Four labs were represented in the CEM Gingerbread Science Competition held on December 19th, 2012. Teams from the NanoSystems Lab, as well as Hammel, Johnston-Halperin and Gupta labs created representations of the work conducted in their labs entirely from edible materials. The Hammel lab team won the competition with their representation of an attocube tower and cantilever, movable graphene sample, oscilloscope, and cryogenic dewar.

The final creations of the teams can be seen at the NSL Kiosk on the 2nd floor south bridgeway in the Physics Research Building.

The OSU Women in Physics blog provides an inside look into a day in the life of a physicist.  Please check out and spread the word about this great resource for young people who are interested in science.

The Center for Emergent Materials will host an NSF Site Visit on October 22nd and 23rd.

Site Visit panelists can find travel information here: http://cem.osu.edu/news/2012-nsf-site-visit/

CEM Faculty, Staff and Students are asked to pay close attention to emails they receive regarding Site Visit preparation and participation.

Please contact Stephanie Arend, CEM Business Administrator, at arend.24@osu.edu or 614-292-2368 with any questions, comments, or concerns.

The Center for Emergent Materials is hosting an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Panel discussion on Friday, June 29, 2012 from 1:30-3:00pm in 1080 Physics Research Building.  During this discussion, panelists will describe their experiences in applying for the fellowship, give advice for preparing the essays that are required and answer questions to help the audience put together their applications.  For additional information, see flyer: Fellowship Panel Discussion_July2012

Please join us as we welcome Dr. David Daughton from Lake Shore Cryotronics, for a candid conversation on research and industrial career paths in science.

Wednesday, March 14, 2:30-3:30 pm in room 4138 Physics Research Building (191 West Woodruff Ave)
.  There will be a light reception after the seminar.

David Daughton is an Applications Scientist at Lake Shore Cryotronics in Westerville, OH. Lake Shore is a leading supplier of temperature and magnetics instrumentation to research organizations worldwide. David joined Lake Shore in 2011 to develop new measurement platforms for terahertz frequency characterization of electronic and magnetic materials and support customer applications in Lake Shore’s existing products.  He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Delaware, where he explored the effects of disorder on the superfluid and solid phases of helium, and a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University for scanning tunneling microscopy and optical studies of carbon-based electronic materials.