A small local company, Columbus NanoWorks, that uses Nanotech West has recently been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). See below for text from Dr. Arfaan Rampersaud, CNW President: Columbus NanoWorks is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract …
All lab users must complete Globally Harmonized System (GHS) online training by Dec. 1
Globally Harmonized System (GHS) training must be completed by Dec. 1 or lab access will be terminated. See email sent to all lab users. Contact nanotech@osu.edu or 614.688.3055 if you did not receive this email.
In Memoriam: Dr. Lanlin Zhang Lee
The Nanotech West Lab community, and indeed the entire Ohio State community, mourns the passing of Dr. Lanlin Zhang Lee, a Senior Research Associate in the OSU ElectroScience Laboratory (ESL) of the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department. Lanlin succumbed last week, at the age of 31, to injuries that she sustained in a triathlon bicycling accident in Geneva, NY. …
Nanotech West Lab to be Primary Site of New Ohio Third Frontier and Ohio Development Services Agency Program
Staff of the Ohio State Nanotech West (NTW) Lab and the Institute for Materials and Manufacturing Research (IMR) have won a major Ohio Third Frontier and Ohio Development Services Agency Program that will partner OSU with Ohio industry to create high-tech jobs in the State. The $2.54M / 3 year award, announced two weeks ago, will form the Ohio Sensor …
Nanotech West Announces Annual Safety Retraining Requirement
As part of ongoing Ohio State University laboratory safety improvement efforts, all Nanotech West Lab users (internal, OSU, and external) will now be required to attend a one-hour Safety Retraining Session, to be offered during the month of May. Everyone should now expect this to be an annual requirement for use of the facility. These sessions will each last approximately …
UPM Solar Researcher Visits Ohio State
Nanotech West would like to help welcome a visitor, Ms. Elisa Garcia-Tabares, to the research group of Prof. Steve Ringel. Elisa will be spending quite a bit of her time at our Lab during her three month stay at Ohio State. Ms. Garcia-Tabares is currently a Ph.D. student in the III-V semiconductor group at the Institute of Solar Energy of …
Dr. John Carlin Named Associate Director
Dr. John Carlin, Research Scientist of IMR / Nanotech West, was named Associate Director of Nanotech West effective 01 November 2012. As a result he will assume increased responsibility for day-to-day operations at the Lab, especially in the cleanroom. Congratulations to John for his promotion and thanks to him for his hard work. RJD
Nanotech West Pictured in Site Selection Magazine
In the May 2012 issue of Site Selection Magazine, the Ohio State Nanotech West Lab was mentioned, and staff member Aimee Bross Price was pictured at her Vistec EBPG 5000 electron beam lithography tool (the picture caption erroneously referred to it as a scanning electron microscope, but we’ll take the free advertising). The article, which may be viewed at http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2012/may/na-reports.cfm …
Stacy Coil Joins Nanotech West Staff
Earlier this month, Mr. Stacy Coil joined the NTW Staff as a part-time IT Systems Specialist. Stacy has numerous years of experience in IT, including owning his own consulting business and also several years as Director of Information Technology for the Ohio State Alumni Association. Stacy holds a BS in CIS from The Ohio State College of Engineering. Help us …
Aaron Payne Joins Nanotech West Staff
Aaron T. Payne joined the Nanotech West Lab Staff last week as a Laboratory Process Technician. Aaron has years of experience in analytical chemistry including knowledge of a significant alphabet soup of methods (FTIR, GC, ICP-AES, TAN/TBN… feel free to ask him what they are). At Nanotech West, he will have growing responsibilities in the MOCVD area, including materials growth, …