YSU prof's federal patent is 'huge," Tressel says

YOUNGSTOWN

A Youngstown State University physics professor achieved a first for the university: a federal patent.

“This is a huge day,” YSU President Jim Tressel said at a news conference Thursday in Ward Beecher Hall. “This is so important in the history of Youngstown State University. Part of our duty is the discovery of knowledge. We’re counted upon by the populous to do that.”

The patent awarded to Tom Oder is for a method that improves the reliability and performance of semiconductor devices. It has applications in the automotive and aerospace industries as well as in deep-well drilling and electronic devices such as cellphones and computers.

Read more about this historic honor in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.