Research & Science
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Announces Winners of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ for less than 10 years. The 2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.
iSchool and College of Nursing Secure $100,000 Grant Researching Libraries and Childhood Development
A research team from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's School of Information working in partnership with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Nursing received a National Leadership Planning Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) for $99,982. The funds will support the first stages of what investigators have named Project SHIELD (Supporting Healthy Infant Early Learning and Development).
Researchers Take a Closer Look at Nitrogen in the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico
Researchers from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and the University of New Mexico determined how nitrogen-fixing plants and soil microbes contribute to the overall nitrogen availability in the Chihuahuan desert in New Mexico.
Professor Receives NASA New Investigator Award
He Yin, Ph.D., assistant professor in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Department of Geography, recently received NASA’s New (Early Career) Investigator Award in Earth Science. Yin will lead evaluation and research of the devastating effects that the Syrian civil war has had on croplands throughout the eastern Mediterranean region.
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Alumna and Army Neuroscientist Hopes to Become Astronaut
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Alumna, Allison Brager, Ph.D., is pursuing her lifelong dream to become an astronaut. Brager, who is a major in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, has been in the application process for two years in hopes of becoming an astronaut candidate. A Northeast Ohio native, Br…
Aeronautics Professor Shares Ideas on Airport Ground Transportation
Whether hailing a taxi or using an app to call an Uber or Lyft, travelers are best served when airports collaborate with a variety of transportation network companies. Ideas on how airports can create the best ground transportation networks for their customers were shared by I. Richmond Nette…Research Spotlight - Dr. Stephanie Fussell
Dr. Stephanie Fussell has received a research award, Human Factors Awareness Training for FAA Aviation Safety Specialists within Aircraft Certification and FAA Flight Standards, from the FAA Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance (as a sub awardee of Embry-Riddle Aer…Research Spotlight - Dr. Jason Lorenzon and Dr. Syed Shihab
Drs. Jason Lorenzon and Syed Shihab have received a research award from the Ohio Department of Transportation (as a sub awardee of Cal Analytics LLC). The project, "Open Framework Standards for Combined Aircraft Sensor Network for the State of Ohio to Detect and Track Lower Altitude Airc…
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Pivots Due to Pandemic
Last year, the Office of Student Research (OSR) successfully pivoted the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) to a virtual format due to the COVID pandemic. The 2020 SURE program funded 77 projects, with participants spanning 37 different majors. Ann Gosky, director of the OSR in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, hopes to see more growth for the upcoming summer.
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Receives More Than $3 Million In Grants From National Science Foundation
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has recently received a flurry of grants totaling more than $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will support research and innovation in a wide range of fields within the College of Arts and Sciences.