Working with UA and its Research Foundation
The University of Akron's research services offer support for:
- Industry:
- Providing access to research expertise
- Facilitating testing and research services
- Licensing UA technology
- Providing graduate student interns
- Entrepreneurs and startups:
- Conducting customer discovery and market research
- Mentorship by experienced UARF Senior Fellows
- Providing paths to funding
- Adding student interns to supplement your team
- Faculty:
- Supporting grant applications
- Helping with technology commercialization
- Partnering to reach out to customers and learn about markets
- Patenting and licensing new technologies
- Students:
- Providing internships and unique opportunities
- Forming teams to learn what its like to launch a product through I-Corps Sites
- Making investment recommendations on real companies through NEOSVF
- Supporting area businesses through internship partnerships
Whatever your major — in a STEM field or non-STEM field, or even if you are undecided, you can now learn about all the research projects available to undergraduate students in one spot — thanks to our new Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program website.
Why should you join a research project?
- If you are unsure whether you want to major in a subject, a research experience can provide clarity.
- Research can help you make a deeper connection to areas outside of your major.
- Student research is also an important factor in being accepted into medical or other professional schools.
Research News
Faculty members awarded nearly $5.5 million for projects that advance energy technology
Two University of Akron (UA) College of Engineering and Polymer Science faculty members have been awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
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UA awarded $2 million for EV battery recycling research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) awarded UA $2 million to fund a study that will focus on recycling plastics and other polymers from electric vehicle (EV) battery packs, to prevent the materials from polluting landfills.
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University of Akron part of Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub selected for $51 million federal grant
Award was granted as part of federal $504 million Tech Hubs funding round
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UA part of Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub recognized by President Biden
Akron is one of the inaugural 31 Tech Hubs across the nation poised for exponential growth in key technology sectors.
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