The OSU Institute for Materials Research awarded eight new IMR Facility Grants in June 2013, for a total investment of $16,000 in nascent materials research. The eight projects support faculty researchers from seven different departments within the College of Engineering, College of Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Arts and Sciences. Download the full award announcement with project abstracts Congratulations …
IMR Shuttle Service – Winter Break Schedule
The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) offers a free weekday passenger shuttle 10 times a day between main campus and West Campus research facilities. We are committed to continuing regular service to our passengers as much as possible during this winter break, and are providing the shuttle schedule below: Monday, December 17 – Friday, December 21: Regular shuttle hours …
CEM Renewal – Now Scheduling IRGs
The Center for Emergent Materials, Ohio State’s NSF MRSEC program, is beginning the six-year renewal process and is considering Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) to be included in the renewal submission. More details are available here.
IMR Shuttle Offers New Schedule, Expanded Hours
You asked, we listened! We added four shuttle routes to our weekday shuttle service and changed the schedule to every hour on the half hour. Based on feedback received from materials students and professors, we’ve made the following improvements to the IMR shuttle service: Earlier start time- first shuttle leaves Dreese Labs at 8:30 AM Later end time – last …
CEM Hosts LabView Short Course
The Center for Emergent Materials will be hosting a LabView Short Course taught by Dr. Jan Jacob February 6 – 24, 2012 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm 4138 Physics Research Building Course Overview Overview – LabVIEW and its Modules and Toolkits General Approaches to Software Development (Algorithm Development, Flowcharts, Statecharts) The LabVIEW Environment (where to …
CCBD Lab Open House – Thursday, May 5
CCBD Open House Thursday, May 5, 2011 2:00 – 4:00 PM Rooms 0118 and 140 Newman-Wolfrom Lab, 100 West 18th Avenue The Center for Chemical and Biophysical Dynamics (CCBD) Laboratory is an IMR-supported research facility within OSU’s Chemistry department, with Professor Terry Gustafson serving as the Lab Director and IMR Member of Technical Staff Dr. Evgeny Danilov as CCBD’s Lab …
David McComb Named New Ohio Research Scholar
The Materials Science and Engineering department at The Ohio State University recently announced the hire of Professor David McComb, Professor of Nanomaterials, Imperial College London. Dr. McComb will join OSU’s faculty on October 1, 2011 as an MSE Professor and Ohio Research Scholar in Nanoscale Materials Characterization. This Ohio Research Scholar position is partially funded through the Ohio Department of …
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 Shuttle Continues Service During Winter Break
On campus conducting research during Winter break? Let the IMR shuttle transport you in the cold weather! The IMR shuttle service continues to operate on a normal schedule during winter break, providing a free passenger shuttle between main campus and research facilities on Kinnear Road west of campus. The shuttle operates 6 times each weekday, leaving every 90 minutes beginning …
ENSL Launches New Website
The ENCOMM NanoSystems Laboratory (ENSL) has launched a new and improved website, complete with a custom URL: http://ensl.osu.edu/ ENSL is operated by the Center for Electronic/Magnetic Nanoscale Composite Multifunctional Materials (ENCOMM), and is one of three OSU materials facilities run by IMR Members of Technical Staff. ENSL provides academic and industrial users with access to advanced material characterization and fabrication tools for …