Highlights + Events

Olowo, UofL Team Advance Printable Tactile Sensors for Robotic Skin & Fingertip ApplICATIONS
“It has been a true privilege to be a part of the EPSCoR community. Collaborating with the exceptional minds within the LARRI team has been a remarkable experience. This collective

SCC recently awarded the prestigious EPIIC grant from the National Science Foundation
A SCC Press Release: Somerset Community College (SCC) was recently awarded the prestigious EPIIC (Enabling Partnerships and Increasing Innovation Capacity) grant from the National Science Foundation. This unique NSF grant

Paterson Group Publication Enhances Merit Analysis in Organic Electronics Scientific Community
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,

WATCH: PEDOT:PSS FIBERS APPLIED TO Organic transistors
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

UofL scientists invent antimicrobial surfaces inspired by cicada wings
By Betty Coffman, UofL: Discoveries in nature often inspire scientists to create things that benefit people. For example, the wings of the North American annual cicada – whose distinctive sound

YEAR 5 OF KAMPERS KICKs OFF!
It is hard to believe we are now entering the final year of our KAMPERS Track-1 Project, dedicated to advancing manufacturing in Kentucky. A few highlights from the last four

WKU student presents at world’s largest mathematics meeting
Written by WKU News: Jacob Walterman, the Wolfram Ambassador and the President of SIAM Student Chapter of WKU, has presented research funded by the Kentucky NSF EPSCoR KAMPERS (National Science

Statewide Committee Adopts Seven-Year Kentucky Science & Technology Plan
Press release from KSTC: On July 31, 2023, the Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Committee, the governing body of the state’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

WATCH: PEDOT:PSS Fibers – Wet Spinning Walkthrough
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

KY NSF EPSCOR PROJECT AT WKU’S SKYTEACH PROGRAM FOSTERS STEM TEACHER DEVELOPMENT WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
According to a 2020 report by Global Trade Magazine, Bowling Green, Kentucky was ranked number two out of twenty American cities for manufacturing. It is critical that our STEM teachers

Paterson group releases first publication featuring Organic Electrochemical Transistors
Organic semiconductors and electrochemical transistors promise to enable new generations of low-cost, mechanically flexible, and wearable electronic devices. With this novel chemical doping process discovered by the Alexandra Paterson team

track-2, uk’s risko to host leadership workshop
Chad Risko of the University of Kentucky, alongside colleagues Sara Zeigler and Rusty Carpenter at Eastern Kentucky University, will teach a virtual Leadership Workshop for early-career faculty. The workshop will