Research & Testing Services
University of Akron offers both research services under the leadership of expert faculty and testing services through access to ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø’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 ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø’s Office of Technology Transfer to discuss your needs and put a research or testing agreement in place
Is Your Project Research or Testing?
ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø 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 ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø 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 ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø faculty member; and
- Give ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø investigators that ability to provide intellectual input, including suggesting actions that they believe would improve performance or results.
- For template agreements, see ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø's Office of Research Administration.
Testing
Testing services give companies access to specialized ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø 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 ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø faculty member;
- Generate data to be returned to the company, and not include analysis or interpretation by ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø personnel or suggestions of means to improve the results; and
- Have a very low probability of resulting in new patentable intellectual property originated by ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø.
- For template agreements, see ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø's Office of Research Administration.
Contact ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø'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