SUPERCOLLIDER 2025
September 19th, 2025, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Marriott Griffin Gate
1800 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY
What is SUPERCOLLIDER?
The Super Collider conference is an annual all-hands meeting of Kentucky NSF EPSCoR supported research participants. This event features strategic updates from our current project’s research leads, as well as a competitive student research showcase and poster competition. Super Collider is an all-day event with mandatory attendance from CLIMBS participants.
STUDENT RESEARCH SHOWCASE
KY NSF EPSCoR-supported students contribute a large amount of knowledge and effort to the KAMPERS research agenda. Super Collider is an opportunity for students at all levels to showcase recent work, invite engagement, and connect with colleagues.
Previous SUPERCOLLIDERS
Agenda
8:30am
Welcome Reception with Breakfast Refreshments
9:00am
Program Updates – Dr. Rodney Andrews
9:30am
Project Elements Updates – Dr. Czarena Crofcheck
9:50am
Coffee Break
10:00am
KAMPERS Research Updates + Future Plans – Drs. Daniel Popa, John Anthony, and Seth DeBolt
11:45pm
NSF Funding Opportunities – Dr. Jose Colom-Ustariz, NSF-EPSCoR
12:00pm
Lunch Break – buffet lunch with an opportunity to network and discuss future funding opportunities
1:00pm
Student Research Showcase & Poster Competition
2:15pm
Future Collaboration Breakout Sessions
3:00pm
Top Posters Announced + Closing Remarks – Dr. Rodney Andrews
8:30 am
Gathering with Assorted Mini Breakfast Pastries
9:00 am
Welcome + Program updates (Andrews/Mossey)
9:15 am
Project Elements updates (Crofcheck/Pekarchik)
9:30 am
Coffee Break
9:50 am
CLIMBS Research updates + Q&A (Project Leads)
15 minutes each
P1 Zachary Suriano
P2 Ryan Thigpen
P3 Andrea Erhardt
P4 Omid Ghasemi-Fare, Tyler Mahoney
P5 Sarah Johnson
P6 Sebastian Bryson
P7 David Oliver
Project-Wide Q&A
11:45 pm
Julia Melkers, KY NSF EPSCoR External Evaluation Lead
12:00 pm
Lunch break + ECORE Presentation
1:00 pm
Student Research Showcase & Poster Competition
Group A presenting 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm; Group B presenting 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Judges’ comments due by 2:45
3:00 pm
Top Posters Announced + Closing
3:20 pm
Strategic Planning Meetings and Networking (Optional, While Venue is Available)