Faculty Expertise
At Kent State, our faculty do more than teach. They share, provoke, collaborate and participate. They inspire learning, turning students into independent thinkers — and, more importantly, into doers.
- 70%+ of the faculty have the highest degree in their field
- Birthplace of Liquid Crystal Technology
- Faculty Members Appear on the Kent State Roster of 16+ Pulitzer Prize Winners
- More than 2,700 full-time and part-time faculty from 6 continents
- More than 150 national and international institutions represented in faculty numbers
- 70%+ of the faculty have the highest degree in their field
- 61.8% of full-time faculty are tenure-track faculty
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- Awarded the top national designation for highest research activity
- $30 million in extramural research funding over past five years.
- 166+ active U.S. patents for research
- Birthplace of LCD and home to the innovative and groundbreaking Liquid Crystal Institute, founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, Ph.D.
- 5th in U.S. for number of startup companies formed and patents issued per $1 million in expenditures.
- Fulbright scholars and internationally recognized leaders actively involve undergraduate and graduate students in their research projects.
- Kent State faculty are recognized by prestigious organizations, including:
- National Academy of Sciences
- Institute for Financial Markets
- Science Watch
- American Physical Society
- National Science Foundation
- Faculty support and involve both graduate and undergraduate students in their research projects.
- Six faculty members and four alumni have been awarded Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence awards for 2021.
- Faculty members appear on the Kent State roster of 16+ Pulitzer Prize winners.
- 66 Outstanding Teaching Awards
- 40 President's Faculty Excellence Award recipients
- Two Guggenheim Fellowships
- WKSU Honored For Excellence in Journalism