 |
A newsletter for friends of RAGSSpring 2005 IssueDivision of Research, Graduate Studies and Technology Transfer
|
|
|
 | Message from Vice President and Dean John WestWelcome. In my inaugural edition of the newsletter, we are pleased to give you an overview of Research and Graduate Studies. You’ll learn a little about the history of the division and, more importantly, about the various services we offer, such as our oversight of graduate education, our support of research and sponsored programs, and the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace. For full story, click here |
|  | Message from Dr. Melody BakerWelcome to a closer look at the portion of Graduate Program Services within the Division of Research and Graduate Studies that assists academic program areas with graduate enrollment planning, graduate admissions processing, creation of a diverse graduate applicant pool, and management of externally funded fellowships. For full story, click here |
|  | Message from Directors Charlee Heimlich and Carol ToncarThe Sponsored Programs Office of RAGS serves as the administrative interface for university faculty, personnel and students in seeking external funding. This unit plays the dual role of supporting and promoting faculty academic research interests and assisting the university in maintaining accountability and compliance with laws, sponsor terms and regulations related to university grants and contracts in support of research and other projects. For full story, click here |
|
|
|  | University PressThe Kent State University Press advances knowledge through publishing. Each year the Press publishes 30 new titles and a quarterly journal, Civil War History. University Press publications are reviewed in academic journals and publicized by media such as Cleveland‘s Plain Dealer, the New York Times, National Public Radio, PBS and the History Channel. For full story, click here |
|  | The 3-D Immersive ClassroomWith the help of a $2.5 million federal grant to support the facility and related projects, the university celebrated the grand opening of a 3-D Immersive Classroom in Williams Hall during April 2004. This premier facility supports world-class research, teaching and learning involving biomedical and cell systems. For full story, click here |
|  | Samsung Master AgreementAs an outgrowth of earlier successful research and training relationships between the two institutions, a new Master Agreement was entered into by Kent State University and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. President Carol A. Cartwright of Kent State and President Sang Wan Lee of Samsung Electronics Liquid Crystal Display Business signed a master agreement at the Samsung LCD headquarters in Tangjeong, Korea, on Oct. 1, 2004, to co-develop display technology. For full story, click here |
|  | Consortium for BiopreparednessA new academic center, the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Biopreparedness has been established at Kent State University by a grant from the U. S. Public Health Service’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kent State is now the headquarters for this major initiative, designed to counter the threat of bio-terrorism. For full story, click here |
|  | Center for Treatment and Study of Traumatic StressThe Center for the Treatment and Study of Traumatic Stress, established jointly in 2002 by Kent State University and Summa Health System, continues to serve as a launching pad for faculty and physician/scientist team projects and proposals. According to Dr. Stevan Hobfoll, the center’s director and faculty member in psychology, a dozen intra-institutional teams have been formed. For full story, click here |
|
|  | Inventor Recognition Ceremony, Entrepreneurial Speaker Series and Nanotechnology Business Idea CompetitionWe are proud that Kent State University is fourth in the nation for the number of startup companies formed per $10 million of research. The creativity of our faculty, staff and student inventors leads not only to patentable inventions for useful products and processes, but can inspire and ignite new businesses and economic development important to Ohio and the nation. In appreciation of the creativity of KentState inventors, on Feb. 11, 2004 the Office of Technology Transfer hosted a first-ever Inventor Recognition Ceremony. For full story, click here |
|  | Sigma BookThe Sigma Book has taken the market by storm. An exciting development this past year has been the introduction of the Sigma Book, by Panasonic. Kent State technology is now reaching the consumer in the form of this hand-held e-book that allows consumers to download text from the Internet and can be folded shut like a conventional book. For full story, click here |
|  | Hana MicrodisplayDr. John Erdmann, President, CEO and co-founder of Hana Microdisplay Technologies, Inc. donated a Phillips big-screen rear-projection liquid crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) television to the university’s Liquid Crystal Institute (LCI) along with a Samsung HD DVD player and DVI interface. President Cartwright accepted the gift on behalf of the University. For full story, click here |
|  | Alpha Micron's VALID Eyeware TechnologyDr. Bahman Taheri, founder and CEO of AlphaMicron Inc. in Kent, Ohio was previously a research fellow in the university’s Liquid Crystal Institute. He is pictured above with Ohio Governor Taft holding AlphaMicron’s latest Variable Attenuation Liquid Crystal Device (VALID) goggles. As reported in Crain’s Cleveland Business (Nov. 22-28, 2004, p. F-18), Dr. Taheri established AlphaMicron Inc. in 1997 while a research fellow at LCI in order to develop variable transmittance visors for pilots for the US Air Force. The company expanded from its federal contract work into development of consumer versions of its eyewear technology, including motorcycle helmets and ski goggles. For full story, click here |
|
|  | New Faces and FarewellsAs the new year begins, RAGS is pleased to acknowledge the following newcomers to its ranks. For full story, click here |
|
|  | Research and Other Sponsored Programs 40 Years AgoA look back at old annual reports reminds us how close (and perhaps small in number) the university faculty members were 40 years ago, as faculty researchers were listed only by surnames. For full story, click here |
|
|
This page was last modified on July 5, 2005
|
