State Awards Third Frontier Grant to Kent State

University to get $137,000 for liquid crystal technology research

Glasses-free 3D TV, braille devices and liquid crystal windows are three research topics at Kent State University that will benefit from an Ohio Third Frontier grant award. State Rep. Kathleen Clyde announced Monday that state technology research program will award $137,571 to Kent State for three research projects that include those areas of technology development. The grant award will pay for three research projects under way at Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute. The three projects, and their dollar awards, are: $38,590 to develop a cost-effective and improved method for glasses-free 3D television viewing; $50,000 to develop flexible piezoelectric fiber mats, which have potential applications in low-power displays, braille typing …

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Third Frontier Awards Include $3 Million for Kent State

State technology money supports liquid crystal research

Ohio Third Frontier Approves $200,000 in Commercialization Grants to Kent State Researchers

Grants could help move technology from the lab to the market

The Ohio Third Frontier program recently made three separate grants to Kent State University researchers through the newly established Technology Validation and Start-up Fund, which promotes the commercialization of Ohio technologies developed by the state’s institutions of higher education. “These projects demonstrate our commitment as a university to high-quality research that supports the health and livelihood of the people of Ohio,” said Grant McGimpsey, Ph.D., Kent State’s vice president for research. “We would like to express our gratitude to the Third Frontier for showing confidence in our researchers and for supporting these efforts.” Joel Hughes, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State’s Department of Psychology and director of …

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