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

Eastern Kentucky University Receives Over $1 Million for Student Research

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

According to EKU President David McFaddin, these opportunities

spark curiosity, fuel innovation and expand EKU’s reach as the School of Opportunity
. Dr. Fry leads the Nuclear and Particle Physics Detector Lab in EKU’s Department of Physics, Geosciences and Astronomy.

Author's summary: EKU secures $1 million for research.

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