Honda to launch Advanced Materials Science Lab at Ohio State
Honda's Advanced Materials Science Lab at Ohio State to accelerate sustainable mobility research
Honda to launch Advanced Materials Science Lab at Ohio State
Honda invests $2.6M to open the Advanced Materials Science Lab at Ohio State by 2025, targeting hydrogen fuel cells, carbon capture and EV battery recycling.
2025-10-11T17:39:19+03:00
2025-10-11T17:39:19+03:00
2025-10-11T17:39:19+03:00
Honda has announced a $2.6 million investment to open the Advanced Materials Science Lab on the SciTech campus at Ohio State University in Columbus. Slated to come online by the end of 2025, the center is framed as part of the company’s broader push into sustainable mobility and energy technologies. Placing the lab on campus weaves research into an academic environment where ideas and talent move quickly, a practical choice for a fast-evolving field.The project is led by Honda Research Institute USA, founded in 2003 in Silicon Valley. The lab will focus on quantum technologies, nanomaterials, hydrogen fuel cells, carbon capture, and battery recycling for electric vehicles and other transport solutions on the horizon. Taken together, these areas aim at some of the toughest challenges in decarbonizing mobility, and the near-term launch timeline hints at work designed to translate into real applications rather than distant theory.Honda has worked closely with Ohio State since 1987, investing more than $50 million in its College of Engineering. The company also supports the 99P Labs research center and continues to expand its manufacturing presence in the state, with five facilities and more than 12,000 employees. That footprint can help turn lab breakthroughs into scalable solutions faster, connecting research with production know-how just down the road.
Honda invests $2.6M to open the Advanced Materials Science Lab at Ohio State by 2025, targeting hydrogen fuel cells, carbon capture and EV battery recycling.
Michael Powers, Editor
Honda has announced a $2.6 million investment to open the Advanced Materials Science Lab on the SciTech campus at Ohio State University in Columbus. Slated to come online by the end of 2025, the center is framed as part of the company’s broader push into sustainable mobility and energy technologies. Placing the lab on campus weaves research into an academic environment where ideas and talent move quickly, a practical choice for a fast-evolving field.
The project is led by Honda Research Institute USA, founded in 2003 in Silicon Valley. The lab will focus on quantum technologies, nanomaterials, hydrogen fuel cells, carbon capture, and battery recycling for electric vehicles and other transport solutions on the horizon. Taken together, these areas aim at some of the toughest challenges in decarbonizing mobility, and the near-term launch timeline hints at work designed to translate into real applications rather than distant theory.
Honda has worked closely with Ohio State since 1987, investing more than $50 million in its College of Engineering. The company also supports the 99P Labs research center and continues to expand its manufacturing presence in the state, with five facilities and more than 12,000 employees. That footprint can help turn lab breakthroughs into scalable solutions faster, connecting research with production know-how just down the road.
