Jaworski is Selected as Ohio State's First Student Innovator of the Year

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Christopher Jaworski has been selected by Ohio State's Office of Research as its first Student Innovator of the Year.  The award presentation was made by Vice President for Research Dr. Caroline Whitacre earlier today at the US Bank Theater in the Ohio Union.  Jaworski's graduate advisor Mechanical Engineering Professor Joseph Heremans was on hand for the November 8 award presentation.

According to the Office of Research the Student Innovator award was established to recognize innovation and entrepreneurship among students who have contributed to the development or commercialization of a new technology. Jaworski's research has focused on the study of thermoelectricity – the direct conversion of heat into electrical power – and the study of thermally “pumped” spin polarization in semiconductors. 

Chris is a co-inventor of 12 invention disclosures to date, five of which have resulted in patent applications being filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  His work is part of the intellectual property portfolio of ZT Plus, a high-technology startup in California that manufactures adavanced thermoelectric materials. For additional information about the award and Jaworski's accomplishments, please visit the Office of Research News.