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Ohio State researchers explore manufacturing alternatives for COVID-19 testing supplies
Led by the Institute for Materials Research (IMR), researchers from the Center for Design Manufacturing Excellence (CDME), Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will work to increase the production and improve the effectiveness of COVID-19 testing by redesigning nasopharyngeal swabs used to detect the novel coronavirus, while reimagining the manufacturing process by which those swabs are produced.
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Shamsul Arafin receives NSF EAGER award
Shamsul Arafin, an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), was awarded a one-year, $165,999 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund exploratory research that could advance future quantum technologies.
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Swab prototypes for COVID-19 test kits analyzed at MSE lab
Researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering are analyzing the material performance of the nasopharyngeal swab prototypes being designed for use in detecting the virus that causes the new coronavirus disease.
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NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report: Ned Hill shares thoughts on manufacturing as companies reopen
The manufacturing sector lost 1.3 million jobs in April. But a light at the end of the tunnel may be appearing, as U.S. businesses begin to reopen. Ned Hill, Professor in the colleges of Public Affairs and Engineering, shared his thoughts on the future of manufacturing with NPR.
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OSEP award to boost IMR’s support of university sustainability goals
Jay Sayre, IMR Director of Innovation and Research Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, will receive funding through an Ohio State Energy Partners award that will allow IMR to refurbish and reinstate a fuel cell test station expected to support new fuel cell programs at the university.”
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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
IMR Distinguished Lecture Series
Nitin P. Padture, Brown University’s Otis E. Randall University Professor in the School of Engineering and Director of the Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation, is set to present “The Fascinating Materials Science of Halide-Perovskite Thin Films for Next-Generation Solar Cells” on Thurs., Oct. 1 at Ohio State. Read more →