Kent State University Research

The Kent State College of Aeronautics and Engineering is home to many classes and majors at Kent State University, including two categories of accredited mechatronics majors, Mechatronics Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering. Both programs are ABET accredited, which is recognized as the highest standard of engineering education, and, according to ABET.org, receiving the accreditation adds assurance that the program is adhering to the quality of standards that will prepare graduates for the future. Read more about all the amazing work our faculty and students have done through these two majors. https://www.kent.edu/today/news/mechanics-plus-electronics-equals-growing-mechatronics-major

Mechanics Plus Electronics Equals Growing Mechatronics Major | Kent State University Mechanics Plus Electronics Equals Growing Mechatronics Major | Kent State Today, College of Aeronautics and Engineering Research & Science, Students First | The Aeronautics and Engineering Building is home to many classes and majors, including two categories of accredited mechatronics majors, Mechat...

Karin Coifman, Ph.D., and John Gunstad, Ph.D., professors in the Department of Psychological Sciences have launched a research initiative that could improve the wellbeing of thousands of students. The new Student Life Study is the largest and most ambitious investigation into the health and wellbeing of college students ever conducted. It will collect a high-dimensional data set on a group of 10,000 students and follow them throughout their lifetimes, providing real-time data on student mental and physical health. You can read more about this new Student Life Study.

Filling the Research Gap on Student Health and Wellbeing | LearningWell Magazine The Student Life Study at Kent State University aims to inform campus policies that produce happier and healthier students

Kent State University is proud to be the host site for the inaugural Innovation Day providing a forum for the Northeast Ohio Public Universities Research Alliance (NEO-PURA) institutions to accelerate collaborations between each other and with the regional innovation ecosystem.

The all-day event is free for all, and will be held at Kent State University in the Design Innovation Hub at the Kent campus on Friday, March 24th. Registration is required and can be done on the Official Innovation Day Page: https://www.kent.edu/research/InnovationDay2023

Congratulations to all the presenters and speakers who were part of the 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium in the Brain Health Research Institute- Kent State University. This event featured some of the nation's leading neuroscience experts including speakers and presenters, most of whom were Kent State alumni.

Kent State University alumnus Earl Miller, Ph.D., a leading cognitive neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his wife, Marlene Wicherski, were recognized last week at the university’s 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium, for their $2 million commitment to support research programs and students in the Brain Health Research Institute- Kent State University. Valoree Vargo, vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, presented the Founders Award to Miller and Wicherski at the symposium.

Neuroscience Symposium Brought Top Researchers to Kent State | Kent State University Neuroscience Symposium Brought Top Researchers to Kent State | KENT STATE TODAY, Department of Psychological Sciences, Alumni, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement University News, Research & Science, Student Life, Nationally Distinctive, Students First, alumni-news, Impact | Kent State Un...

Staff and students from 27 departments across campus do cutting-edge research at Kent State University's Brain Health Research Institute. Learn more about the institute here: https://bit.ly/3Dhwyym
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The Center for Health Design has awarded Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., assistant and Elliot Professor in Health Care Design in the Kent State College of Architecture + Environmental Design - CAED the Touchstone Award-Gold Category for conceptual design for the project "Toward a Model of Safety and Care for Trauma Room Design," funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Dr. Bayramzadeh is an affiliated member of Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences, Brain Health Research Institute- Kent State University, & KSU - Healthy Communities Research Institute.

Safer, More Efficient Trauma Room Design Wins Touchstone Award | Kent State University Safer, More Efficient Trauma Room Design Wins Touchstone Award | KENT STATE TODAY, Division of Research & Sponsored Programs Featured Story, Health, Research & Science, Nationally Distinctive | A substantial amount of time and effort goes into the design of health care environments. In an emergency....

Join us today at 3:30 for the next Venture Capital for Beginners Forum. This event will feature speakers Albert Green, Ph.D., KSU Tech Commercialization, Christopher Fisher, MBA, and Sherman Williams, MBA.

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Groundbreaking Study of Fraternity Hazing Co-Authored by Kent State Researcher Reveals Little Connection to Group Solidarity | Kent State University Groundbreaking Study of Fraternity Hazing Co-Authored by Kent State Researcher Reveals Little Connection to Group Solidarity | College of Arts & Sciences, Anthropology, Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Kent Campus, KENT STATE TODAY Research & Science, Aldo Cimino, Department of Anthropolog...

