KY NSF EPSCoR is proud to partner with KY FIRST® Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics) to help fund and support instructional curriculum for their First Tech Challenge (FTC) program, for grades 7-12. KY FIRST Robotics, led by Executive Director Kelli Gowan, and Assistant Director Heather Smith, is a “progression of …
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Congratulations to D.B.! Dr. Bhattacharyya was a leader in as a CO-PI in our Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future Track-1 project from 2014-2019. Article taken from UK NOW Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. For the UK College of Engineering professor known across campus as “DB,” there is …
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Below are student projects created by Danville High School students this year in their Intro to 3D printing class, led by engineering teacher Caleb Wetmore. Says Caleb, “The class was composed of 17 students in 9-12 grade… We primarily used Onshape for CAD, but a few students used Inventor or Fusion. The class closely followed DPT 100 …
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UofL has hired Dr. Jean Vaz with the help of KY NSF EPSCoR funding, scheduled to begin as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2023. Vaz is joining the list of faculty members sharing laboratory facilities at UofL’s robotics institute (LARRI) and will bring unique research expertise in telepresence and multi-legged robotic locomotion. Dr. …
New NSF Engines Development Award will drive economic development across Kentucky and Tennessee. By Baylee Pulliam, UofL News The University of Louisville and partners have been awarded $1 million to launch a new coalition aimed at cementing the region’s role as a leader in next-generation manufacturing through diverse innovation and talent development. Funding for the …
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LEXINGTON, Ky., April 29, 2023 – The Kentucky affiliate of the National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT) , in partnership with KY NSF EPSCoR and the University of Kentucky, recognized the 2023 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) recipients at an Awards Bruncheon, honoring 11 high school students from 6 schools across Kentucky. Each year, U.S. high …
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This video is produced by KY NSF EPSCoR Communcations, under NSF Award #1849213 https://youtu.be/Prj6h_hcy6E In fulfillment of Objective 1.1.2: Explore to what extent new materials synthesized through synthetic biology can yield superior structural polymers or resins with programmable lifetimes. The UofL team has isolated plant and fungal genes encoding enzymes capable of producing conductive and …
By Jenny Wells-Hosley, UK PR John Anthony, the C. W. Hammond Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named winner of the 2023 SEC Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Kentucky this spring. Anthony, who also serves as associate director at the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), was awarded with 13 other …
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By Emily Sallee, UK Public Relations The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards announced that 10 students and five alumni were selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, one graduate student and one alumna received honorable mention recognition from the NSF. As part of the five-year fellowship, NSF Fellows receive a three-year …
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Murray State University (MSU) professors Dr. Aleck Leedy and Dr. Kevin Miller recently received funding from KY NSF EPSCoR for the establishment of a Fuel Cell Laboratory on the MSU campus. The laboratory will support research and training of undergraduate engineering physics and chemistry students. Research studies will focus on the performance and durability of …
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