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Torsten Hegmann, director of 91ֿ's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, shows the area in the basement of the Integrated Sciences Building where a new X-ray scattering machine will be installed in 2021.

Materials Science Research Receives Grant for New X-ray Scattering Instrument

91ֿ’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute soon will be home to a new X-ray scattering instrument capable of examining materials in scales from as small as a fraction of a nanometer to as large as several micrometers.

Tags: Advance Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Research & Science

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91ֿ Nursing Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million, Three-Year Grant to Advance Nurse Education Within Integrated Care Settings

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to 91ֿ College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.

Tags: Health , College of Nursing , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , news , Success Story

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A black and white print of North American Lobelia species, made by 91ֿ student Jaret Arnold

NSF Funds 91ֿ Research Team’s Interdisciplinary Study of Plant Biodiversity

Scientists have long recognized that biodiverse ecosystems are more stable and productive. What makes ecosystems diverse is having many species living together in the same place. But what factors allow for the success of the species in diverse communities? Are there some species that just can’t live…

Tags: Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Ecology , Plant Ecology

Division of Research & Economic Development

Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., speaks at Project GRAD Akron’s 13th Annual Achieving Dreams Celebration Gala.

Opinion: I Hope We Can Move to Action. I Hope I Can Move to Action.

I wonder, how do I decide how to act in recognition of that disturbing dynamic? Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., director of research strategic initiatives in 91ֿ’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, shares his inner thoughts as an ally.

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91ֿ Mathematicians Win NSF Grant to Study Complex But Important Geometry Problems

The National Science Foundation believes 91ֿ mathematicians Artem Zvavitch, Ph.D., and Dmitry Ryabogin, Ph.D., are having worthwhile conversations about some age-old unsolved problems, and it has provided support to keep the discussion going for another three years.

Tags: Research & Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Department of Mathematical Sciences , National Science Foundation

Division of Research & Economic Development

91ֿ Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

Ohio Space Grant Award Helps Kent Robotics Team Prepare for Long-term Success

For the second straight year, 91ֿ’s robotics mining team will not compete. The COVID19 pandemic canceled this year’s event at Kennedy Space Center, and last-year’s was reduced to a virtual event after the government shutdown held up NASA’s schedule. However, a new $5,000 Student…

Tags: Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , College of Aeronautics & Engineering , NASA , Space

Division of Research & Economic Development

An airport staff member guides an incoming aircraft into position during a past Aviation Heritage Fair at the 91ֿ Airport.

91ֿ Aviation Professor I. Richmond Nettey Chairs National Academy Research Committee

I. Richmond Nettey, Ph.D., professor of aeronautics in 91ֿ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has been appointed the new chair of the Transportation Research Board Standing Committee on Airport Terminals and Ground Access at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

Tags: Global Reach , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , College of Aeronautics & Engineering

Division of Research & Economic Development

Torrance Gaskins and Kaitlin Shvach, first place winners of 2020 ESDRI Symposium Poster session

Environmental Science and Design 2020 Symposium Lives on Online

The COVID-19 pandemic halted 91ֿ’s plans for the 2020 Environmental Science and Design Symposium, but it hasn’t impeded the spirit of the conference. In late April, Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI) leadership, in collaboration with representatives from …

Tags: Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , LaunchNet 91ֿ , Design Innovation , College of Arts and Sciences , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Blake Stringer, Ph.D. (right), associate professor of aerospace engineering at 91ֿ, and research assistant Kendy Edmonds study the power needs for a new larger generation of drones for a research grant funded by the Army Research Laboratory.

91ֿ Aeronautics Researchers to Help Develop “Sky-Taxi” Software

It’s the year 2020, and while flying cars have yet to materialize, the next wave of airborne transport technology may be hovering on the horizon. Thanks to a contract through the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN), 91ֿ will play a part in developing the software to integrate “sky taxis” an…

Tags: Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , College of Aeronautics & Engineering

Division of Research & Economic Development

Torsten Hegmann, director of 91ֿ's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, shows the area in the basement of the Integrated Sciences Building where a new X-ray scattering machine will be installed in 2021.

Materials Science Research Receives Grant for New X-ray Scattering Instrument

91ֿ’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute soon will be home to a new X-ray scattering instrument capable of examining materials in scales from as small as a fraction of a nanometer to as large as several micrometers.

Tags: Advance Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Research & Science

Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science