This is a reminder to OSU’s materials community that letters of intent for all three tiers of the OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program are due next Monday, March 19, 2012. The 2012-2013 OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program, an internal research funding opportunity to seed materials-allied research projects within the OSU materials community, is now in its second year …
OSU Materials Seed Grant Program Panel Discussion, Jan. 18
OSU Materials Seed Grant Program Panel Discussion Wednesday, January 18 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, 4138 Physics Research Building, 191 West Woodruff Avenue All researchers interested in this year’s seed grant competition are encouraged to join us for general information about the OSU Materials Seed Grant Program and hear from current seed grant PIs about their experiences with the program. …
11 New IMR Facility Grants Awards
Eleven new research projects were awarded by the IMR in December 2011, for a total investment of $22,000 in nascent materials research. The eleven projects support faculty researchers from seven departments within the College of Engineering, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, and the Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. Congratulations to the OSU research teams receiving Fall 2011 …
IMR Receives $400,000 Research Grant from Alcoa Foundation
We are pleased to announce that the Institute for Materials Research is the recipient of a $400,000 grant by The Alcoa Foundation in support of innovative research in lightweight vehicle structures by Ohio State faculty and students. Professors Glenn Daehn, Materials Science and Engineering, and Anthony Luscher, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will lead this project in design and manufacturing technologies …
IMR Awards 7 New Facility Grants
The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) awarded seven new research projects in April 2011, for a total investment of $14,000. These IMR Facility Grants support the work of faculty from eight departments within the College of Engineering, College of Pharmacy, and the Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. IMR Facility Grants provide up to $2,000 to assist OSU faculty …
New OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program Announced
An exciting new seed grant program available to the OSU materials community was announced this week, opening a range of research funding options to materials-allied researchers on campus. The OSU Materials Research Grant Program is an enhanced seed program which leverages resources and best practices from the seed programs of the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM), the Center for Electric and Magnetic …
IMR Collaborates on Three New OTF Photovoltaics Programs
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission announced $14 million in new funding of advanced energy sector awards last week, and we are excited to report that The Ohio State University Institute for Materials Research is a central collaborator on three of the five Photovoltaics Program Awards for fiscal year 2011. GreenField Solar Corporation in Oberlin, Ohio will use its $1 million …
IMR Awards 2010 Interdisciplinary Materials Research Grants (IMRG)
IMR’s Research Enhancement Program provides different funding mechanisms to support novel research at The Ohio State Univeristy Seven research projects were awarded a second year by the IMR in June 2010, for a an additional $287,500 in direct research support from IMR. 2010 IMRG Research Projects: Multi-Scale Characterization of Battery Materials for Improved Performance Lead: Sudarsanam Suresh Babu, Industrial, Welding …
IMR Awards Spring 2010 Facility Grants
Eight new research projects were awarded by the IMR in June 2010, for a total investment of $16,000. The eight projects support faculty researchers from seven departments within the College of Engineering, the College of Biological, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and the College of Dentistry. June 2010 IMR Facility Grant Awards FIB Characterization of MFM Probes, Lead Investigator: P. Chris …
CEM Announces New Proto-IRG Seed Grants
IMR has partnered with the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM) – The Ohio State University’s NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center – and the Center for Electronic & Magnetic Nanoscale Composite Multifunctional Materials (ENCOMM) to offer a new seed funding opportunity, the Proto-IRG (Interdisciplinary Research Group) Seed Grants program managed by the CEM. The following announcement is from the …