The Institute for Materials Research is pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Wadsworth will serve as the next guest lecturer for the IMR Colloquia series on Thursday, October 25th. Earlier this year, Dr. Wadsworth was named Executive Vice President of Global Operations for Battelle. In this new leadership position, he oversees the management or co-management of six national laboratories. All …
Institute for Materials Research presents Dr. Robert Chau as the inaugural speaker for the IMR 2007-2008 Colloquia Series
Dr. Robert Chau is an internationally known and distinguished researcher at Intel Corporation, where he is the Director of Transistor Research and Nanotechnology and an Intel Senior Fellow. He will give a lecture entititled “Research and Advancement in Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics in the Semiconductor Industry” to be held on Friday August 31, 2007 from 3:00 to 4:00pm in Scott Laboratory …
2007 IMRG Awards Announcement
The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) announces nine awards for its inaugural Interdisciplinary Materials Research Grants competition. IMR Interdisciplinary Materials Research Grants (IMRGs) are intended to stimulate and advance collaborative and multidisciplinary research in materials-allied fields with the specific goal of generating highly competitive external grant proposals that target large, multi-investigator and center-level opportunities. The nine awarded research projects …
IMR Sponsors 38 OSU Students at Ohio Nanotechnology Summit
The Institute for Materials Research helped 38 OSU students to attend the 3rd Ohio Nanotechnology Summit on April 24 and 25, 2007 in Akron. These students presented their research posters at the Summit and attended important workshops and seminars regarding advances in nanotechnology. IMR paid for the students’ registration fees and lodging to facilitate their participation in this valuable conference. …
Internal Procedure for MRSEC Proposal Announced
On April 17, 2007, Associate Vice President for Research Douglas Kniss announced the internal procedure for proposal submissions to the National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Education (MRSEC) initiative. Due to the highly competitive nature of the MRSEC competition, a process was created to maximize the expertise and strengths of OSU researchers and faculty. The Institute for Materials Research …
IMR Names Three Associate Directors
The Institute for Materials Research (IMR) has named three OSU colleagues as Associate Directors with appointments beginning March 1, 2007. Malcolm Chisholm, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Robert Davis, Director of the Nanotech West Laboratories, and Michael Mills, the Taine G. MacDougal Professor of Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have all agreed to …
IMR Sponsoring 40 OSU Students at the 2007 Ohio Nanotechnology Summit
The OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR) will provide support for up to 40 OSU students to attend and present their posters at this year’s Ohio Nanotechnology Summit. This annual event is the premier nanotechnology event in Ohio, drawing both national and local leaders in nanotechnology. Attendance at this conference offers students the opportunity to network with potential employers and …
IMR Research Enhancement Program Awards Funding for 16 Projects
The IMR announces its first round of internal grant awards through the IMR Research Enhancement Program. IMR distributed 16 Facility Grant awards totaling almost $40,000. These grants provide funds (up to $2,500) to OSU researchers to cover user fees and associated costs related to conducting materials-allied research. The 16 awards will provide assistance to 25 researchers (faculty and graduate students) …
ORCAS 2007 Summer Student Internship Program Accepting Applications
A paid summer research internship in science, engineering and public policy is available, sponsored by the Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies (ORCAS). ORCAS has defined the following summer 2007 program topics: Nanotechnology applications and implications Climate modeling for regional decision making Energy technologies and policies The American landscape: Changes in land use, population, and housing The deadline for applications …
IMR Facility Grants, February 2007
Manufacture of Non-Photodefinable Polymer Nanostructures Using Pressure-Assisted Nanopatterning; Lead: Yi Zhao, Biomedical Engineering Superconductivity and Ferromagnetism: Proximity Effects; Lead: Thomas Lemberger, Physics; Co-Applicants: Fengyuan Yang, Physics; Julia Myer, Physics; R. Sooryakumar, Physics Passive Millimeter-Wave Camera Using Monolithic Si-Based Square-Law Detectors for Inclement Weather Piloting and Security Screening; Lead: Paul Berger, Electrical and Computer Engineering Request for IMR Facility Grant to …