Research
![Andrew Shahriari, who has been selected as Kent State’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. Andrew Shahriari, who has been selected as Kent State’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.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Andrew_Shahriari.jpg?VersionId=yMeOb5PPJYsc.RFPl771EuW1Sjk9nUOy&h=0411eb24&itok=pgBwQhqf)
Following a national search, Kent State University has selected Paul E. DiCorleto, Ph.D., as its new vice president for research and sponsored programs. DiCorleto comes to Kent State from Cleveland Clinic, where he has served as Sherwin-Page Chair of the Lerner Research Institute since 2002, and from Case Western Reserve University, where he has served as chair of the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 2003. He joins Kent State on Aug. 17.
![Kent State Associate Professor Denice Sheehan meets with her research group in Henderson Hall. Sheehan has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month. Kent State Associate Professor Denice Sheehan meets with her research group in Henderson Hall. Sheehan has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/NEWSOTMJune.jpg?VersionId=8BXTzSI1li4Nq9B0gJXGlnjzuTWHJPi1&h=ba68840e&itok=_OI41bGo)
![Physics Graduate Student Lewis Sharpnack will attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in late June. Physics Graduate Student Lewis Sharpnack will attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in late June.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/BOB_4160_2000w.jpg?VersionId=KeTXoX5NwLXBkNve8946ig7AXLJngJNq&h=2e5cdddf&itok=hK-7dcmH)
![Kent State Associate Professor Tara Smith (center) reviews test results with students in a laboratory in the university’s Centennial Research Park. Smith has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month. Kent State Associate Professor Tara Smith (center) reviews test results with students in a laboratory in the university’s Centennial Research Park. Smith has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/SOTMMay_0.jpg?VersionId=Mh6ycbInuvWJ9FQSZKZ76bob1xIeZeyY&h=ec98a0f6&itok=iZ5oaoG0)
![Kent State Associate Professor Tara Smith (center) reviews test results with students in a laboratory in the university’s Centennial Research Park. Smith has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month. Kent State Associate Professor Tara Smith (center) reviews test results with students in a laboratory in the university’s Centennial Research Park. Smith has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/SOTMMay.jpg?VersionId=S.KPpDKzx_ombPDL0WXEJ1jBJpTEX7xh&h=ec98a0f6&itok=RF12C_zb)