CEM Associate Director, Dr. Jessica Winter, was selected by Columbus Business First for its annual Forty Under 40 awards program. Out of more than 350 nominations, Winter was recognized as an up-and-coming professional and community leader for the city of Columbus. Read more at Columbus Business First.
OSU Bridge Program in Symmetry magazine
OSU’s Bridge Program was mentioned in a Symmetry magazine article this month about the American Physical Society Bridge Program. Read the article, “A second chance at a PhD in physics,” here.
MRFN Funding Available for NSL Users
Funding Available to use NSL for Eligible Applicants
The Center for Emergent Materials is a member of the Materials Research Facilities Network, a nationwide partnership of the Shared Experimental Facilities (SEFs) supported 
by the National Science Foundation’s Material Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs). CEM participates in the MRFN through support of NanoSystems Laboratory (NSL).
Funding support is available to cover NSL user fees and/or travel expenses to Ohio State for eligible applicants. Ideal applicants will be collaborators or come from local institutions that otherwise would not have access to comparable research instrumentation. To apply, submit a one to two page description of work and broader impacts to cem@osu.edu.
More information is available here.
Texas Instruments Internship for CEM Grad Students
CEM has recently learned of a graduate-level internship opportunity at Texas Instruments. The Process Engineering Internship is a full-time position located in the Dallas, TX area. Ideal candidates will posess knowledge/understanding of lithography processes, lithography simulation techniques and optical proximity correction techniques used in semiconductor manufacturing and process development. Programming skills are required
Interested CEM graduate students should apply to job ID 11295BR at http://careers.ti.com/ and send resumes to Scott Jessen (s-jessen@ti.com) within the next few weeks (3/20/2015 to about 4/10/2015). There is not a set deadline, but applicants are encourage to act promptly.
Script Ohio from DNA Origami in The Guinness Book of World Records
MAE PhD candidate Mike Hudoba, 
student of Dr. Carlos Castro (previous CEM Seed), will be included in the 2016 Guinness Book of World Records for his work creating Script Ohio from DNA origami. Hudoba will be included for using biological materials to create the smallest logo ever made. Read the full article here.