The Ohio State University recently hosted the 7th United States Gallium Oxide Workshop, or GOX 2024, a pivotal workshop that brought together leading Ga2O3 research experts from around the world to discuss the latest advances in materials, device, and circuit development within the rapidly evolving field. As a premier event in this advancing field, GOX 2024 provided a …
Frontier Center collaboratively launches energy technology initiative in India
The IIT Bombay-Ohio State Frontier Science and Engineering Research Center, the government of Maharashtra and Ernst & Young have launched an energy technology initiative to drive innovation and foster a greener future. The partnership, formalized through the signing of an international agreement in June, will bring researchers together to address how energy technology can be applied to specific challenges, find …
AFRL funds new $5.5M Center of Excellence to advance spacecraft materials
Low Earth orbit (LEO), which consists of altitudes up to 1,200 miles above Earth, is the focus of a rapidly growing commercial space economy and is key for telecommunications, navigation, military operations, scientific research and human spaceflight. Technology advances and plummeting costs have led to the region becoming increasingly crowded with spacecraft like telescopes, space stations and thousands—and counting—of satellites. …
Ohio State professor Joseph Heremans selected for DOD high-risk basic research fellowship
5-year award nurtures single investigators’ ‘blue sky’ ideas Joseph Heremans is used to making discoveries that “look a little like magic,” detecting unexpected properties in materials and figuring out how to generate electricity with heat in ways that were once considered only theoretically possible. With a new federal fellowship that funds tenured faculty members’ “blue sky” research pursuits, Heremans, professor …
NSF-funded center to drive development of US natural rubber industry
The Ohio State University has been awarded $26 million in federal funding to jumpstart natural rubber production in the United States and enhance workforce development to fuel the new domestic industry. The U.S. National Science Foundation announced funding today (Aug. 21, 2024) for the creation of the “Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security” (TARDISS) Engineering Research Center (ERC). The first …
IMR launches new program for clean-tech battery manufacturing careers
The Institute for Materials and Manufacturing Research (IMR) at The Ohio State University is introducing a new program designed to create pathways for individuals with various levels of experience in STEM fields to enter the rapidly growing workforce in clean-tech battery manufacturing for the automotive industry. This program will provide unique career training and hands-on learning opportunities, equipping participants …
Ohio State partners with international manufacturer as new Battery Center renovations set to begin
A leading international equipment manufacturer has partnered with The Ohio State University’s new Battery Cell Research and Demonstration Center, paving the way for new advancements in battery cell manufacturing needed in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, as well as expanding access to cutting-edge equipment, education and workforce training in the United States. Germany-based partner Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH and …
From Ohio to India: Nathan Gajowski’s engineering journey
Growing up in a Cleveland suburb, Nathan Gajowski had a knack for tinkering with gadgets and dreaming up new inventions. After finishing high school, Gajowski wanted to study engineering. Ohio State seemed a perfect fit with its top-notch engineering program and affordable in-state tuition. His first two years at Ohio State were full of exciting classes, hands-on projects and general …
Frontier Center awards four new projects joining researchers from US, India
Four international research teams have been awarded funding by the IIT Bombay-Ohio State Frontier Center in its fourth round of grants. The new projects will enable unique collaborations that will push the frontier of science and engineering research beyond what could be accomplished by a single institution. The IIT Bombay-Ohio State Frontier Science and Engineering Research Center is a …
IMR awards Spring 2024 Kickstart Facility Grants
The Institute for Materials and Manufacturing Research is thrilled to announce the Spring 2024 awardees of our Kickstart Facility Grant Program. IMR Kickstart Facility Grants make shared campus research facilities more accessible to demonstrate materials-related research results with the goal of strengthening near-term research proposals for external support. These grants offset costs of user fees and access fees associated …