🎉 Big congrats to Morehead State University‘s and CLIMBS Project 2 senior investigator Jen O’Keefe — the youngest-ever recipient of the 2025 John Castaño Honorary Membership Award, the highest honor from The Society for Organic Petrology! 🏆 Her groundbreaking research, leadership, and collaborative spirit are making a global impact. For more on the award and …
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The pond outside Emelia Harris’ house is bright orange. A few years ago, the water source was home to a vibrant ecosystem containing a variety of fish, turtles, and frogs. The water was crystal clear. Then nearby construction resulted in run-off entering Harris’ pond. As an Estill County, Kentucky native, Harris spent her childhood immersed …
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Please welcome six new undergraduate and high school members of the CLIMBS team, working with Jen O’Keefe and Md Golam Kibria! These six are helping us build climate resilience! Margaret Alden (junior), Hannah Sprinkle (junior), Tori Reid (Craft Academy junior), and Avery Wasinger (Craft Academy junior) are working on building a Holocene climate change record …
/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/peterman-climbs-research-audio.wav By Anabel Peterman, Morehead State Public Radio Officials said eastern Kentucky is disproportionately impacted by climate change thanks to the impacts of logging, mining, and waste dumping. Now, a statewide research project will investigate how the Commonwealth’s weather patterns have changed over time. Morehead State University will receive $1.1 million to help bridge environmental …
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Dr. Tathagata Ray, Assistant Professor of Construction and Civil Engineering Technology at Morehead State University, has utilized KY NSF EPSCoR Research Award funds to procure a wind tunnel. Dr. Ray and his crew have built models and tested a control system successfully in the lab for the purpose of reducing building roof damage. The award is titled, “Harvesting …
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As Kentucky NSF EPSCoR research continues to push the boundaries of advanced manufacturing, it is essential that humans and machines speak the same language. Through software algorithms and machine learning, as well as powerful augmented and virtual reality scenarios, the engineering labs at Morehead State University are working to test, train, and enrich the manufacturing …
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