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2011 OSU Materials Week – Preliminary Agenda and Registration Information

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2011 OSU Materials Week
September 12-14
Ohio Union on OSU’s Columbus Campus
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The preliminary agenda and free registration for this year’s Materials Week are now available online: http://imr.osu.edu/events/materials-week/2011-osu-materials-week/
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This year’s event will include plenary, technical, and student poster sessions covering topics such as:
  • Carbon-based Materials for Electronics and Magnetics
  • 2-D Materials Beyond Graphene
  • Materials Design and Catalysis
  • Biological Materials: From the Nano to Macro Scale
  • Thermal Spintronics
  • Terahertz Materials
  • New Approaches for Lighter, More Sustainable Multi-Materials Vehicle Structures…And more!

June 1, 4-5 pm: CEM Industry Seminar features Dr. Hemant Dandekar of Porcelain Industries Inc.

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Please join us as we welcome Dr. Hemant Dandekar, President of Porcelain Industries, Inc., for a candid conversation on research, entrepreneurship, and career paths in science.

June 1, 4-5 pm in the Smith Seminar Room of the Physics Research Building (191 West Woodruff Ave)
light reception before the seminar

Dr. Hemant Dandekar is the President/CEO of Porcelain Industries, a mid size manufacturer of engineered enamel coated components for appliance and energy industries.  Dr. Dandekar was hired by the owners to repurpose the business on a sustainable track. He has driven implementation of modern infrastructure and business processes to make it competitive and deliver service levels required by a JIT industrial environment.  Simultaneously, the business has invested significant resources in developing competencies in sol-gel based environmentally friendly non-stick coatings serving as a critical technology platform to drive future growth.

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowships awarded to CEM Students

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CEM-supported students Li-Wei Hung, Tyler Merz, Michael Roe and Richelle Teeling have been awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. It provides three years of support including an annual stipend and cost of education allowance as well as international research and professional development opportunities. Continue reading →

CEM Team Science Award at State Science Day on May 7, 2011

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The CEM presented the first Team Science Award for the Outstanding Project in interdisciplinary science related to physics, engineering, materials science and electronics to Mr. David Mehrle and Mr. Michael Huntley from Upper Arlington High School.  The award, a $250 Amazon gift card and plaque to each team member, was presented to these two 12th graders, for their work on the project titled “Hydrogen Gas Production in Response to Varying Incident Power of Light Using GaN Nanowires as a Working Electrode.”.  Their faculty advisor is Prof. Roberto Myers.

OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program (2011-12)

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We are pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program (2011-12), open to the Ohio State University (OSU) Materials community. This enhanced seed program leverages resources and best practices from the seed programs of the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM), ENCOMM, and Institute for Materials Research (IMR). The result is a unified RFP with three Funding Tiers designed to achieve the greatest impact for seeding excellence in materials research of varying scopes.

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