physics
 

**Donghun Lee, STM Studies of an Atomic-Scale Gate Electrode Formed by a Single Charged Vacancy in GaAs
Advisor: Jay Gupta
Department: Physics
 

**Rebecca Ricciardo, Chemical, Magnetic and Orbital Order in the substituted Double Perovskite Sr(1-x)Ca(x)Mn0.5Ru0.5O3
Advisor: Patrick M. Woodward
Department: Chemistry

** These students represent the award winners from the Center for Emergent Materials

We look forward to having you join us at IMR Materials Week next year!

On May 5th, the IMR hosted its last seminar in the 2008-2009 IMR Colloquia Series, a lively talk featuring Dr. Larry “Kaz” Kazmerski, Executive Director of Science and Technology Partnerships at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Kazmerski’s colloquium, “Photovoltaics R&D: The Revolution Has Begun” was an entertaining, multi-media presentation of the history of solar energy technology and the future of photovoltaics production and use globally.

This popular event generated many requests for the presentation, and Dr. Kazmerski generously agreed to share it with the IMR community.

Download the slides from Dr. Kazmerski’s presentation.

Photovoltaics R&D:  The Revolution has Begun
 
Dr. Lawrence L. Kazmerski
Executive Director, Science and Technology Partnerships
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(former Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics)
 
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
9:00 – 10:00 AM
The Blackwell Ballroom

Click here for a flyer for this event.

Our first annual IMR Materials Week will showcase state-of-the-art research in materials at OSU from scientific discovery to engineering applications. This three-day event is offered free of charge to the materials community. 

The Institute for Materials Research is pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Wadsworth will serve as the next guest lecturer for the IMR Colloquia series on Thursday, October 25th.

Earlier this year, Dr. Wadsworth was named Executive Vice President of Global Operations for Battelle. In this new leadership position, he oversees the management or co-management of six national laboratories. All are invited to join us for this informative colloquium to learn more about recent scientific advances at Battelle and the national laboratories.

Click here for more details about this colloquium and other colloquium. 

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

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