The installation of a state-of-the-art X-ray scattering instrument at Kent State University two years ago has made the basement of the Integrated Sciences Building a busy place for researchers from across Northeast Ohio.  When Kent State’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute received state and national grant money for the device in 2020, university administrators predicted the machine would be a draw for researchers from other universities and private industry.  That prediction has come true.  Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., director of the institute, said researche...

Many people do not know what they want to be when they grow up. For Kent State University alumna Reilly Berk, the answer came early. “It was nice for me knowing what I wanted to do at such a young age,” Berk told The Business Journal, which recently featured her and her family business. Berk serves as CEO of Berk Enterprises, an achievement she reached before the age of 30. Based in Warren, Ohio, Berk Enterprises was founded by Berk’s grandfather in 1946. The company has three divisions: Berk Concession Supply, which supplies custom-designed souvenir cups, paper plates and other f...