We are pleased to announce the 2016 OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program Request for Proposals (RFP), which is open to The Ohio State University (OSU) materials community. This enhanced seed program leverages resources and best practices of the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM), the Center for Exploration of Novel Complex Materials (ENCOMM), and the Institute for Materials Research (IMR). The result is a unified RFP with Funding Tiers designed to achieve the greatest impact for seeding excellence in materials research of varying scopes, and with the goal of generating new directions that extend beyond the boundaries of existing research programs.
CEM Research Featured in Discover Magazine by CEM Alum Andy Berger
Research and faculty from IRG-2D were featured this week in Discovery Magazine in an article titled, “Beyond Graphene, a Zoo of New 2-D Materials Are Being Created.” The article was penned by CEM alumnus and newly minted Ph.D., Andrew Berger. Take a look!
2015 Seed Grants Awarded
We are pleased to announce that after a thorough internal and external review process, 9 awards have been made to fund innovative and exciting materials research on campus through the OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program. These awards total $420,000 in internal research funding to 15 OSU researchers in 5 departments. The program was able to fund 47% of the proposals submitted this year; 9 out of a total 19.
Congratulations to the nine research teams whose projects were selected this year for seed grant funding.
2015 Multidisciplinary Team Building Grants
Multidisciplinary Team Building Grants form multidisciplinary materials research teams that can compete effectively for federal block-funding opportunities. Three Multidisciplinary Team Building Grants were awarded this year:
- DNA devices for probing nanoscale physics of fluids
- Prof. Carlos Castro, Prof. Michael Poirier, Prof. Shaurya Prakash, Prof. Soheil Soghrati
- Studies of dopant dynamics using microscopy at atomic length and femtosecond time scales
- Prof. Jay Gupta, Prof. Enam Chowdhury
- Skyrmions in Low-Dimensional Chiral Magnets
- Prof. Mohit Randeria, Prof. Roland Kawakami, Dr. Sarah Dunsiger
2015 Exploratory Materials Research Grants
Exploratory Materials Research Grants enable nascent materials research to emerge to the point of being competitive for external funding. Six Exploratory Materials Research Grants were awarded this year:
- Investigating Crystallization Mechanisms of Microporous Materials Using Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry
- Prof. Nicholas Brunelli
- First-principles study of dislocation core structures and properties in multi-principal-element alloys
- Prof. Maryam Ghazisaeidi
- Direct Imaging of Atomic Scale Electromagnetic Fields in Functional Materials
- Prof. Jinwoo Hwang
- Developing electrodes for hydrogen production based on robust biological catalysts
- Prof. Hannah Shafaat
- Exploration of the Anomalous Hall Effect at Terahertz Frequencies
- Prof. Valdés Aguilar
- Development of Epitaxial Film Growth of Group V-VI Topological Insulators by Molecular Beam Epitaxy
- Prof. Fengyuan Yang
About the OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program
The OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program provides internal research funding opportunities through two distinct Funding Tiers designed to achieve the greatest impact for seeding and advancing excellence in materials research of varying scopes. The OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program is jointly funded and managed by the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM), the Center for Exploration of Novel Complex Materials (ENCOMM), and the Institute for Materials Research (IMR).
Position open for Program Assistant at NSL
The NanoSystems Laboratory, a user-fee based research facility supported by CEM, is hiring a Program Assistant. See the job posting linked below.
https://www.jobsatosu.com/postings/63301
2015 REU students have arrived! Welcome!
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- 2015 CEM REU students participate in an orientation scavenger hunt designed to familiarize them with OSU’s campus.
The 2015 Research Experience for Undergrads (REU) program has commenced! This annual program brings undergraduate students from across the USA to CEM for a summer full of science, learning, and new experiences. The budding scientists work on experimental or computational research projects, alongside a graduate student mentor, as well as participate in professional development and peer networking and social activities.