Research & Testing Services
University of Akron offers both research services under the leadership of expert faculty and testing services through access to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³’s specialized facilities and equipment. To access these services, we recommend you do the following:
- Connect to appropriate faculty research expertise or testing service or by contacting your research/testing needs
- Determine if the work you are seeking is research or testing using the outline below
- Contact Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³’s Office of Technology Transfer to discuss your needs and put a research or testing agreement in place
Is Your Project Research or Testing?
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³ offers research and testing services under different agreements and with different default terms.
Research
Research services allow companies to tap into the intellectual expertise of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³ faculty and staff and may:
- Explore new ideas, concepts, designs or research paths that may result in new inventions or intellectual property;
- Be performed under the guidance and leadership of a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³ faculty member; and
- Give Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³ investigators that ability to provide intellectual input, including suggesting actions that they believe would improve performance or results.
- For template agreements, see Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³'s Office of Research Administration.
Testing
Testing services give companies access to specialized Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³ equipment and staff or students to perform specific tests and must:
- Follow a clearly defined test method (e.g. an ASTM standard) or written procedure that is specified by the company;
- Be performed by a student, lab technician or center personnel with little or no input from a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³ faculty member;
- Generate data to be returned to the company, and not include analysis or interpretation by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³ personnel or suggestions of means to improve the results; and
- Have a very low probability of resulting in new patentable intellectual property originated by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³.
- For template agreements, see Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³'s Office of Research Administration.
Contact Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÊ×Ò³'s Office of Technology Transfer
Phone: 330-972-7840
Fax: 330-972-2368
Email: uarf@uakron.eduŸŸ
Mailing address:
170 University Circle
Suite 312
Akron, OH 44325-2103