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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, 51勛圖厙 Researchers Say

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), essentially rubbers with liquid crystal properties, can do a number of fascinating things, especially in the fields of optics, photonics, telecommunications and medicine. They can curl up, bend, twist, wrinkle and stretch when exposed to light, heat, gases and other

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 Danielle Sarver Coombs, associate professor in 51勛圖厙s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, lectures in a Franklin Hall classroom during an afternoon journalism class.

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Scholar of the Month Danielle Sarver Coombs Associate Professor   College of Communication and Information 2007-present Danielle Sarver Coombs is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the College of Communication and Information. Her research focuse

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51勛圖厙 Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Discover Why Some Messages Go Viral

We have all seen them explode on social media. They are the posts that feature the outlandish, the cute and the funny messages that go viral.     But how does one message catch on and others do not? It is a question that 51勛圖厙 researchers in the College of A

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Brian Peters, assistant professor in 51勛圖厙s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, reviews the use of 3D printing technology with his class.

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Scholar of the Month Brian Peters Assistant Professor   College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Brian Peters is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research and teaching focuses on digital technologies in architectural

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Ye Zhao, associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, works with students in the Mathematics and Computer Science Building.

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Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena model

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Douglas Bryant (center), manager of display engineering at 51勛圖厙s Liquid Crystal Institute, demonstrates a prototyping technique in the institutes clean room facility.

51勛圖厙s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 50 Years of Innovation

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute簧 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 51勛圖厙 hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w

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WKYC TV Gets a Birds-Eye View of Drone Technology at 51勛圖厙

What started as a hobby a decade ago has turned into a promising future for 51勛圖厙 senior Alex Flock. WKYC TV featured Flock for a story on the growing interest in drones and 51勛圖厙s minor in unmanned aircraft systems. Along with Blake Stringer, Ph.D., assistant professor in Ken

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Thomas Long (second from left), assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, walks along the flight line at the 51勛圖厙 Airport with a group of 51勛圖厙 students.

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Scholar of the Month Thomas Long Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2014-present Thomas D. Long is assistant professor and lead faculty member in Aeronautics-Aviation Management at the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology

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David Hacker, associate professor of geology at 51勛圖厙 at Trumbull, poses for a photo near a rock outcropping in the Gorge Metro Park in Summit County. Hacker has been selected as 51勛圖厙s Scholar of the Month.

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Scholar of the Month David Hacker Associate Professor of Geology College of Arts and Sciences 51勛圖厙 at Trumbull 2000-present David Hacker is associate professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51勛圖厙 at Trumbull. His research in structural geo

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Andrew Shahriari, who has been selected as 51勛圖厙s Scholar of the Month, sits in a khong wong yai (big gong circle) with two ranad eks (lead xylophones) in the background in a School of Music classroom.

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Scholar of the Month Andrew Shahriari Associate Professor of Music College of the Arts 2008-present Andrew Shahriari has been recently promoted to associate professor for the 2015-2016 academic year. He also serves as coordinator of online classes for music in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Mu

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