Morehead State University Using VR, AR to Enhance Manufacturing Environments

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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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Professor Kunal Kate Uses 3D Printing to Connect Industry and Academia

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Watch our full interview with University of Louisville Professor Kunal Kate speaking on his newly formed graduate level course “Additive Manufacturing (AM) with Polymers.” Here he introduced the ICME platform, Digimat – AM, that teaches students about 3D printing thermomechanical process simulations. As a case study, the students did EOAT design and 3D Printing for …

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UK’s Paterson, Track-1 Hire, Earns 2 Prestigious National Awards for Research, innovation

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Written By Lindsay Travis, UK Research Communications. Photos by UK Engineering Alexandra F. Paterson’s research paves the way for more reliable and innovative technologies that could benefit health care, manufacturing and everyday life. For her work, she has earned two prestigious national awards for early-career faculty: the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) …

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Watch: Feature on UofL Project 1 Undergraduate Ben Lampton

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Ben Lampton is a rising senior studying Applied Geography and Meteorology at the University of Louisville. Under the mentorship of UofL’s Dr. Scott Gunter, Lampton has utilized his knowledge of coding and meteorology to identify convective and non-convective wind gusts from Kentucky Mesonet data. Watch the full video produced by Aviana Judd to hear Lampton …

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MSU’s Jen O’Keefe Earns Highest Organic Petrology Award

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🎉 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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Nearly 200 Attendees Welcomed at CLIMBS’ Film Screening and First Public Event

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Kentucky Storm Resilience – Documentaries and Discussion, took place on Friday July 18th at the Worsham Cinema on the University of Kentucky’s campus. It brought together non-profits, industries, businesses, and government agencies across Kentucky to watch documentaries with the primary goal of collaboration and connection for the good of storm resilience across the Commonwealth. The …

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Enviropods to Kick Off This Summer in Hopkinsville, Frankfort, and Hazard

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By Avi Judd “One of the issues that we’ve had in the geosciences is that a lot of students don’t realize we exist when they are thinking about majors or careers,” said senior lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences and Enviropods co-director Summer Brown.  How can earth scientists combat this problem? By introducing K-12 students …

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Close to Home: Emelia Harris Turns Environmental Loss Into Purpose

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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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UK’s Meredith Swallom Wins Top Honors for Flood Research

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Meredith Swallom, a 4th year PhD student supported under Project 2 of CLIMBS’ Paleo-Perspectives initiative, won top honors in the Lightning Talk competition at the 2025 John P. Wyatt, M.D. Environment and Health Symposium on April 22nd. Her talk, “Drainages, Dams, and Downpours: What Makes a Flood?”, explored how past and present landscape changes may …

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Karin Pekarchik, KY NSF EPSCoR’s New Statewide Program Coordinator, To Cultivate CLIMBS Connections

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From Manhattan to Kentucky’s country cafés and then research labs filled with code, crops, and climate models, Karin Pekarchik’s career has always been about bridging gaps and making connections. Her latest mission? Helping CLIMBS cultivate a resilient academic ecosystem—one rooted in research and relationships.    Throughout her career, Pekarchik has gravitated toward spaces where community …

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Bryson Champions CLIMBS in TED Talk

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“CLIMBS will provide incalculable benefits to society… and ultimately enable us to save lives.” On March 25th, Dr. Sebastian Bryson championed the work of CLIMBS at TEDxUKY. Bryson told a gripping story–how floods and landslides have rocked our commonwealth–but also how spatial analysis, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence can help our Kentucky communities better predict …

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SP&M Lab Updates: Exciting Developments in Landslide Research and Flood Modelling

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Press Release from Kentucky Geological Survey:  The Surface Processes & Modelling Laboratory (SP&M) at the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) is making significant strides in research and collaboration, including welcoming an esteemed international scholar, publishing research, and securing new funding. The SP&M Lab is funded by the NSF EPSCoR ‘Climate Resilience through Multidisciplinary Big Data Learning, Prediction & Building …

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