As The Ohio State University’s main hub for cutting-edge materials research, Nanotech West Laboratory services not only industry researchers, but students, staff and faculty. It is an extensively equipped and fully staffed space where researchers can access laboratories and equipment, as well as take advantage of in-house training, process and project support. The expansive shared user facility, which …
Honda gift expands Nanotech West Lab’s energy R&D capabilites
A recently installed glovebox procured with a gift from Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC has expanded the electrochemical energy storage and conversion research capabilities in the Energy Innovation Lab (EIL) at Nanotech West Laboratory, on Ohio State’s West Campus. The EIL spaces on West Campus serve as IMR’s core energy multi-user facility and R&D center that are …
IMR announces upcoming Distinguished Lecture Series: Semiconductor Manufacturing and Design – How do we excite today’s students?
Semiconductor Manufacturing and Design – How do we excite today’s students? Mark E. Law Distinguished Professor, University of Florida Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. Reception to follow. E100 Scott Laboratory 201 W. 19th Ave. Columbus, Ohio Abstract Today’s students have access to tools students 40 years ago could only dream of. They approach learning in different ways as well, …
Ohio State leads new Department of Defense research program for next-generation semiconductor devices
The Ohio State University will lead a multi-institutional, multidisciplinary research team developing next-generation semiconductor devices for wireless communication and radar applications. The team is planned to be awarded $7.5 million in funding over five years for its role in the newly established Department of Army Ultra-wide Bandgap RF Electronics Center. The Army Research Office (ARO), a directorate of the …
INNOVATE-O-thon with Procter & Gamble
Undergraduate students at The Ohio State University were recently faced with a deceptively complicated challenge at the Institute for Materials Research’s (IMR) INNOVATE-O-thon event: improve the functionality of a package of baby wipes. The challenge was set by representatives of Procter & Gamble, which produce Pampers disposable towelettes, during a weekend event at the IMR Innovation Lab at …
Ohio State chosen as research home for Starlab’s George Washington Carver Science Park Terrestrial Laboratory
Research will help preserve Ohio’s water quality, improve crop efficiency and enhance animal health The Ohio State University will serve as the lead partner for the first-ever science park devoted to space research. Voyager Space announced today it has selected a proposal from the university, the State of Ohio, JobsOhio, and One Columbus (“Team Ohio”) to host the terrestrial analog of the George Washington …
Ohio State establishes new education and research center for advanced semiconductor fabrication
CAFE will be operated at Ohio State by the Institute for Materials Research The Ohio State University will lead a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary education and research center to advance the fabrication and development of semiconductors and next-generation device technologies. The new center will lay the foundation for a sustained, highly skilled and diverse semiconductor manufacturing workforce by developing comprehensive …
Frontier Center awards funding to six projects joining researchers from US and India
The IIT Bombay-Ohio State Frontier Center announced nearly $380,000 in funding to six collaborative research teams through its third round of awards under the Frontier Center Scholars Program. The IIT Bombay-Ohio State Frontier Science and Engineering Research Center is a joint research center operated by the Institute for Materials Research (IMR) at The Ohio State University and the Indian …
Ohio State’s new research center for advanced manufacturing: What they are saying
Federal, state and local leaders celebrate new engineering research center The Ohio State University is leading a multi-institutional engineering research center to develop and deploy revolutionary, intelligent autonomous manufacturing systems and educate a future manufacturing workforce. This week, the National Science Foundation announced funding for the Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing, Moving from Evolution to Revolution (HAMMER) Engineering Research Center, for …