Highlights + Events

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

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

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

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

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

Posters-at-the-capitol returns!
Posters-at-the-Capitol (P@C) is a one-day, annual event held to educate Kentucky State Legislators on of the importance of undergraduate research. KY NSF EPSCoR discoveries impact many issues that affect our economy

Track-2 Solicitation is now available
NSF EPSCoR’s Track-2 Solicitation was just released! The required theme of these proposals is, “Advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities.” Every institution

Sarabia, alarcon to present nationally on pedot:ss reasearch
University of Kentucky researcher Dr. Ruben Sarabia is an invited speaker at the 2022 Materials Research Society meeting in Boston. He will be presenting his pioneering work in PEDOT fiber

UofL nanocollider Talks HMI, Sensing Fibers, Robotics in Healthcare & Conductive Materials from Plants
On September 16th, the University of Louisville hosted its first nanoCollider, touching on innovative research from several pillars in the KAMPERS project. Watch the full video below: A summary: Intro:

UofL receives $750,000 in federal funding to enhance advanced manufacturing workforce
From the Lane Report The University of Louisville has received $750,000 to launch the Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Pathways to SUCCESS (RAMPS) program aimed at preparing workers for the automated

Kazi the Catalyst: A Decade of the PLTL Program at Kentucky State University
How Dr. Kazi Javed took a small KY NSF EPSCoR grant for nanotube research at UK CAER and evolved it into a program at KSU supporting hundreds of undergraduate students.