Research

The following was announced by FirstEnergy Corp. Dec. 13, 2007:

AKRON, Ohio – As part of FirstEnergy Corp.’s (NYSE: FE) ongoing effort to support education and the development of advanced energy technologies, President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony J. Alexander today announced a $2 million pledge to The University of Akron to establish the FirstEnergy Fund for Advanced Energy Research. The fund will be used to create the FirstEnergy Advanced Energy Research Center at the University and support development of carbon capture and coal-based fuel cells. (more…)

Akron, Ohio, Nov. 14, 2007 — The University of Akron Research Foundation (UARF) has won the University Economic Development Association’s 2007 Award of Excellence in Technology Commercialization for its contribution to higher education and regional economic growth. (more…)

Akron, Ohio, Nov. 6, 2007— Dr. Buddy Ratner, renowned researcher in bio-engineered materials, and director of University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) will speak at The University of Akron Thursday and Friday, Nov. 8 and 9.

Thursday’s presentation will be “Biointerface Engineering for Healing and Reconstruction”; Friday’s is “Foundation Ideas for Tissue Engineering: Application to Heart Muscle and Esophagus.” Both will be at 2 p.m. in the Polymer Engineering Academic Center, 250 S. Forge St. (more…)

Akron, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2007 — The University of Akron and Cleveland State University will share resources aimed at promoting technology development and economic growth in Northeast Ohio.

Officials at both universities say this collaboration is an important first step in improving the innovation capabilities of the region and indicated that it could lead to forming a shared research foundation to more effectively support both institutions’ collective research enterprises and promote economic growth throughout Northeast Ohio. (more…)

Akron, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2007 — When it comes to return on research investment and efficiency in transferring technology developed by its researchers to businesses regionally and nationally, The University of Akron once again stands out among the best in the United States, according to an influential new study.

The university has been named an exemplary institution for “successfully advanced innovation partnerships through technology transfer despite their modest research expenditures, rural locations and other challenges” in a study conducted by Innovation Associates Inc. of Reston, Va., and supported by the National Science Foundation. (more…)