The Center for Emergent Materials (CEM) partners with Ohio State's NanoSystems Laboratory, Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis, Nanotech West Laboratory, and Ohio Supercomputer Center to advance materials research. Through membership in the Materials Research Facilities Network (MRFN), CEM extends these capabilities to researchers worldwide. MRFN provides funding support for facility access and travel expenses to eligible applicants from academic, government, and industrial laboratories. Additional support may be available for faculty promoting these facilities during regional colloquia. Interested researchers can apply by submitting a brief project description to cem@osu.edu.
Facilities
Ohio State's Center for Emergent Materials drives research excellence through world-class shared facilities.
Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis
The Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis (CEMAS) opened its custom-designed facility in 2013, establishing one of North America's largest academic microscopy centers. This world-class facility offers comprehensive electron microscopy and ion-beam instrumentation, CEMAS serves as a vital resource for advanced materials research.
Ohio Supercomputer Center
The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) provides essential high-performance computing resources to researchers across Ohio and nationwide. Its advanced Oakley and Glenn clusters, featuring thousands of processing cores and extensive storage capabilities, support CEM's computational research needs.
Nanotech West Laboratory
Nanotech West Laboratory features extensive cleanroom and biohybrid facilities for micro and nanoscale fabrication. With dedicated research staff and engineers, this comprehensive facility serves as a hub for advanced materials synthesis and processing.
NanoSystems Laboratory
The NanoSystems Laboratory (NSL) serves as CEM's primary experimental research facility, with shared management and staffing between the organizations. NSL partners with Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. of Westerville, Ohio, for cryogenic instrumentation development.