Division of Research and Sponsored Programs
What was even more of a departure than taking classes remotely? Many summer research experiences were moved online this year as well. Fortunately, with creativity and an open mind, there are lots of opportunities to do important scientific research using online tools and data.
![Torsten Hegmann, director of Kent State's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, shows the area in the basement of the Integrated Sciences Building where a new X-ray scattering machine will be installed in 2021.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/200827_ISB-Torsten_RD_00723%20%281%29.jpg?VersionId=sqtva2LKl0pyvvDByWc_acEJjHWbtqsS&h=5ded6b27&itok=4iRGp7sU)
Kent State University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute soon will be home to a new X-ray scattering instrument capable of examining materials in scales from as small as a fraction of a nanometer to as large as several micrometers.
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to Kent State University College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.
![A black and white print of North American Lobelia species, made by Kent State student Jaret Arnold](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Lobelia%20Print_0.png?VersionId=x1Qrqky28LtixbwB4Doao6Do9Yq7IVKT&h=e6f36a9c&itok=uNGXFr0M)
![Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., speaks at Project GRAD Akron’s 13th Annual Achieving Dreams Celebration Gala.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Kavulic_0.jpg?VersionId=QvyQcKrxsJ51WrIgywQr4a0p0OiveIsq&h=d318f057&itok=wDmbKrBB)
I wonder, how do I decide how to act in recognition of that disturbing dynamic? Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., director of research strategic initiatives in Kent State University’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, shares his inner thoughts as an ally.
![A black and white image of a chest X-ray A black and white image of a chest X-ray](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Chest_Xray_PA_3-8-2010_inverted.png?VersionId=haAUoe0013bemi1CuyeHFSYs6UUi8s8A&h=e6f36a9c&itok=n7OEiZcm)
The National Science Foundation believes Kent State University mathematicians Artem Zvavitch, Ph.D., and Dmitry Ryabogin, Ph.D., are having worthwhile conversations about some age-old unsolved problems, and it has provided support to keep the discussion going for another three years.
![Kent State Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition Kent State Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Robotics_Darwin%20Boyd_1.jpg?VersionId=nP3y9utE8.ZF4y4KilhtNx6F3AGU_yxe&h=e6f36a9c&itok=NFbehM8V)
![An airport staff member guides an incoming aircraft into position during a past Aviation Heritage Fair at the Kent State University Airport. An airport staff member guides an incoming aircraft into position during a past Aviation Heritage Fair at the Kent State University Airport.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Aviation_5.jpg?VersionId=v84Akose.0SAl3saIGCySjEYXIXMvcgx&h=ec98a0f6&itok=gMvVOeb0)
I. Richmond Nettey, Ph.D., professor of aeronautics in Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has been appointed the new chair of the Transportation Research Board Standing Committee on Airport Terminals and Ground Access at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
![Torrance Gaskins and Kaitlin Shvach, first place winners of 2020 ESDRI Symposium Poster session](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/winners_0.jpg?VersionId=MGavv6XGMU8eNa9SGGQUbV8iun81VYOO&h=60f06c66&itok=Nw5ILX6_)
![Blake Stringer, Ph.D. (right), assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Kent State, and research assistant Kendy Edmonds study the power needs for a new larger generation of drones for a research grant Blake Stringer, Ph.D. (right), associate professor of aerospace engineering at Kent State, and research assistant Kendy Edmonds study the power needs for a new larger generation of drones for a research grant funded by the Army Research Laboratory.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/10.23.18%20Photo%20of%20Blake%20Stringer%20with%20research%20assistant%20-%20WEB%20VERSION.jpg?VersionId=d8qZ1gqndnfk9iRiJkDS1MwuSzTMATaF&h=e6f36a9c&itok=FM6e3WNS)