Analytical Instrumentation Facility

The Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) located in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry performs pilot or short-term industrial research projects using a wide range of state-of-the-art analytical instruments.

Over the past twenty years the AIF has provided a cost-effective means for solving analytical problems faced by the local industrial community.  Projects involving separations and surface chemistry, materials science, and coatings are major emphases, but the AIF can also serve a variety of other areas with its broad range of instrumentation.

David Zachrich poses with class after winning the 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award

After decades as a pastor, David Zachrich had a sudden and dramatic reevaluation of his life. A life-threatening heart attack 15 years ago forced him to step back and reconsider his path. Zachrich’s cardiologist challenged him to find something to do that he enjoyed. Zachrich, who holds a doctor of ministry degree in communication studies, immediately thought of teaching, something he very much wanted to do as a second career. The last nine years Zachrich has been a part-time faculty member in the School of Communications Studies at Kent State Univeristy where he strives to create pe...

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For more information about becoming a sponsor, please contact Nicole Brownell at 330-672-8484 or nbrownel@kent.edu.

If paying by check, please make checks out to "KSU Foundation" and mail payment to:

Kent State University Foundation
350 S. Lincoln Street
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

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Flash Back TOC

‘The Rock’ Rocks On! Painting ‘The Rock’ is one of Kent State’s earliest—and most lasting—campus traditions. It’s likely that the large boulder received its first coat of paint in 1922, the year that fraternities and sororities were first established at Kent State. And it’s been a canvas for expression ever since. For many years, The Rock rested on the “devil strip” between the sidewalk and Main Street. To accommodate the widening of the street in September 1976, The Rock was moved further back onto the Front Campus, where it remains today. In celebration of The Rock’s 100+ ann...

Scholarships

Scholarships

The burden of student loans is a barrier to education for many students, with some choosing not to pursue higher education because of the financial strain that it can have on an individual or their family. A scholarship can change the course of a student’s life, supporting talented and driven students who lack financial means or the opportunity to follow their dream of earning a higher education degree. 

Awards

Student Awards

Student awards honor and recognize our fashion design and merchandising students’ collections, single submissions and contributions. Receiving these awards is not only a testament to the students’ skills, but a representation of their dedication to and passion for the fashion industry and their education at the School of Fashion. Awards winners are selected by the panel of industry critics, except for the Students’ Choice award, and are presented to the winning students at the Friday Awards Fashion Show.

 

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