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The Arts

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Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research, Arnold Bentley New Initiatives Fund

Deadline: Continuous Submission

The Arnold Bentley Fund exists to support new, interdisciplinary initiatives concerned with the advancement or promotion of research in the psychology of music or music education. Examples may include support towards a project, conference, seminar, workshop, exhibition or publication that is particularly innovative or pioneering.

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National Endowment for the Arts/National Fndn. on the Arts & Humanities, NEA FY 2017 Art Works II Application

Deadline: July 14, 2016 (**This is a limited submission opportunity. Refer to The University of Akron Limited Submission guidelines.)

Art works by enhancing the value of individuals and communities, by connecting us to each other and to something greater than ourselves, and by empowering creativity and innovation in our society and economy. The arts exist for beauty itself, but they also are an inexhaustible source of meaning and inspiration.

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American Society for Theatre Research, Selma Jean Cohen Conference Presentation Award

Deadline: July 15, 2016

This award provides up to $1000 to a scholar to participate in a plenary or working session at the ASTR conference. This presentation must, in the spirit of Selma Jeanne Cohen, explore the intersections of theatre and dance/movement. Funds shall be used to cover travel and hotel expenses. The purpose of the award is to encourage scholars in dance and movement-based fields to become active members of ASTR by helping them to meet the travel and hotel expenses of attending and presenting at the ASTR annual meeting. ASTR conference registration fees will be waived for award winners.

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American Musicological Society, Thomas Hampson Fund Supporting Research and Publication on Classic Song

Deadline: August 15, 2016

The fund is dedicated to fostering editions and scholarship on classic song in all its contexts (including American song, contemporary song, etc.), as well as new and innovative technologies for promoting and understanding classic song via interactive media and the Internet. The AMS will award a grant of up to $1,100 to support research and publication on classic song.

Sponsor Webpage

 

Azule, Residencies

Deadlines: May 15, 2016; August 15, 2016; November 1, 2016

Azule provides this retreat and residency program for performers, writers, architects, builders, musicians, and artists of all types. Azule provides an environment where artists and community meet, work and learn together through the arts in their many forms. The residencies range in length from 4 days to 4 weeks.

Sponsor Webpage and Application

For more Arts grant opportunities, follow the Find Grants on SPIN link at the top right of this page. Login using your UAnet ID and password, and then search for “The Arts” under the bookmarks tab. 

Research for Lunch with Dr. Jae-Won Choi

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Multi-scale 3D Printing of Microneedle Arrays for Early-Stage Melanoma Therapy

Dr. Jae-Won Choi

Monday, April 11, 2016

ASEC Room 105, from 12-1 pm

Dr. Jae-Won Choi is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Akron (UA).  Prior to joining UA in 2011, he spent one year for his Post-Doctoral research in the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2007, sponsored by the Overseas Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Korea Research Foundations.  After his involvement with the W.M. Keck Center, he was promoted twice first to the rank of Research Specialist in 2008, and then to Research Assistant Professor in 2009.  Currently, he is serving as an editorial board member in several journals – Additive Manufacturing; Korean Society of Manufacturing Processing Engineers; and Korean Society of Mechanical Technology.  He is a member of ASME, SME, and SPIE.

Summary of Research

The goal of Dr. Choi’s research is to provide a 3D printing solution for the treatment of a skin cancer called “melanoma”. The advantage of 3D printing is quickly manufacturing patient specific, 3D micron-scale needle arrays loaded with the desired chemotherapeutic drugs with the appropriate dosage and duration of release. The 3D microneedle arrays will have therapeutic dosages to kill various melanomas by providing controlled and/or bolus release of drugs.

Research for Lunch with Dr. Qixin Zhou

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Development on Microcapsule Based Self-healing Coatings for Corrosion Protection

Monday, April 4, 12-1 p.m.

Whitby Hall, Room 211

Dr. Qixin Zhou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Akron. Dr. Zhou received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from North Dakota State University in 2014. Dr. Zhou’s research interest focuses on coating development for corrosion protection, which includes synthesis and formulation of functional coatings, failure analysis of coatings, computational simulations on coating behaviors, and coating’s service lifetime prediction.

Self-healing coatings, known as “smart” coatings, are of particular interest because these coatings can provide automatic repair and recovery. A healing agent is embedded into the coating and will release to repair damaged structures once the self-healing function is triggered. The prolonged service lifetime of self-healing coatings will result in less maintenance and cost reductions. While this concept is sound, a reliable application in coatings has not been identified. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develop a novel experimental approach to build self-healing polymer coatings for corrosion protection.

CSU to Host Aerospace Event

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Cleveland State University is hosting an event on April 19, 2016 in conjunction with OAI named Penetrating Global Markets: A Tactical View. The Keynote Speaker is Fred Elliott of the U.S. Department of Commerce-International Trade Administration, who will provide participants opportunities and challenges for the Aerospace industry. If you have questions about this event, please contact program coordinator, Ucee Faenza, (email u.faenza@csuohio.edu  / phone 216.687.4797).

Research for Lunch with Dr. Luo

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Geotechnical Design Optimization of Energy Piles for Sustainable

Urban Environment

Thursday March 31, 2016

ASEC, Room 105

12-1 pm

 

Dr. Zhe Luo

Dr. Zhe Luo is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Akron. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Highway and Railway Engineering from Tongji University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Clemson University. He is an Associate Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Member of Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS), Member of The United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER), and Member of TC304 Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment & Management of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). He is currently serving on the editorial board of International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (Maney Publishing, UK) and Marine Georesources & Geotechnology (Taylor & Francis).

Presentation Topic

Energy piles provide clean energy in lieu of non-renewable energy resources such as petroleum and coal. This new technology does not require too much additional construction cost and can reduce carbon emissions in urban environments. Dr. Luo’s research presents a pioneering probabilistic study on the geotechnical design of energy piles.