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Facilitating a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration

Our Function

STEAM Factory activities aim to facilitate collaboration and enhance dissemination of Ohio State research and scholarship. 

Collaboration

STEAM Factory provides a space where researchers and scholars from all disciplines can broaden their perspectives, share resources, spark creative research ideas and form collaborations across areas of common interest.

Both formal and informal activities help members to:

  • Enhance professional development by sharing research skills, pedagogical resources, equipment, grant writing expertise and other items that may enhance STEAM member success throughout their careers.
  • Learn about current research questions and opportunities for collaboration across all disciplines 

Dissemination

STEAM Factory helps to bridge the gap between Ohio State and the Columbus community through research dissemination and outreach that is accessible, approachable and combines formal and informal learning.

Finding creative ways to reach and engage the Columbus community helps to:

  • Increase the public impact of academic research, by reaching a demographic who might not be accessible via traditional methods based at Ohio State, and by establishing connections with artists and other creatives;
  • Garner critical feedback on research in progress; and
  • Provide a marketing channel for raising awareness of the work done by individual members, STEAM Factory as an entity and the greater Ohio State community.