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.
We need your proposal ideas for 2024-29!
On behalf of the Statewide EPSCoR Committee, KY NSF EPSCoR is seeking idea papers from the Kentucky research community to include in the next $20 million/ 5-year RII Track-1 proposal, which will be submitted to NSF in the Summer of 2023. If funded, an awarded Track-1 proposal to Kentucky would support Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) activities from July 2024 – June 2029.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
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: Dr Tommy Roussel Speaker 1: Dr Shamus McNamara, Title: “Fiber Optic Powered Sensor Array for Skin-Like Sensing” • Distributed sensor array • Power and communication are achieved using a single optical fiber • MEMS technology for the sensors Prof. Shamus McNamara is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests are in micromechanics, microfluidics, sensors, and microelectronics. Speaker 2:
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 workplaces of the future that
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. Written by Kevin Puckett, Senior
FALL 2022 KICKOFF MEETING NOW WATCHABLE
August 5, 2022 Y4 KICKOFF AGENDA Welcome – Rodney Announcements & Upcoming events SV Sept. 20-22 • List of Attendees & Student Presenters due 8/22 • Questionnaires due 9/2 • Slides due 9/12 • SV
FIVE HIRES FROM PREVIOUS TRACK-1 RECEIVED NSF-FUNDED CAREER AWARDS
Congratulations to five KY NSF EPSCoR hires from our last track-1 award – Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future (2014-2019) who have earned the prestigious Career award from NSF. CAREER: The Faculty Early Career
SCC Professor Eric Wooldridge appointed to National Additive Manufacturing Coalition Advisory Board
Somerset Community College Press Release Somerset, Ky. Last week the Additive Manufacturing(AM) Coalition announced the appointment of eight members to the newly formed advisory board. One of those eight individuals is Somerset Community College Professor,
submit track-1 proposal ideas 2024-2029
2024-2029 KY NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 Proposal Idea Papers On behalf of the Statewide EPSCoR Committee, KY NSF EPSCoR is seeking idea papers from the Kentucky research community to include in the next $20 million/
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