RESEARCH TO
ADVANCE MANUFACTURING
IN KENTUCKY + BEYOND
Manufacturing has fueled the economic success of Kentucky for over two centuries, and this
$24 MILLION
collaborative partnership across eight institutions will help position the Commonwealth for even more success in the years to come.
We need your proposal ideas for 2024-29!
On behalf of the Statewide EPSCoR Committee, KY NSF EPSCoR is seeking idea papers from the Kentucky research community to include in the next $20 million/ 5-year RII Track-1 proposal, which will be submitted to NSF in the Summer of 2023. If funded, an awarded Track-1 proposal to Kentucky would support Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) activities from July 2024 – June 2029.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Rosemary fama featured in international women’s day webinar
On March 8th, KY NSF EPSCoR’s own Rosemary Fama was part of an international webinar hosted by Million Women Mentors, of which Fama serves as a state leader in Kentucky. According to their website, “Million Women Mentors is the premier network dedicated to encouraging girls and women around the world to pursue, persist and succeed in STEM careers.” In celebration of International Women’s Day, this webinar gave a snapshot of powerful women’s STEM initiatives and accomplishments across the globe, with a lineup of several speakers over the hour-long webinar. The theme: How Million Women Mentors is Advancing & Embracing Equity
SuperCollider 2023 Presentation Highlights
We are so proud of the 44 student presenters at SuperCollider 2023! Here are some highlighted presentations from students across disciplines and institutions (or even high schools!) https://youtu.be/MXAqks30H0Ahttps://youtu.be/yRpy5jMB4t0https://youtu.be/SdV5NBBshD0https://youtu.be/yVplsL8nkcchttps://youtu.be/FtBuRwAy-qM
SuperCollider 2023 – Recap on Another Year of Statewide Partnership
Lexington, Kentucky – SuperCollider 2023 brought together KY NSF EPSCoR participants from across the commonwealth in February for project updates, collaboration, and student poster presentations. There were 97 attendees, with 41 posters and 44 student
SCC Student Selected for Prestigious NSF Research Experience Program
From SCC News Just looking at Gavin Fowler-Ramsey, it’s hard to believe he’s old enough to be graduating from Somerset Community College (SCC) in May. But when you ask him about what he did last
WKU’s Ozer, Aydin, Represent EPSCoR-supported research at IEEE Conference, Mexico
Ahmet Kaan Aydin, the WKU’s John D. Minton awardee of 2022, from Mathematics has successfully presented his paper co-authored with Prof. Ahmet Ozkan Ozer at the prestigious 61st IEEE Conference on Control and Decision in
Sarabia, alarcon present at mrs meeting
Dr. Ruben Sarabia was invited speaker at the 2022 MRS meeting in Boston. He presented his pioneering work in PEDOT fiber processing as part of the Symposium: SB10-New E-Textile Materials and Devices for Wearable Electronics. PhD
RII Track-2 Solicitation WEBINAR
NSF EPSCoR will be conducting a webinar covering the new RII Track-2 Solicitation (NSF 22-633) on December 7th at 3pm (EST), and Office Hours will be held on December 14 & 15 at 3pm (EST). Links to
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