RASP invites you to the next Research & Innovation Forum taking place Wednesday, September 14th, at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

This event will feature speakers Gargi Bhaduri, Ph.D., associate professor in the Kent State University School of Fashion, Hossein Mirinejad, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Kent State College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and Clarissa Thompson, Ph.D., associate professor in the Kent State - Department of Psychological Sciences in the Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences Brain Health Research Institute- Kent State University

Engineering Professor Wins Farris Family Award for Pursuing Research Into Clean Energy Fuels Panthi said he will use the monetary award to further his study in hydrogen production and electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, using...

STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty “Who is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Women’s Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at Kent State University” will...

Kent State Faculty Members Research Native American Governments’ Borrowing Costs | Kent State University Kent State Faculty Members Research Native American Governments’ Borrowing Costs | Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship | Research conducted by two Kent State accounting faculty members has shown that tribal governments pay 22% to 87% higher borrowing costs on municipal bon...

ENGINEERING PROFESSOR WINS FARRIS FAMILY AWARD FOR PURSUING RESEARCH INTO CLEAN ENERGY FUELS | Kent State University ENGINEERING PROFESSOR WINS FARRIS FAMILY AWARD FOR PURSUING RESEARCH INTO CLEAN ENERGY FUELS | Kent State Tuscarawas | Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supp...

Yanhai Du, Ph.D., professor in the Kent State College of Aeronautics and Engineering and PI at Kent State’s Fuel Cell Program, helped create the first hybrid fuel cell battery/capacitor for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Seven institutions make up the team for this project funded by the Ohio Federal Research Network. This technology could benefit the critical military, commercial, inspection, and emergency response sectors.

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Kent State Researcher Develops Hybrid Fuel Cell Battery/Capacitor | Kent State University Kent State Researcher Develops Hybrid Fuel Cell Battery/Capacitor | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs Institutes and Initiatives, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, College of Aeronautics and Engineering | Yanhai Du, Ph.D., College of Aeronautics and Engineering professor, has....

Congrats to the Kent State High-Power Rocket Team! 🚀⚡️Follow the link to read more about this accomplishment.

Congratulations to Christa Porter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the
College of Education, Health and Human Services at Kent State University, and to her co-author, Janice Byrd, Ph.D., for receiving a Review of Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for a pertinent research article titled “Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature.”

Follow the link to read more about their research and this achievement

https://www.kent.edu/research/news/american-education-research-association-awards-kent-state-professor-outstanding

American Education Research Association Awards Kent State Professor for Outstanding Research | Kent State University American Education Research Association Awards Kent State Professor for Outstanding Research | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs College of Education, Health and Human Services, higher education administration | Christa Porter, Ph.D., assistant professor of Higher Education Administration in...

Liquid crystal research at Kent State has not only had local impact in northeast Ohio, but global impact as well. Matthew Crawford, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of History in the Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences, will work alongside
Kent State University Libraries and the Kent State University Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute on the Liquid Crystal Oral History Project. Crawford also received a grant from Ohio History Connection to help fund this project which will preserve the history of these innovations.

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https://www.kent.edu/research/news/recording-history-liquid-crystal-institute-ohio-history-fund-grant

Recording the History of the Liquid Crystal Institute With Ohio History Fund Grant | Kent State University Recording the History of the Liquid Crystal Institute With Ohio History Fund Grant | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Healthy Communities Research Institute, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of History Healthy Communities Research Inst...

Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., associate professor in the Kent State University Department of Biological Sciences in the Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences, is conducting neurological research that could help develop a biomarker for clinical endpoint assessment of autism.

https://www.kent.edu/research/news/neurological-research-helps-develop-potential-autism-pharmaceuticals

Neurological Research Helps Develop Potential Autism Pharmaceuticals | Kent State University Neurological Research Helps Develop Potential Autism Pharmaceuticals | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences | Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disabilities characterized by social communication defici...

Congratulations to our 2022 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, and Graduate Student Mentoring Award recipients. This year we had eight winners from a wide range of departments and colleges including: Kent State College of Architecture + Environmental Design - CAED, Kent State University School of Art, Kent State University Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University Computer Science Department (KSU CS), Kent State University School of Fashion, Kent State - Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University College of Public Health, and Kent State TLC.

https://www.kent.edu/research/research-faculty-development/faculty-recognition

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Graduate Student Perseverance Leads to Published Research on Stress Related to May 4, 1970 Anniversary How long does a single traumatic event affect a person’s mental health?

The major cytotoxic agent peroxynitrite is connected with pathological conditions and can contribute to cancer and cardiovascular disease. Farid Fouad, Ph.D., associate professor in the Kent State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Kent State Columbiana County Campuses, received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This grant will allow him to continue to expand his crucial research in this area. The grant is part of a subaward on a larger grant awarded to collaborators at Cleveland State University.

