Katrina Cornish, an Ohio Research Scholar and Endowed Chair in Bio-based Emergent Materials at the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), recently received the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society Lifetime Achievement Award for scientific excellence and impact in the field. The prestigious award recognizes science and engineering leaders who have made “outstanding contributions that have advanced the scientific field and/or …
The Institute for Materials Research (IMR) dedicates one week each May to celebrate all the innovative research and accomplishments of the materials community at The Ohio State University. And this year, there was no shortage of achievements deserving recognition. More than 350 researchers from academia, industry and government labs came together at 2019 OSU Materials Week, making the multi-day conference …
Institute for Materials Research faculty member Katrina Cornish received in quick succession three accolades for her impact in innovative research at The Ohio State University. Cornish, an Ohio Research Scholar and Endowed Chair in Bio-based Emergent Materials at the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), received three Innovator of the Year awards between late April and mid …
In science, explaining one’s research thesis to an audience outside your field can be tough. Add the pressure of a ticking clock, and you’ve got a real challenge on your hands. But six graduate students from The Ohio State University were up for it. No props. No elaborate electronic media assistance. No dumbing it down. Each presenter was …
More than 110 posters showcasing researchers’ work in materials-allied fields were on display at The Ohio State University during 2019 OSU Materials Week. Nearly 100 of those posters were presented by students at Ohio State in a two-day series of poster sessions judged by faculty and professional researchers from academia and industry. This years’ sessions also featured work …
The Ohio State University’s Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis (CEMAS) recently received one of Procter & Gamble’s 2018 North America Connect+Develop Awards, reflecting its instrumental role in advancing P&G product development and strengthening the relationship between the two global organizations. P&G’s Connect+Develop (C+D) open innovation program helps it engage with innovators and patent-holders to meet needs across the P&G …
Office of Research and College of Engineering fund teams in new lab, in collaboration with Honda Transportation is changing. Cars can run on electricity, and tell us whether we are too distracted while we drive. Buses offer free wi-fi. Ride-sharing is ubiquitous. Bike-commuting is in vogue. Decades from now, the way people move through their daily lives will likely …
The Ohio State University in April hosted dozens of expert and novice users of electron beam lithography tools from across the country at the third annual Meeting for Advanced Electron Beam Lithography (MAEBL) at the Ohio Union. The workshop connects users with varying levels of experience with e-beam lithography tools, offering an open format to exchange knowledge. The MAEBL …
Agreement advances collaboration between Ohio State and IIT Bombay The Ohio State University on April 10 launched an initiative with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) to create what is believed to be the university’s first academic research center shared outside the U.S. The IIT Bombay-Ohio State Frontier Science and Engineering Research Center will be a center …
Student participants from the most recent INNOVATE-O-thon recently shared their experiences and thoughts on the future of smart mobility in Ohio to a packed ballroom of government representatives and community members. DriveOhio, an initiative working to advance smart mobility in Ohio, invited the students to the DriveOhio Alliance quarterly meeting at the Fawcett Center after their involvement in an Institute …