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.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

YEAR 5 OF KAMPERS KICKs OFF!
It is hard to believe we are now entering the final year of our KAMPERS Track-1 Project, dedicated to advancing manufacturing in Kentucky. A few

WKU student presents at world’s largest mathematics meeting
Written by WKU News: Jacob Walterman, the Wolfram Ambassador and the President of SIAM Student Chapter of WKU, has presented research funded by the Kentucky NSF EPSCoR KAMPERS (National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate

Statewide Committee Adopts Seven-Year Kentucky Science & Technology Plan
Press release from KSTC: On July 31, 2023, the Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Committee, the governing body of the state’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, voted to adopt the

WATCH: PEDOT:PSS Fibers – Wet Spinning Walkthrough
In this video, Dr. Ruben Sarabia-Riquelme walks us through the PEDOT:PSS wet spinning process. This converts the PEDOT:PSS into a fiber form, resulting in a conductive, flexible material that has dozens of potential applications in

KY NSF EPSCOR PROJECT AT WKU’S SKYTEACH PROGRAM FOSTERS STEM TEACHER DEVELOPMENT WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
According to a 2020 report by Global Trade Magazine, Bowling Green, Kentucky was ranked number two out of twenty American cities for manufacturing. It is critical that our STEM teachers are well-prepared to educate students

Paterson group releases first publication featuring Organic Electrochemical Transistors
Organic semiconductors and electrochemical transistors promise to enable new generations of low-cost, mechanically flexible, and wearable electronic devices. With this novel chemical doping process discovered by the Alexandra Paterson team and collaborators, this promise is

track-2, uk’s risko to host leadership workshop
Chad Risko of the University of Kentucky, alongside colleagues Sara Zeigler and Rusty Carpenter at Eastern Kentucky University, will teach a virtual Leadership Workshop for early-career faculty. The workshop will take place via Zoom on

LET US FUND YOUR SCIENCE.
Kentucky NSF EPSCoR provides funding support for scientists, educators, and companies across the commonwealth. Discover which of our funding programs is right for you.