Our welcome event included a celebration of 10 years of IMR, a keynote address by Ayodhya Tiwari, and presentations by six finalists of the Three Minute Thesis competition
Two Members of Technical Staff Receive University Honors
Two of IMR’s Members of Technical Staff – Mark Brenner and Denis Pelekhov – were recently recognized for their commitment to supporting researchers, mentoring students, and ensuring safety in their respective research facilities.
COSI Academy Students Experience Science in Action at Nanotech West
IMR staff hosts high school students from COSI Academy, an exploration program for high school students interested in STEM and STEM related careers.
Using Food Waste as a Sustainable Rubber Filler
Katrina Cornish’s group develops sustainable alternatives to synthetic rubber using egg shells and tomato peels mixed with guayule and Buckeye Gold dandelion.
Innovations in Materials Research Newsletter – Winter 2017 Issue
The Winter 2017 issue of Innovations in Materials Research, the biannual newsletter of the OSU Institute for Materials Research, is now available online! The latest issue of our biannual newsletter is now available online and in print. Features include stories about two student design challenges IMR has coordinated, two new Global Partnership Grants supporting OSU-India partnerships, advances in energy research that …
Plotting a Path to Innovation
The Materials Innovation space debuted during our annual IMR External Advisory Board meeting. The winners of a student design competition discussed their design process and demonstrated the large scale plotter – the highlight of the space’s unique feature wall.
Global Partnership Grant Funds Sustainable Materials Research Collaboration
IMR’s first Global Partnership Grant funds a collaboration between Siddharth Rajan, Associate Professor at Ohio State, and Saurabh Lodha, an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at IIT-Bombay.
M&MS Welcomes Kari Roth as Senior Technology Integrator
Kari Roth joins the Materials and Manufacturing for Sustainability team to lead projects and manage client relationships within the Materials Innovation Greenhouse (MIG)
Seven New Faculty Join M&MS
Seven new faculty will join Ohio State during the 2016-2017 academic year through the Materials and Manufacturing for Sustainability (M&MS) focus area of the university’s Discovery Themes Initiative.
2016 OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program Awards
The 2016 awards fund 11 exceptionally promising, innovative materials research initiatives and total $500,000 in internal research funding to 25 Ohio State researchers from 10 departments in five colleges.