Centers
IMR currently administers two research programs.
PVIC
IMR administers the Ohio State University site of the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC).
PVIC was established in early 2007 through an $18.6 million award from the Ohio Department of Development, along with matching contributions of $30 million from universities, federal agencies, and industrial collaborators. PVIC is a scientific partnership of the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, and The Ohio State University.
Read moreOhio Research Scholars Program
In 2008 an $18.1 million Ohio Research Scholars award in advanced materials from the Ohio Department of Development was announced, creating a university coalition consisting of The Ohio State University, the University of Akron and the University of Dayton. Four endowed chairs with the title of Ohio Research Scholar – two at OSU and one each at the University of Akron and the University of Dayton - are currently being established, with the first hiring to occur as early as Fall 2009.
Read moreMaterials-allied research centers and groups at The Ohio State University
IMR supports each of these research centers in various ways, including providing direct infrastructure support.
National Science Foundation Centers- OSU MRSEC: Center for Emergent Materials (CEM)
- OSU NSEC: Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices
- Center for Advanced Polymer and Composite Engineering (CAPCE)