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Thursday, December 15, 2005Volume 5, Issue 7

 

Director's Message

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

I would like to call your attention to the new Materials Research Institute Bulletin Focus on Materials. You will receive the first quarterly issue in January. The audience for this vehicle is industry, especially in the Commonwealth, and the goal is to inform them of our activities, facilities and contributions in materials research and technology transfer. I encourage you to think about activities in your own research area that are relevant to this goal, and let us know so we can consider them for future issues. We also invite you to send us the names of companies that you work with who could benefit from receipt of the Bulletin.

 

I also want to inform you that the Materials Science Building Programming Committee completed its final report this month. This report is directed primarily at our OPP and the architectural firm that will design and manage construction of the building. In addition to details about the breakdown of space and types of laboratory space, it includes the vision and anticipated facilities for the building.

 

I wish you all a relaxing semester break, Happy Holidays and another successful New Year.

Carlo

Faculty Spotlight: An Interview with Dr. Suzanne Mohney

Dr. Suzanne Mohney, professor of materials science and engineering, designs electrical contacts for new devices and harsh conditions.

Research Spotlight:

The director of the Center for Nanoscale Science, Tom Mallouk, gives eMaterials a tour of his busy lab.

Materials Applications:

Conference Reports:

Congress Approves FY06 Appropriations for TBED Programs

Congress recently passed HR 2862, the fiscal year 2006 appropriations bill for State, Science, Justice, and Commerce. SSTI covered the federal budget request in the Feb. 14 issue of the Digest.

 

Read more: http://www.mri.psu.edu/ematerials/v05i07/congress.html

Mark Your Calendars

Materials Day 2006
Materials Day at Penn State
April 10 - April 11, 2006
Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend and participate in this campus-wide event.

View Materials Day 2005

Contracts and Grants

Materials research accounted for more than $6.6 million in contracts and grants for the months of October and November! The largest of these contracts and grants (those greater than $200K) are listed below, along with a link to the complete list of contracts and grants. These data are provided by OSPs Strategic Information Management System.

 

Donnellan, Thomas M; Technology Development Tasks: Task 1-Progressive Collapse Modeling Software and Simulation, Task 2-Applied Meteorological Research, U.S. Department of Defense

 

Fonash, Stephen J; Hallacher, Paul M; Mark, Melvin M; ATE Regional Center for Nanofabrication Manufacturing Education, National Science Foundation

 

Maynard, Julian D; Mahan, Gerald D; SBIR Phase II: Solid State Heat Pumps, Industry

 

Messing, Gary L; Engineering and Materials Development of Ceramics for Next Generation, High Power, Bulk Solid State Laser Systems, Industry

 

Shrout, Thomas R; Cao, Wenwu; Tutwiler, Richard L; Stitt, Joseph P; A Resource on Medical Ultrasonic Transducers Technology, University of Southern California

 

Smith, Nadine B; Pishko, Michael V; Closed-loop Noninvasive Ultrasound Glucose Sensing and Insulin Delivery, U.S. Department of the Army

 

Uchino, Kenji; High Power Piezoelectric Single Crystals and Ceramics, U.S. Department of the Navy

 

Zhang, Qiming; Wang, Qing U; Development of Novel PVDF Based High Dielectric Constant Polymer Thin Film Capacitors for Navy Pulse Power Applications, U.S. Department of the Navy

 

For a complete list of the contracts and grants for October and November go to:
http://www.mri.psu.edu/awards.asp?awardperiod=0511