EKU Professor Secures Over $1 Million to Expand Student Research Opportunities

EKU Professor Secures Over $1 Million to Expand Student Research Opportunities

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Associate Professor Dr. Jason Fry has secured more than $1 million in research funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), allowing students to gain hands-on experience in physics research at EKU and laboratories around the world.

“When students come to EKU, they have opportunities to work alongside renowned faculty in state-of-the-art labs on groundbreaking research projects,” said EKU President David McFaddin. “From our campus to international laboratories, these discoveries spark curiosity, fuel innovation and expand EKU’s reach as the School of Opportunity.”

In EKU’s Department of Physics, Geosciences and Astronomy, Fry leads the Nuclear and Particle Physics Detector Lab.

Author summary: EKU secures $1 million for research.

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