Prof. Tan is awarded a second grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) to pursue composite research in arctic environment. Thank you for the continued support.
Firestone Research Fellowship
Prof. Tan has been awarded the Firestone Research Fellowship for his metamaterials research. Thank you for the support.
Undergraduate student Clark Rice wins 2nd place in ASME E-Fest EAST Old Guard Oral Competition
Clark came in 2nd place in the Old Guard Oral Competition in the ASME E-Fest EAST at Penn State, PA. Congratulations and well done! As part of this award, he will be sponsored by ASME to move on to compete in the National Finals in ASME…
Undergraduate student Clark Rice wins Akron ASME Student Competition
Congratulations to Clark Rice for winning 1st place in the Akron ASME Student Papers Competition.
UA I-Corps Sites Program
Congratulations to Mehran for being selected to participate in the UA I-Corps Sites Program. Mehran will join other I-Corps Sites team/startup to participate in this 7-week National Science Foundation and Burton D. Morgan Foundation sponsored technology commercialization program.
Funding from UARF and Spark Fund
Hedgemon and AML received funding from University of Akron Research Foundation (UARF) and Spark Fund to move biomimetic research forward.
ONR Grant Award
Prof. Tan is awarded a grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) to conduct research to investigate the impact performance of composites in arctic condition.
LaunchTown Entrepreneurship Award
Congratulations to Emily, Nate and Bill for winning the 2016 LaunchTown Entrepreneurship Award.
JSPS Invitational Fellowship
Prof. Tan was awarded the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitation Fellowship to conduct composite research in Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).