| Research Area: |
Design, Manufacture
and Testing of Micro-technology-based Energy & Chemical Systems
(MECS) |
| Description: |
Heat transfer,
mass transfer and fluidic processes. Miniature heat pumps, chemical
synthesis systems, waste cleanup devices, miniature power sources
and bio-reactors |
| Contact: |
Dr.
Kevin Drost
Director, Micro-technology Team |
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Oregon Dream Team: OSU Engineering
researchers led by Kevin Drost (right) are partnering with
University of Oregon nanoscience researchers led by Dave Johnson (center)
to develop and commercialize an emerging technology called Multi- Scale Materials
and Devices (MMD). Hewlett-Packard vice president Steve Nigro (left)
encouraged his company to donate the lease of an underused building on its
Corvallis campus to serve as a temporary home of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI).
Related Links:
ONAMI BROCHURE
07/1305: Wired Magazine - The Invisible Computer
02/23/05: Portland Business Journal - ONAMI: Collaboration Across Universities Spells Economic Impact for Oregon
01/17/05: Science Daily - Advance In Transparent Electronics Could Spawn New Industry
01/05/05: LiveScience - Transparent Material Could Lead to Disposable Electronics
12/29/04: PhysOrg.com - Major advance made in transparent electronics
EECS Professor, John Wager's ONAMI research in the field of trasparent electronics was discussed on the American Association for the Advancement of Science's January 20th radio program, Science Update. Listen to an MP3 of the broadcast.
ONAMI Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute
Statment of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden at Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference. July 28-29, 2004 |
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Our research cluster called “ONAMI @ OSU” is putting nanotechnology to work in micro systems for homeland security, clean and efficient energy systems, new medical devices, transparent electronics, and more...
Part of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI), this OSU research cluster is fueled by an unprecedented level of collaboration among industry, government, and Oregon’s research universities. The technologies under development here are on the brink of transforming the economic landscape of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
ONAMI @ OSU includes the Corvallis-based Microproducts Breakthrough Institute (MBI), a collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that commercializes new products based on ONAMI technology. Housed in a building on Hewlett-Packard’s Corvallis campus, ONAMI @ OSU researchers are developing ONAMI-related technologies in these areas:
- Transparent electronics that can be printed on glass and plastics
- Tiny microreactors capable of super-fast, portable biodiesel production
- Lightweight cooling units for use by soldiers and haz-mat workers in high-heat conditions
- Automobile air conditioning systems that utilize waste engine heat
- Blood filters that are leading to portable kidney dialysis machines
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