Professor Oleg Lavrentovich is world renowned for his research work on liquid crystals. He is a Trustees Research Professor at the Kent State University as well at the editor of the Liquid Crystal Reviews journal. Much of his research investigates their practical application. For example, his research group have previously established how to cloak electrodes by using liquid crystals to bend the light around them. They have even researched how to use them as mediums to carry particles such as bacteria.  Some of their more recent work demonstrated how electric fields can trigger unique s...

At the 16th Annual CitiesAlive Conference recently held in New York City, a consortium of Ohio universities was selected as one of the first four North American regional centers of living architecture by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation.  Faculty from Kent State University will join colleagues from the University of Cincinnati and Heidelberg University to lead the Greater Ohio Living Architecture Center (GOLA), which will be dedicated to the study of integrating vegetation within and upon buildings as novel ecosystems. The center will engage vegeta...

Oct. 6: Dr. Sara Koopman iDr. Sara Koopman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University.  Her work deals with the peace and solidarity efforts around the globe with a focus on work in Columbia. She blogs about this at decolonizingsolidarity.blogspot.com. Learn more about Dr. Sara Koopman Listen to the Elevations interview:     ...