We are to proud to unite and leverage the expertise of over 40 multi-disciplinary researchers from 8 universities and colleges across the state, including the University of Kentucky (UK), University of Louisville (UofL), Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), Kentucky State University (KSU, HBCU), Morehead State University (MSU), Somerset Community College, Transylvania University (TU), and Western Kentucky University (WKU).

Below is a searchable table where you can learn a bit about our students, faculty, and researchers across the commonwealth.

If you see inaccurate or missing information here, please fill out the short KY NSF EPSCoR Team Member Form to ensure we can list your information properly.

For reference, here are the four research thrusts, alongside Broader Impacts (BI):

 

InstitutionInstitutionFirst NameLast NameRoleMain ThrustDescription / Bio Link
UKRodneyAndrewsPrimary InvestigatorBio
UofLDanPopaCo-Investigator3Bio
UKCzarCrofcheckCo-InvestigatorBIBio
UKJohnAnthonyCo-Investigator2Bio
UKSethDeboltCo-Investigator1Bio
EKUJasonFryFaculty2
EKUThomasJarvisFaculty
EKUJudyJenkinsFaculty1spectroscopy and electrochemistry to characterize functional materialsBio
EKUNiWangFaculty43D Printing, End-of-Arm Tooling Bio
KSUKaziJavedFacultyBIDirector, Peer-Led Team Learning for Undergraduates Bio
MoSUKouroushJenabFaculty4Develop VR and AR traning modules and virtual testbeds for workforce Bio
MoSUJorgeOrtega-MoodyFaculty4Develop VR and AR traning modules and virtual testbeds for workforce Bio
SCCElaineKohrmanFacultyBIInstitutional Principal Investigator Bio
SCCEricWooldridgeFacultyBIAdditive Manfacturing Program Coordinator Bio
SCCDavidSelvidgeFacultyBI
TransyStephenJohnsonFaculty1Analysis of advanced materials Bio
UKIsabelEscobarFacultyBio
UKBradBerronFacultyBio
UKJoeBrillFacultyBio
UKJosephChappellFacultyBio
UKKennethGrahamFacultyBio
UKJesseHoaggFacultyBio
UKJonathanPhamFacultyBio
UKChadRiskoFacultyBio
UKSridharSunderamFacultyBio
UKChristineTrinkleFacultyBio
UKMattWeisenbergerFacultyBio
UKAronHuckabaFacultyBio
UKAlexandraPatersonFacultyBio
UKKendallCorbinFaculty
UofLNihatAltiparmakFacultyBio
UofLKunalKateFacultyBio
UofLThomasRousselFacultyBio
UofLGinaBertocciFacultyBio
UofLCindyHarnettFacultyBio
UofLShamusMcNamaraFacultyBio
UofLJohnNaberFacultyBio
UofLOlfaNasraouiFacultyBio
UofLMarkRunningFaculty1Development of biomaterials for robotics applications, and development of assays to assess robotic surface sterilizationBio
UofLDavidSchultzFacultyBio
UofLKarlaWelchFacultyBio
WKUFarhadAshrafzadehFacultyBio
WKUMoon-SooKimFacultyBio
WKUAhmetAydinGrad Student
UKGarrettFregosoGrad Student
EKUJessicaBoneGrad Student
KSUArielSmithGrad Student
UKShaikhBhuiyanGrad Student
UKSpencerSchwabGrad Student
UKEbukaOgbuojiGrad Student
UKSajadKoushkbaghiGrad Student
UKPedramRabieeGrad Student
UKDanielDarbyGrad Student
UKDeanWindemullerGrad Student
UKPaulaAlarconGrad Student
UofLJonathanGeorgeGrad Student
UofLSeokyoungHanGrad Student
UofLPuHanGrad Student
UofLHyunJungGrad Student
UofLKavishSudanGrad Student
UofLBryanHarrisGrad Student
UofLSushmitaChallaGrad Student
UofLDanmingWeiGrad Student
UofLBrianGouletGrad Student
EKUObianujuIkorohaGrad Student
UKSyedJoyGrad Student
UKMd TawaburRahmanGrad Student
UKMaryamShahiPost Doc
UKKarlThorleyPost Doc
UofLAndriySherehiyPost Doc
UofLSriChowdhuryPost Doc
UofLNazitaTaghaviPost Doc
UofLRuoshiZhangPost Doc
UofLMoathAlqataminPost Doc
UofLSumitDasResearcher (Faculty Equivalent)
UofLDouglasJacksonResearcher (Faculty Equivalent)
WKUOzkanOzerSeed FacultyBio
WKUJeffreyGallowaySeed FacultyBio
WKUKristinaArnoldSeed FacultyBio
WKUEmmaMooreUndergrad Student
KSUSidneyCampbellUndergrad Student
KSUDanielHallUndergrad Student
KSUCamronAbnerUndergrad Student
KSUJohnBondocUndergrad Student
KSUDanielCharlesUndergrad Student
KSUSegenMussieUndergrad Student
KSUAnthonyVascottoUndergrad Student
KSUTaylorRobinsonUndergrad Student
KSUJaredWallaceUndergrad Student
KSUQueentaFonchamUndergrad Student
KSULoganFoxUndergrad Student
KSUBaileyHarrodUndergrad Student
KSUMcKringleMhlangaUndergrad Student
KSUDakotaShearerUndergrad Student
KSUWilliamNesselrodeUndergrad Student
KSUKelsieDericoUndergrad Student
KSUPoloikePadmoreUndergrad Student
KSUAlexisMimsUndergrad Student
KSUTieshaOrrUndergrad Student
KSUAdamMonsantoUndergrad Student
KSUSierraWilliamsUndergrad Student
KSUKadeAndruskiUndergrad Student
KSUIfeoluwaShoyoyeUndergrad Student
KSUMeganMcgaugheyUndergrad Student
WKUAlbertKilgoreUndergrad Student3Development of software for collaborative robotics applications with a medical focus
WKUWilliamSeymourUndergrad Student
WKUSamuelEversonUndergrad Student
TransyMaddisonKellioneUndergrad Student
TransyLukeSchroederUndergrad Student
EKUKatherineRogersUndergrad Student
EKUWesleyHardinUndergrad Student
EKUHavenJacobUndergrad Student
EKUTylerTannerUndergrad Student
EKUKalebHulkerUndergrad Student
EKUMichaelRayUndergrad Student
EKUBrandonStoneUndergrad Student
UofLMaxwellCarterUndergrad Student
UofLJohnRickettsUndergrad Student
UofLChristopherTranUndergrad Student
UofLGrantRussellUndergrad Student
UofLDanielNguyenUndergrad Student
UKFaithMakumbiUndergrad Student
UKGabijaZiemyteUndergrad Student
WKUZacharyMersUndergrad Student
WKUSarahTerryUndergrad Student
WKUMadisonWhittleUndergrad Student
WKUDiegoDiazUndergrad Student
UKKirtleyAmosGraduate Student
UKZhuoyunCaiGraduate Student
UKPaulaEspejoGraduate Student
UKViannaLeGraduate Student
UKKeerthanRaoGraduate Student
UKRubenSarabia RiquelmeFaculty
UKTannerSmithGraduate Student
WKUBlairanneWilliamsUndergrad Student1Molecular toxicity of Platinum-based compounds
UofLOlalekanOlowoGraduate Student