Expo Schedule

Schedule of Events

Meet leadership from the Office of Research, representatives from Centers and Institutes across campus, vendors that provide research support, and network with colleagues. All events take place in the Thompson Library and are open to the entire Ohio State research community.

Feel free to come to one or more events as your schedule allows.

8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. West Reading Room

Exhibit area is open.
See the list of currently registered exhibitors

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mortar Board Centennial Room

eTools Demonstration Room

Stop by and get a hands-on, one-on-one demonstration of one of our numerous electronic tools available to facilitate your research at Ohio State. See the tools in action, try them out, and get your questions answered.

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Campus Reading Room (11^th floor)

New Faculty “Meet and Greet”

Meet Dr. Caroline Whitacre, vice president for research, and Dr. Janet Weisenberger, senior associate vice president for research, as well as members of the Office of Research leadership team. College research officers from across campus will be on hand as well.

This event is for new faculty hired within the last three years or those faculty who are just beginning their research activities. Register here.

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Multipurpose Room

New Discoveries at the Intersection of Disciplines: How to Forge Strategic Multidisciplinary Collaborations (Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion)

Multidisciplinary collaboration takes finesse and perseverance. Learn how to build strategic multidisciplinary teams. Hear about the challenges they face, defining research goals, and coordinating efforts. Panelists will share their successes as well as their failures in removing barriers and achieving integrated academic goals that cross college boundaries.

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mortar Board Conference Room

Research Funding Opportunities

Explore strategies for finding funding and learn how to use the COS Funding Opportunity database and the Funding Alert Service. (This session will be repeated at 12:30 p.m.)

11:10 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. West Reading Room

Remarks from President E. Gordon Gee

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Multipurpose Room

If a Tree Falls in the Forest…The Conundrum of Science Communications
Earle Holland, assistant vice president for research communications, University Communications

Public reliance on the traditional news media has given way to blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Television is still the primary source for news in the U.S. but it is also the most-loathed for its inaccuracy and bias. Professional science and medical writers in the media are being laid off by the score. The number of academic journals now exceeds 10,000. The cut-off level for scores that land applicants grants has climbed dramatically. Some science organizations and scholars are, in effect, urging researchers to embrace the notion of marketing and spin when explaining their work and the public’s attention span for news has led to 8-second soundbites. How are scientists and scholars supposed to explain their work to “normal” people?

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mortar Board Conference Room

Electronic Research Tools Demonstration

Numerous electronic tools are available to facilitate your research at Ohio State. See the tools in action and get your questions answered. You will also have an opportunity for hands on, one-on-one interaction with our trainers. (This session will be repeated at 1:30 p.m.)

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Multipurpose Room

Inventions, IP, and Industry: The Ins and Outs of Industry Collaboration and Commercialization
Jean Schelhorn, associate vice president, Technology Licensing and Commercialization
Sharell Mikesell, associate vice president, Industry Liaison Office

It is a great time to be an applications-oriented researcher at Ohio State. Our new Industry Liaison Office and new resources in Technology Licensing and Commercialization make it easier to connect with industry than ever before. So how do you make those critical industry connections and move your technologies to the marketplace? Learn from the experts. Sharell Mikesell, associate vice president, Industry Liaison Office, and Jean Schelhorn, associate vice president, Technology Licensing and Commercialization will shed light on the “ins and outs” of industry collaboration and commercialization. Learn about sourcing partnerships and funding for application of your technology capabilities to current and future market needs, steps to take in developing collaborations, getting started in the invention documentation and patent processes, and commercialization paths that will move your ideas and discoveries to marketplace commercialization. Additional topics to be covered include consulting, student development for industrial careers, Ohio State’s revenue sharing plan for technology commercialization, and available resources for connecting with industry.

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mortar Board Conference Room

Research Funding Opportunities

Explore strategies for finding funding and learn how to use the COS Funding Opportunity database and the Funding Alert Service. (This is a repeat of the 10:30 a.m. session.)

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mortar Board Conference Room

Electronic Research Tools Demonstration

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Multipurpose Room

Tips from the Pros: Strategies for Successful Grantsmanship (Faculty Panel Discussion)

Learn how to maximize the chances of your proposal being funded and gain tips for working with sponsors from a panel of senior Ohio State investigators who have successful track records of receiving awards from NIH, NSF, DOE, DOD, and NEH. Panelists will share insights about their own experiences competing for funding (what works, and even more importantly, what doesn’t) as well as provide valuable information about the proposal review process and how to best work with sponsors throughout the proposal development and submission process.

4:00 p.m.

Expo concludes.