Centers and Core Facilities

Staff at the Battery Cell R&D Center work at a coating machine.

Battery Cell R&D Center

The center develops next-generation battery cell materials and manufacturing technologies to support the transition to electrification, while also focusing on workforce training.
Two students working in the Bio AFM Lab at Ohio State's Scott Laboratory.

Bio-AFM Core Facility

This facility's capabilities include electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy to enable the high-resolution characterization of biological materials.
students sitting in the CEMAS facility

Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis

CEMAS is a centralized, coordinated imaging facility where traditional boundaries between disciplines are eliminated.
Student testing battery cells at the Energy Innovation Lab.

Energy Innovation Lab

The EIL is focused on translating electrochemical energy storage and conversion research to meet the needs in the market through strategic industrial partnerships.
Student using an instrument in the NSL lab.

NanoSystems Lab

NSL provides users with access to advanced material characterization and fabrication tools for research and development applications.
Front exterior of the Nanotech West Lab building at Ohio State.

Nanotech West Lab

NTW is a 36,000-square-foot shared user facility supporting state-of-the-art research and innovation in nanotechnology, semiconductors, photonics, energy storage, and innovation.
Man working on complex machinery

Optoelectronics and Metrology Lab

OEM provides essential testing and packaging capabilities to support the full semiconductor device fabrication and characterization cycle.
Two students working in the SEAL lab at Ohio State.

Semiconductor Epitaxy and Analysis Lab

SEAL is Ohio State's premier molecular beam epitaxy facility and one of the largest in the U.S., supporting interdisciplinary research on electronic and photonic materials and devices.