IMR Facility Grants – Spring 2012 Awards

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The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) announces the latest round of IMR Facility Grants awards.

Six new research projects were awarded by the IMR in June 2012, for a total investment of $12,000 in nascent materials research.  The six projects support faculty researchers from five different departments within the College of Engineering and the Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences.

Congratulations to the following researchers on their new awards:

  • Study of Fast Neutron Irradiation Effects on GaN using Depth-resolved Cathodoluminescence Spectroscop, Lei (Raymond) Cao, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Insitu detection of CO2 reduction intermediates, Anne Co, Chemistry
  • Single- and Few-layer transport measurements of Group 14 Graphane Analogues, Joshua Goldberger, Chemistry
  • Single Cell Culture Wells (SiCCWells) for combinatorial approaches to cell biology, Derek Hansford  Biomedical Engineering
  • Development and characterization of a novel direct patterning technique for graphene using Dip-Pen Nanolithography, Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, Physics
  • Using Nanostructured Aerogel Films for Improved Performance of Metal Oxide Gas Sensor, Patricia Morris, Materials Science & Engineering