Kent State receives two grants worth $622,051 from the National Science Foundation

Senator Sherrod Brown announced in a press release that the National Science Foundation has awarded Kent State University with two grants aimed at funding an expansion of computing software development and research training opportunities in the mathematical sciences. The two grants equal a total of $622,051.

The senator spoke on the importance of the pursuits being funded by the grants: “Research in science and mathematics is critical to create jobs and improve our economy. We unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all Ohio talent.” Speaking highly of the recipient of the grant, Brown also said, “Kent State University is one of Ohio’s premier universities. These awards will help it advance our knowledge and continue 
Ohio’s leadership in innovation.”  

According to the press release, the first grant, worth $222,051, will be used to “enhance geometric measure theory and dimension reduction for the geometry of large data sets,” while the second grant, worth $400,000, will “develop ScienceDMZ, a high-performance computing software that exercises a new model of federated security, as opposed to the traditional perimeter focused security approach.”

Senator Brown is a cosponsor of the Supporting Early Career Researchers Act which will “establish a pilot program to award two-year grants to early-career researchers.” The bill also requires “the NSF to report to the Congress on the results of the pilot program.” This means that the results of the grant spending should be made available to the public for full transparency. 

Kent State University, according to their website, has eight campuses in its system, and enrolls around 35,000 students with just over a quarter million alumni. KSU offers many programs from certificates up through Doctorates in dozens of subjects and specializations.