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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:

  1. Connect to appropriate faculty research expertise or testing service or by contacting  your research/testing needs
  2. Determine if the work you are seeking is research or testing using the outline below
  3. 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