Office of Research

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 […]

Faculty to collide in annual interdisciplinary research event

Published: October 8, 2018 | 10:13 am | Posted in: University News

EVENT TO BE RESCHEDULED Florida State University researchers will come together this month for the third annual Collaborative Collision, an interdisciplinary event designed to foster research partnerships in a variety of areas. “This event is a great example of how many faculty members are tackling similar problems from different perspectives,” said Vice President for Research […]

FSU faculty awarded $226M in research dollars

Published: July 30, 2018 | 8:53 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University researchers brought in more than $226 million in the 2018 fiscal year from federal, state and private sources to support investigations into areas such as nuclear science, climate change, the effect of deep space travel on human health and much more. This is a $16 million increase over the prior fiscal year […]

FSU ranked among top patent-producing universities

Published: June 5, 2018 | 11:59 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Florida State University is ranked among the top producers of patented technologies in a new report from the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. FSU is ranked 79th in the world for the number of patents granted in 2017. The annual report is compiled from data from the U.S. Patents and Trademark […]

Danfoss Turbocor president receives 2018 FSU Research Community Partner Award

Published: April 4, 2018 | 10:18 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Vice President for Research Gary Ostrander and Danfoss Turbocor Compressors President Ricardo Schneider, winner of the FSU Office of Research Community Partner of the Year Award April 3. (FSU Photography Services)

The Florida State University Office of Research honored Danfoss Turbocor Compressors President Ricardo Schneider Tuesday with the FSU Office of Research Community Partner of the Year Award for his work in promoting university research locally and worldwide. Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander said the award recognizes Schneider’s continued efforts to partner with the […]

FSU technologies highlighted in economic growth report

Published: April 25, 2017 | 10:28 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Two companies born from Florida State University research are among those highlighted in a new report from the university research advocacy group The Science Coalition. The report, “American-Made Innovation Sparking Economic Growth” identifies 102 companies that trace their roots to federally funded university research. In particular, the report mentions two companies that have commercialized Florida […]

Local businessman receives 2017 FSU Research Community Partner Award

Published: March 24, 2017 | 11:09 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

2017 FSU Research Community Partner Award recipient Kim Williams and Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander.

The Florida State University Office of Research honored Tallahassee businessman Kim Williams Thursday night with the FSU Office of Research Community Partner of the Year Award for his work in promoting university research to the broader community. Williams received the award for his substantial work in helping advise FSU researchers looking to commercialize their technologies […]

Eminent psychologist, National Academy member to join FSU

Published: January 11, 2017 | 10:37 am | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine, University News

Norman Anderson, assistant vice president for research and academic affairs

Norman Anderson, an eminent psychologist and member of the National Academy of Medicine, will join the Florida State University faculty with primary appointments as a research professor in both the College of Social Work and the College of Nursing. He also will serve as assistant vice president for research and academic affairs. “We are extremely excited […]