We are pleased to announce that the Institute for Materials Research is the recipient of a $400,000 grant by The Alcoa Foundation in support of innovative research in lightweight vehicle structures by Ohio State faculty and students. Professors Glenn Daehn, Materials Science and Engineering, and Anthony Luscher, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will lead this project in design and manufacturing technologies …
New IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
Steven Ringel, IMR Director and professor and Neal A. Smith Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering, is co-founder of a new scholarly journal, the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. The journal was created in response to the rapid expansion of research in the science, engineering and technology of solar cells materials, devices and systems. The peer-reviewed, archival publication will report original and …
MSE Special Colloquium, Peter Gumbsch, July 15
The OSU Materials Science and Engineering department will host a colloquium on Friday, July 15 with Peter Gumbsch, one of the leaders in the computational materials science field. MSE Special Colloquium Friday, July 15 at 3:30 PM 395Watts Hall, 2041 College Road New Microstructure-Based Approaches to the Plastic Deformation of Metals Peter Gumbsch Institute for Applied Materials IAM, Karlsruhe Institute …
CEM Fellowship Panel Discussion, Friday, July 8
The Center for Emergent Materials, Ohio State’s NSF MRSEC program, will be hosting a panel discussion this Friday that may be of interest to IMR members and their research groups. —————————————————————————————————————- The Center for Emergent Materials will be hosting a Fellowship Panel Discussion for undergraduates and early graduate students on Friday, July 8 at 1:30 pm in 1080 Physics Research …
IMR Quarterly, Spring/Summer 2011
Features Exploring Thermal Spintronics Roberto Myers, Joseph Heremans, Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin Nano and Sustainable Manufacturing Initatives CEM Education and Outreach Programs CCBD Impresses with Open House Faculty Spotlight: Malcolm Chisholm, Chemistry Download Download the Spring/Summer 2011 Quarterly Newsletter About IMR Quarterly The Institute for Materials Research provides a newsletter three times a year with technical articles highlighting OSU research, updates on research funded …
OSU Chemistry’s 2011 Meek Lectures – May 5 and 6
The Chemistry department’s 2011 Meek Lecture will be presented by Dr. John W. Kozarich, chairman and president of ActivX Biosciences, Inc. About the Meek Lectures – Each year, faculty of the Chemistry Department choose a distinguished industrial researcher, who gives two lectures, one typically on a scientific topic of current social relevance. Also, as part of the Meek Lecture, undergraduate …
IMR Colloquia Series: Dan Nocera, May 3
The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) Colloquia Series will host Dan Nocera on May 3rd. Personalized Energy (for 1 x 6 Billion) Daniel G. Nocera, Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy; Director, Solar Revolutions Project; Director, Eni Solar Frontiers Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tuesday, May 3, 2011 1:30 – 2:30 PM (light reception to follow) 1080 Smith Seminar Room, Physics …
CCBD Lab Open House – Thursday, May 5
CCBD Open House Thursday, May 5, 2011 2:00 – 4:00 PM Rooms 0118 and 140 Newman-Wolfrom Lab, 100 West 18th Avenue The Center for Chemical and Biophysical Dynamics (CCBD) Laboratory is an IMR-supported research facility within OSU’s Chemistry department, with Professor Terry Gustafson serving as the Lab Director and IMR Member of Technical Staff Dr. Evgeny Danilov as CCBD’s Lab …
2011 Ohio Innovation Summit – April 19 and 20
The 2011 Ohio Innovation Summit is coming soon and the full conference schedule is now available online: http://www.ohioinnovationsummit.org/2011/agenda.shtml This year’s Summit will be in Toledo on April 19 and 20, and the theme is “Returning to Ohio’s Material Roots.” Highlights include: Concurrent sessions in a variety of topics Photovoltaics Biomedical Materials Polymers Electronic and Device Materials Bio-based Products Aerospace …
IMR Awards 7 New Facility Grants
The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) awarded seven new research projects in April 2011, for a total investment of $14,000. These IMR Facility Grants support the work of faculty from eight departments within the College of Engineering, College of Pharmacy, and the Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. IMR Facility Grants provide up to $2,000 to assist OSU faculty …