University of Kentucky

UK’s Carpenter, Wang, Partner with Murray State to Install Seismological Equipment

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CLIMBS researchers from the University of Kentucky, Seth Carpenter and Zhenming Wang, recently spent time in Western Kentucky, specifically in the Jackson Purchase region, to select appropriate instrumentation for the passive-seismic groundwater characterization project. The team evaluated candidate nodal seismometers and were assisted at the West Farm Complex by Murray State University’s Hannah Conner. UK …

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First Landslide Monitoring Station Installed

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  The first CLIMBS landslide monitoring station is officially installed at UK’s Robinson Forest (Breathitt, Knott, and Perry Counties)! These will gather hillslope data and help us observe the unique nature of Eastern Kentucky landslides, so that communities in Eastern Kentucky can better prepare and react. Congrats to Project 5 for this vital first step! This …

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EPSCoR FEC Award to Study Flooding Prevention in East KY

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Adapted from UK NOW Story by Tom Musgrave and Lindsay Travis The RII-FEC program (formerly known as “EPSCoR Track-2 program”) builds inter-jurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focus areas consistent with the current National Science Foundation Strategic Plan.  Several members of our CLIMBS Track-1 project are involved in just …

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KGS FACULTY GATHER DATA FOR LANDSLIDE MITIGATION

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Matt Crawford, Hudson Koch, and Evelyn Bibbins and UK Earth and Environmental Sciences’ Sarah Johnson headed to Robinson Forest in Breathitt County, to test cell service connectivity for data loggers that will be a part of KY NSF EPSCoR CLIMBS Project 5. Project 5 is working to mitigate landslide impacts through stronger monitoring and modeling of …

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UK Arts & Sciences Produce Video with Bryson, McGlue

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“There have been several big, catastrophic floods, some extreme weather, and major landslide activities. We want to improve our capacity to help. That was the driving force behind the development of the proposal.” The University of Kentucky, College of Arts and Sciences sat down with Co-PIs L. Sebastian Bryson, Ph.D., P.E., BC. GE, F.ASCE and …

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UK Interdisciplinary Team Granted NSF Award to Build Insights into Mixed Electronic-Ionic Transport, STEM Outreach in Kentucky

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As KY NSF EPSCoR’s five-year project—Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Partnership for Enhanced Robotics and Structures (KAMPERS)—nears completion, it is crucial to highlight not only the accomplishments under the Track-1 award but also to feature follow-on awards, which will continue to push scientific innovation. As KY NSF EPSCoR program director Rodney Andrews emphasized in year one, “This …

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NationaL Science Board Visits kentucky, epscor leadership

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NSB members recently met with Kentucky’s leaders and researchers to learn about exciting innovations and talent development efforts in the state. This visit helps inform the Board’s growing focus on the national STEM talent crisis. Thanks to several members of KY NSF EPSCoR faculty leadership for giving the National Science Board (NSB) a taste of Kentucky innovation! Tours of James …

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Paterson Group Publication Enhances Merit Analysis in Organic Electronics Scientific Community

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Lexington, KY – Merit analysis is a vital element of the scientific process, ensuring that research is based on rigorous evidence and sound methodology. It enables scientific advancement, boosts credibility, quality, and reliability for future research. It allows a research community to build a common language, common practices, and common logic. Sometimes, however, a discovery …

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WATCH: PEDOT:PSS FIBERS APPLIED TO Organic transistors

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In this video, PhD student researcher Paula Alarcon-Espejo walks us through the utilization of PEDOT:PSS fibers in Organic Electrochemical Transistors (OECTs). These transistors are biocompatible and can their optimization can help create flexible, conductive materials for use in textiles, prosthetics, and other applications. Organic semiconductors and electrochemical transistors promise to enable new generations of low-cost, …

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WATCH: PEDOT:PSS Fibers – Wet Spinning Walkthrough

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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 advanced manufacturing, robotics, textiles, and more. KY NSF EPSCoR funded research at UK CAER is at the forefront of this …

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