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Innovating for the sea: U.S. Navy grant helps FSU chemist protect ships from marine fouling

Published: March 9, 2023 | 8:50 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Navy Diver 2nd Class Camden Lund scrapes barnacles from the bottom of a rigid-hull inflatable boat. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt Huggett/Released)

On ships and in ports around the world, plants, algae and marine animals such as barnacles find homes on whatever surfaces they can reach, a problem that costs the shipping industry billions of dollars each year. Known as “marine fouling,” these organisms are adapted to living on all manner of surfaces. Marine fouling accumulated on […]

FSU supports faculty moving research to the marketplace

Published: January 12, 2023 | 11:56 am | Posted in: University News

Research to improve 3D printing algorithms, develop better materials for measuring radiation and test the effectiveness of steroid treatments all received funding from a Florida State University program that supports faculty interested in transforming their academic work into commercial ventures. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded faculty members more than $132,000 through […]

FSU internal investment program helps faculty move from lab to market

Published: May 25, 2022 | 9:59 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Improved ceramics manufacturing, breakthrough medical screening tests and a more convenient way to detect nuclear particles earned funding from the latest round of a Florida State University program that helps researchers bring their work to the marketplace. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded more than $167,000 to faculty members to continue research […]

FSU hires business liaison to facilitate industry partnerships

Published: January 19, 2022 | 9:53 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University is redoubling its efforts to commercialize faculty research and partner with businesses across the country that can benefit from the intellectual capital available at a top-tier research university. As a key part of these efforts, the FSU Office of Research has hired Mike Campbell as the university’s first Chief Business and Industry […]

Innovation in Action: FSU bolsters research projects with an eye on the marketplace

Published: January 5, 2022 | 12:04 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

A process for cheaper fuel cells, improved genomic profiling and an environmentally friendly way to increase water retention for plants are among the projects that Florida State University is helping researchers move forward into potential commercial ventures. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded more than $161,000 to four faculty members to move […]

FSU awards research funding to help faculty bring ideas from lab to market

Published: August 5, 2021 | 2:41 pm | Posted in: University News

A project to develop better solar cells, a new treatment for delivering medicine to the brain and a method for detecting viral and genetic mutations were among the projects that received funding from a Florida State University program that helps researchers develop their academic work into commercial enterprises. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for […]

FSU technology to monitor ocean currents licensed to Canadian data company

Published: April 16, 2020 | 12:04 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

A Canada-based company has licensed technology created by a Florida State University researcher that can monitor ocean surface currents and assist with operational responses to oil spills, marine pollution, weather forecasting and search and rescue operations. The technology, called Stokes drifters, was developed by Associate Research Scientist Nico Wienders and licensed to MetOcean, a company based in […]

FSU funding helps researchers bring ideas to marketplace

Published: January 2, 2020 | 1:39 pm | Posted in: University News

Projects to improve genetic testing, a replacement for rare-earth magnets and an app that will help treat ADHD all earned funding through a Florida State University program to support researchers adapting their work to the marketplace. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded a pot of $130,650 as part of the Fall 2019 […]

GAP awards to help FSU faculty push research into marketplace

Published: June 28, 2018 | 11:42 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Julie Harrington, director of FSU’s Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis

Two teams led by Florida State University faculty members have received funding from the university to adapt pioneering research into cutting-edge commercial products. The researchers have been awarded targeted financial support following their successful presentations at FSU’s biannual GAP competition, an event organized by the Office of the Vice President for Research where entrants pitch […]

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