You will find excellent company and colleagues within our diverse membership that represents 66 departments, 13 Colleges and 34 Centers and Institutes across this university.
Apply to Become a STEAM Factory Member!
We are always looking to engage with the curious and pioneering researchers and scholars across Ohio State. We are a natural home for individuals seeking community and collaboration.
Apply for STEAM Factory membership. The administrative team will be in contact shortly after receiving your application.
STEAM Powered Perks of Membership
STEAM Factory presents many benefits of membership for faculty and staff.
STEAM Exchanges
These salon-style seminars allow members to share their scholarship in an interdisciplinary setting, find new avenues for collaboration, and learn about new tools and resources to enhance teaching methods. Click here for more information.
Formal and Informal Member Meetings
STEAM members don’t just collaborate with one another, they elevate each other. Members meet regularly to discuss a variety of topics including research, projects, presentations, and upcoming events as well as share resources within the university. These meetings occur in both large and small group settings in a wide variety of contexts. Members form professional connections that often lead to amplification and further development of both traditional and non-traditional research, teaching and service as well as provide opportunities for new interdisciplinary projects and opportunities to which members may not have been otherwise exposed.
Member Listserv
Members receive instant information on STEAM events, research and news via the membership listserv. They are able to quickly share information with fellow STEAM members, including opportunities for collaboration, requests for resources and information on different news items, events and program.
Support for Funding Opportunities
STEAM Factory has played an important role in obtaining grants for both individual and collaborative projects for its members through writing letters of support. The STEAM Factory provides a vehicle to amplify the broader impacts of research at Ohio State, as well as developing its own collaborative grant submissions.
Ongoing Research Writing Groups
Members have developed ongoing writing groups to work on writing research, publications and grant proposals. These meetings are scheduled by members at their convenience.
Professional Development
STEAM hosts and participates in various professional development opportunities for members including interdisciplinary seminars and professional development panels. Members form lasting professional connections by collaborating and engaging with fellow STEAM members, as well as gain professional experience presenting research to both peers and the community.
Informal Happy Hours
STEAM Factory happy hours provide faculty and staff casual settings to meet and get to know one another outside of academic spaces. The community built from informal gatherings can lead to wonderful conversations, intersections in interests and professional collaborations in the future.
Peer Promotion via Web and Social Media
STEAM Factory maintains an active online presence through its social media and website activities and often shares the accomplishments, accolades and events of its diverse and prolific membership. The website and social media channels provide an opportunity for raising awareness about individual members and collaborative projects.