2008 IMR Materials Week

Highlights from 2008 IMR Materials Week

Our first annual IMR Materials Week showcased state-of-the-art research in materials at OSU from scientific discovery to engineering applications.

Welcome Fiesta and Student Poster Session

 This three-day event was offered free of charge to the materials community.  Below are the highlights from this event:

• Keynote: Dr. Jerry M. Woodall, National Medal of Technology Laureate and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University; “What Happened to Curiosity-Driven Research in America?”

  

  Dr. Jerry Woodall served as the keynote speaker

   

   

   

• Three roadblock workshops, 4 ½ hour in-depth discussions with national experts about challenges we often face in our research
  • Tools, Opportunities and Challenges in Spin Injection and Transport
  • The Science and Issues of Phonon Engineering
  • Biomaterials and Technology for Next Generation Public Health
• Overviews of three major externally-funded research centers at Ohio State: NSF National Science and Engineering Center (NSEC), ODOD Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC), and proposed NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
• Presentations from our four newest faculty hired through the Targeted Investments in Excellence (TIE) program
• Tours of materials-related research facilities throughout Ohio State’s campus
• Student poster presentations featuring materials-allied work conducted by OSU students, including IMR-funded research projects

Student Poster Award Luncheon