Economic Development

Understanding and Predicting the Dynamic Behavior of Mine Tailings Dam Materials

Sponsor name: 
National Science Foundation
UK Department: 
Civil Engineering
Duration: 
10/01/2005 - 09/30/2010

Tailings dams are constructed to contain waste materials produced as a result of mining activities. Approximately one-third of the 1,555 tailings structures in the United States are high-hazard potential, where failure would result in loss of human life. Over the past 40 years, approximately 15 tailings dams have failed worldwide as a result of liquefaction of fine refuse due to earthquake shaking.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
Michael Kalinski, mekali2@uky.edu

Appalachian Kentucky Bridges to Success

Sponsor name: 
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
UK Department: 
Rural Ky Healthcare
Duration: 
07/11/2008 - 06/30/2013

Kentucky has set a goal of increasing the educational attainment level of the Commonwealth to the national average by 2020, and to do this Kentucky needs to double the number of baccalaureate degree holders over the next] 4 years, from roughly 400,000 in 2000 to nearly 800,000 by 2020, This goal is especially daunting for educational institutions serving the eastern (Appalachian) region of Kentucky.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
Baretta Casey, bcase2@email.uky.edu

Transforming Kentucky's New Economy with EPSCoR

Sponsor name: 
National Science Foundation
UK Department: 
Computational Sciences
Duration: 
09/01/2008 - 08/31/2013

This project will continue the strategy of investing in infrastructure to develop Kentucky's New Economy. It will involve investments in bio-, nano- and cyber-technologies, judged to be critical to the future of Kentucky's prosperity. In these areas, it will focus on the design and synthesis of advanced materials, research on ecological genomics and building expertise in the cyberinfrastructure of the state. It will develop new facilities and establish new faculty and staff positions in these areas.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
John Connolly, connolly@uky.edu

Enhancing the Marketing Skills for East Kentucky Artisans

Sponsor name: 
EQT Foundation
UK Department: 
Area Extension Field Programs
Duration: 
04/01/2010 - 06/30/2011

The immediate measurable objective of this project will be to enhance the skills of 150 artisans in Eastern Kentucky in the area of entrepreneurship development. We anticipate reaching an additional 250 artisans within the next two years after the resource materials are developed.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
Charles Stamper, cstamper@email.uky.edu

KyFarmStart

Sponsor name: 
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension
UK Department: 
Agr Economics
Duration: 
09/01/2009 - 08/31/2012

A Common Field: A Whole Farm Management Education Program for Beginning Farmers is designed to provide a basic foundation of production, marketing, management, and networking skills that will give beginning farmers an opportunity to succeed in today's challenging agricultural economy. This project is a Standard BFRDP with a focus on whole farm planning using production and management strategies, and business management and decision support strategies to enhance the long-term viability of beginning farmers. The program will be designed as a tool that can be used for all beginning farmers.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
Alphonse Meyer, lee.meyer@uky.edu

Youth E-Discovery Challenge

Sponsor name: 
Appalachian Regional Commission
UK Department: 
Community & Leadership Development
Duration: 
10/01/2009 - 09/30/2010

The purpose is to provide materials and incentives for teachers in 18 distressed rural Appalachian counties to develop entrepreneurial talent in middle school students so they will have the capacity to develop businesses.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
Ronald Hustedde, rhusted@email.uky.edu

ARRA: Building the Capacity of Kentucky's Nonprofit Organizations

Sponsor name: 
Administration for Children and Families
UK Department: 
Community & Leadership Development
Duration: 
09/30/2009 - 09/29/2011

As the designated Authorized Entity for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (NLI) is pleased to submit this proposal to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)/Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) Government Capacity Building Program. NLI will work with nonprofit faith-based and community-based secular organizations througout the state of Kentucky to build their capacity to better serve those in need and to increase their involvement in the economic recovery.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
Danielle Clore, dclor2@email.uky.edu

Economic Impact of Fire on Forest Product Values in the Appalachian Regions of Kentucky and Tennessee

Sponsor name: 
KY Energy and Environment Cabinet
UK Department: 
Forestry
Duration: 
02/01/2009 - 06/30/2011

This project has been developed to pilot test a procedure for estimating wildfire timber devaluation in upland hardwood stands. If successful this project will provide state and regional data on wildfire degradation directly for the Appalachian regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama. A successful study will also provide a template that could be used to predict economic loss due to fire in all other geographic regions not limited to just the needs of the Southern region.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
Jeffrey Stringer, stringer@uky.edu

Quaternary and Surficial Geologic Mapping for Geotechnical and Geophysical Applications in Kentucky

Sponsor name: 
US Geological Survey
UK Department: 
KY Geological Survey
Duration: 
07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011

To support new surficial geologic mapping in three regions of Kentucky, which have been identified by the Kentucky Geologic State Mapping Advisory Committee as priority areas that need surficial geologic mapping. This proposal includes three one-year projects intended to support the long-range goals identified by the SGMAC.

Please contact the following individual if you have any questions about this project: 
William Andrews - wandrews@uky.edu