Gary K. Ostrander

GAP competition supports researchers moving from laboratory to marketplace

Published: January 5, 2021 | 2:13 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

A method to improve testing for E. coli in beef and a system for evaluating a product used to reinforce pavement earned funding through a Florida State University program that supports researchers who are bringing their academic work to the marketplace. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded faculty members a pot of […]

Collaborative Collision: FSU researchers investigate intersection of society and technology

Published: December 14, 2020 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: University News

The FSU Office of Research Development recently hosted its 13th Collaborative Collision event, a virtual networking event to connect faculty members from a variety of disciplines who share common research interests.

More than three dozen Florida State University researchers convened online for the university’s 13th Collaborative Collision, a networking event that connects faculty members from a variety of disciplines who share common research interests. The FSU Office of Research Development (ORD) hosted the event, which promoted possible research collaborations focused on the intersection of society and […]

Collaborative Collision: FSU researchers work together on issues of anti-racism, equity and inclusion

Published: November 4, 2020 | 2:56 pm | Posted in: University News

The FSU Office of Research Development recently hosted its 12th Collaborative Collision event, a virtual networking event to connect faculty members from a variety of disciplines who share common research interests.

Florida State University is bringing together faculty members to collaborate on interdisciplinary research regarding anti-racism, equity and inclusion. The FSU Office of Research Development (ORD) recently hosted its 12th Collaborative Collision event, a virtual networking event to connect faculty members from a variety of disciplines who share common research interests. “The hope with this event […]

FSU researchers awarded more than $250 million, a new single-year funding record

Published: August 4, 2020 | 1:48 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University researchers received a record level of funding in the 2020 fiscal year, bringing in $250.1 million in grants from federal, state and private sources. The quarter-billion milestone in research funding is more than $16 million higher than the previous record, which FSU posted in fiscal year 2019. “Florida State is a trusted […]

FSU ranked among top 50 patent-producing universities

Published: June 3, 2020 | 8:19 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University is ranked among the top 50 universities worldwide for producing patented technologies, according to a new report from the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. Florida State is ranked No. 43 for producing patents in 2019, a jump of 26 places from its No. 69 ranking for its […]

Office of Research will allocate more than $400K toward COVID-19 projects

Published: May 12, 2020 | 3:28 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University’s Office of Research will allocate over $400,000 to fund 26 interdisciplinary projects that address questions related to COVID-19. The research tackles a variety of questions around the health, social and economic impacts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Projects include exploring possible therapies, the development of tools for tracking infections and an […]

National organization to honor FSU research administrator

Published: July 18, 2019 | 1:41 pm | Posted in: University News

A Florida State University administrator will be honored by the National Council of University Research Administrators for her work in educating research administrators around the country. Assistant Vice President for Research Administration and Finance Kerry Peluso has been named as an NCURA Distinguished Educator and will be recognized at the organization’s annual meeting in August. […]

Collaborative Collision: Faculty come together to share ideas, forge partnerships

Published: April 17, 2019 | 11:56 am | Posted in: University News

Representatives of almost every FSU college and departments gathered in the FSU Alumni Center to discuss new potential research partnerships addressing the problem of disaster resiliency

Florida State University faculty members of varying departments, disciplines and research interests spent the evening of April 16 commingling with colleagues during the Spring 2019 Collaborative Collision, a networking event designed to convene researchers from across campus to discuss potential collaborations surrounding one defined topic. Tuesday’s topic of discussion, disaster resiliency, took on particular significance […]

FSU Rembrandt exhibit results in new interpretation of Dutch master’s work

Published: March 21, 2019 | 11:17 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Dr. Morton Mower and former FSU graduate student Lesley Wolff offered a new look at Rembrandt's "Death of a Virgin."

Sometimes, a new project reaches you at an unexpected time. That was the case when former FSU doctoral student Lesley Wolff was working as a research assistant at FSU’s Museum of Fine Arts. Wolff, now a postdoctoral fellow at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, was helping former museum director Allys Palladino-Craig […]

FSU investment in high-performance microscope will take research to next level

Published: March 19, 2019 | 3:13 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

The FIB microscope will allow materials science researchers to slice through minuscule material samples and collect images of their structures.

Florida State University is the new owner of a sophisticated ion beam microscope that will allow materials science researchers to conduct a variety of experiments on the tiniest materials. The purchase of the focused ion beam microscope — also known as a FIB — is a strategic investment in the university’s materials and nanomanufacturing research […]

FSU receives $8 million to revive Apalachicola Bay

Published: February 25, 2019 | 1:33 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

The logistical hub of the Apalachicola Bay Systems Initiative will be the Florida Coastal and Marine Lab in St. Teresa, Fla.

Initiative Funded By Economic Damages Recovered After BP Oil Spill Florida State University has been awarded nearly $8 million from Triumph Gulf Coast as part of a major 10-year initiative to restore Apalachicola Bay and revive the region’s imperiled oyster industry. The project — the Apalachicola Bay Systems Initiative — will be funded by a […]

FSU GAP awards help faculty commercialize inventions

Published: January 8, 2019 | 9:57 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander

Three teams led by Florida State University faculty members have received funding from the university to propel their pioneering research from the lab to the marketplace. The researchers have been awarded a combined pot of $110,000 following their successful pitches at the university’s biannual GAP competition, an event organized by the Office of the Vice […]

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