Research Centers & Facilities
The College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering (CPSPE) has several facilities driven by the resident expertise of over 40 faculty members and full time technical staff for strong interactions with the polymer industry and other centers of polymer research around the world. These facilities, which consist of Centers and resources in the laboratories of specific faculty members, are engaged in activities ranging from development of advanced materials and characterization of their materials properties, through methods for their processing, all the way to device prototype development.
Research Centers
- Microscopy Center
- National Polymer Innovation Center
- Materials Development Center
- Magnetic Resonance Center
Research and Industrial Testing Facilities
- Akron Polymer Technology Services
- Materials Development Center
- Surface and Optical Analysis Facility
Shops and Laboratories
- Electronic Shop
- Glassblowing Shop
- Molecular Characterization Laboratory
- Polymer Science Machine Shop
- Physical Properties Laboratories
- Solution Characterization