About

The Nanotech West Lab of Ohio State is the largest nanotechnology user facility in the state of Ohio, serving over 100 research and development projects annually through its advanced cleanroom and energy storage and innovation laboratories.

Facilities

Main location: Science Village Building, Ohio State University's West Campus (1381 Kinnear Road)
6,000 square foot class 100 cleanroom facility
Additional laboratory and office space

Staff

7 full-time engineers
2 part-time support engineers
1 full-time administrator
Additional Associate Staff and student interns
Core engineering staff with extensive semiconductor industry experience

Key Capabilities

Cleanroom Facility

100mm wafer processing
State-of-the-art lithography
Etch and deposition capabilities
III-V epitaxial growth

Biohybrid Laboratory

Bio-based device fabrication and testing
Former hub of NSF-sponsored CANPBD (until 2015)

Current Initiatives

Houses the Institute for Materials and Manufacturing Research (IMR) Materials Innovation Greenhouse (since 2016)

Home to Ohio State's Energy Storage Hub
Base for Ohio Sensors and Semiconductor Innovation Platform (OSSIP)
Supports startup companies in the Ohio region

Historical Significance

Founded in 2001 as Ohio MicroMD Facility

First U.S. academic lab to combine biological capability with full-flow cleanroom microfabrication
Renamed to Nanotech West in 2005
Former base of Ohio Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC)

Management

Directed by Ohio State's Office of Research through the Institute for Materials and Manufacturing Research