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IMR FY20 Annual Report highlights advancements, achievements in materials-allied research at Ohio State
Each year, IMR publishes an annual report that highlights its progress guiding Ohio State’s materials-allied research enterprise, celebrates its faculty members’ achievements in research and innovation, and outlines efforts made to strengthen and support excellence in materials research at the university.
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IIT Bombay-Ohio State Frontier Center invites project proposals for funding under the Frontier Center Scholar Grant Program
The IIT Bombay-Ohio State Frontier Science and Engineering Research Center announced it has released requests for proposals (RFPs) for the second round of Frontier Center Scholar Grants.
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IMR announces Autumn 2020 Kickstart Facility Grant awardees
A total of 12 projects were awarded this semester through IMR’s Kickstart Facility Grant Program. Funding helps offset costs of user fees, access fees, and other charges associated with research facilities at Ohio State.
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National partnership to improve diversity in science and engineering
Ohio State and the U.S. Air Force are creating a national consortium to increase opportunities in the Air Force for minority STEM students and graduates. Ohio State will co-lead the new effort with Wright State University, North Carolina A&T State University, and AFRL.
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$1.5M NSF award to advance next-gen nanotechnology at Ohio State
The National Science Foundation approved a $1.5 million Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) toward the purchase and installation of an electron-beam lithography system at Nanotech West Laboratory, operated by IMR.
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ECE team exploring next-gen UV lasers in the fight against COVID-19
A recently earned $400k NSF award will fund an Electrical and Computer Engineering-led project to develop technology necessary to operate lasers more efficiently in the sterilization process.
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COVID-19 Inventor Showcase to highlight Ohio State effort to mass manufacture critical testing supplies
Tune in Dec. 15 to learn how an Ohio State coalition of university scientists, engineers, and manufacturers came together to share resources and expertise to combat a shortage of nasopharyngeal swabs in Ohio.
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Buckeyes Connect: Buckeyes Tackling Safety event with All-American Shawn Springs
Join us Dec. 10 for a discussion with Windpact chief executive Shawn Springs and researchers from Ohio State’s Dynamic Mechanics of Materials Lab. The panel will discuss Windpact’s development of new impact-mitigating technology, and how its collaboration with Ohio State can improve how we protect ourselves from concussion and impacts.
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IMR response to COVID-19
IMR is collaborating with departments, colleges and centers across Ohio State to grow new efforts to fight the spread and impact of COVID-19.
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Upcoming Events
MAEBL continues Dec. 17
The 2020 Meeting for Advanced Electron Beam Lithography (MAEBL) continues with its sixth virtual workshop on Thursday, Dec. 17. The monthly series brings together the brightest minds in e-beam lithography throughout North America and around the world. Registration is open now.
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DOE info session: Advanced Research Projects Agency and its OPEN Funding Process
In anticipation of the release of ARPA-E’s 2021 OPEN Funding Opportunity Announcement, the Office of Research and the Tech Commercialization Office will offer an information session on Dec. 17, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, via Zoom.
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