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https://www.kent.edu/research/news/kent-state-east-liverpool-faculty-receives-nih-chemistry-research-grant

Kent State at East Liverpool Faculty Receives NIH Chemistry Research Grant | Kent State University Kent State at East Liverpool Faculty Receives NIH Chemistry Research Grant | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, College of Arts & Sciences Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Ar...

Fluid resuscitation, a critical care treatment, can lead to complications if not dosed correctly. Underdosing could be inefficient, while overdosing can lead to injuries and hypothermia. Hossein Mirinejad, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Kent State College of Aeronautics and Engineering, recognized this problem and plans to develop a systematic approach to precise dosing with support from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.

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https://www.kent.edu/research/news/nsf-awards-grant-kent-state-assistant-professor-precision-dosing-critical-care

NSF Awards Grant to Kent State Assistant Professor for Precision Dosing in Critical Care | Kent State University NSF Awards Grant to Kent State Assistant Professor for Precision Dosing in Critical Care | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Healthy Communities Research Institute College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Healthy Communities Research Institute | Each year, more than 30 million patients recei...

Don't miss part-three of the Qualitative Research Methods Series, Seeking and Securing Funding as a Qualitative Researcher. This event is sponsored by HCRI, AREI, and the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Methods program and will be held on Friday, April 8th from 9:00am - 12:30pm in the Moulton Hall Ballroom. This event will feature the following three sessions: 1) Securing External Funds: KSU Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Denice Sheehan, Dr. Greg Smith, and Dr. Rebecca Catto; 2) Writing Fundable Qualitative Aims with Dr. Dan Dohan; and 3) Networking and lunch.

Refreshments and boxed lunch will be provided. Students are welcome. Register here: https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_82oY58cyPWTJK7Q

Kent State researchers are using innovative techniques to understand the brain’s fertility cells which could lead to treatment for fertility disorders such as PCOS. Aleisha Moore, Ph.D. assistant professor in the Kent State University Department of Biological Sciences, Lique Coolen, Ph.D., professor and associate dean in the Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences, and Michael Lehman, Ph.D., professor and director of the Brain Health Research Institute- Kent State University, published groundbreaking work in a scientific journal from PNAS.

https://www.kent.edu/research/news/kent-state-professors-reveal-important-details-about-brain-cells-control-fertility

Kent State Professors Reveal Important Details about the Brain Cells that Control Fertility | Kent State University Kent State Professors Reveal Important Details about the Brain Cells that Control Fertility | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Brain Health Research Institute Brain Health Research Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences | Brain cells controlling reproduc...

Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., professor in the Materials Science Graduate Program in the Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Kent State University Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, and collaborators, recently had their research on chirality published in Science Advances. Their insights could help create better materials and pharmaceuticals.

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https://www.kent.edu/research/news/chirality-research-will-new-insight-help-make-better-materials-or-pharmaceuticals

Chirality Research: Will This New Insight Help Make Better Materials or Pharmaceuticals? | Kent State University Chirality Research: Will This New Insight Help Make Better Materials or Pharmaceuticals? | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Brain Health Research Institute , KENT STATE TODAY Research & Science, Health, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal....

A compact, cable-driven robot could be the answer to limitations of current medical robots. Tao Shen, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Kent State College of Aeronautics and Engineering, was awarded a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a more effective surgical robot. This cable-driven serial robot could also have applications outside of medical settings.

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https://www.kent.edu/research/news/nsf-grant-leads-modeling-novel-serial-robot-dynamics-and-prototypes

NSF Grant Leads to Modeling Novel Serial Robot Dynamics and Prototypes | Kent State University NSF Grant Leads to Modeling Novel Serial Robot Dynamics and Prototypes | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Healthy Communities Research Institute Healthy Communities Research Institute, College of Aeronautics and Engineering | The National Science Foundation recently awarded a two-year $198...

Student researcher Moira Armstrong and Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University, are examining the impact of COVID-19 on the people of the United Kingdom’s q***r community. The Q***r Pandemic Project will be part of a Q***r Britain inaugural exhibition

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Understanding Impacts on LGBTQIA+ Communities from the Covid-19 Pandemic | Kent State University Understanding Impacts on LGBTQIA+ Communities from the Covid-19 Pandemic | Division of Research & Sponsored Programs | Moira Armstrong (they/them), undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a research assistant on the Q***r Pandemic Project. They collaborate with Associate Professor Moll...

Last summer, Dr. Daniela Popescu and student Wayne Nieh participated in Kent State University's SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience). Read about their findings regarding the healing potential of Vitamin K http://ow.ly/M0m250HI4Fy