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MSE research centers and multi-disciplinary collaborations
Centers
The MSE department is home to a number of world-class research centers:
Fontana Corrosion Center (FCC) The FCC focuses on the study of corrosion in an effort to protect materials from the harmful effects of degradation. The Center seeks to understand how microstructure affects corrosion, the mechanisms and efficacy of environment-friendly inhibitors, corrosion rates and mechanisms for highly corrosion resistant alloys under conditions relevant to long term storage of nuclear waste, and prediction of corrosion damage accumulation, and other aspects of corrosion.
Center for Accelerated Maturation of Materials (CAMM) The purpose of CAMM is to integrate computational methods with experimental techniques. This work looks to speed the often lengthy development time involved in bringing a theoretical material through the development stage to final fabrication and use.
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) NSEC carries out advanced research at the nanometer scale. Currently most nanotechnology research remains exploratory, and commercialization is hindered by a great need for mass-producible, reliable, and affordable manufacturing processes. The center is expected to make major breakthroughs in developing affordable manufacturing methods to form, reinforce, bond, and assemble polymer structures at the nanoscale for biomedical and other applications.
Wright Center Fuel Cell Group (WCFCG) The Wright Fuel Cell Group is a unique team of private companies, government agencies, universities and non-profit organizations working together to develop better, more affordable fuel cell technology. Dedicated to furthering fuel cell research, development, and commercialization; the group aims to get reliable, serviceable fuel cell products into the market as rapidly as possible. Doing so offers the potential for incredible economic growth for the entire state of Ohio, and beyond.
Molecular Engineering of Micro-Devices (MEMD) The goal of this center is develop novel molecular engineering and miniaturization techniques for the production of non-silicon miniature devices. This center is an IGERT/NSF funded research effort.
Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing of Automotive Components (CAMMAC) CAMMAC works to improve ground-based transportation by applying advanced technology to improve the reliability, quality, cost, performance, and mass of consumer vehicles.
Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements (CISM) The mission of this center is to provide leadership, focus, and direction in the development of novel materials and microfabrication approaches for sensors and sensor systems in hostile environments. CISM is a cooperative research center with support from the National Science Foundation, The State of Ohio, The Ohio State University, and several industry sponsors.
Laboratory for Applied Superconductivity and Magnetism (LASM) The research focus of (LASM) includes the processing and properties of superconducting wires for high magnetic field applications.
Collaborations
The Institute for Materials Research (IMR) represents more than 150 faculty members and research groups engaged in materials research from 5 colleges and more than a dozen departments at OSU. With a network of state-of-the-art facilities throughout these departments and colleges, IMR provides coordination for a dynamic, world-class and multi-disciplinary materials research community that incorporates science and engineering from the sub-nano to macro scales, from soft to hard materials, from basic phenomena to devices, and from biology and medicine to agriculture, energy, communications, transportation and computation.
