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UK researchers lead multidisciplinary project for next-generation organic semiconductors

Sep 28, 2023, 7:32 AM

A multi-institutional collaboration led by UK researchers was one of 37 teams to receive National Science Foundation funding as part of the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program.

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New UK startup seeks to turn US trash into Kentucky treasure

Sep 14, 2023, 7:23 AM

Three researchers at the University of Kentucky have launched an ambitious new startup company they hope will build upon Kentucky’s proud energy legacy.

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UK researchers develop novel method to turn coal waste into carbon fiber

Sep 1, 2023, 6:51 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) have developed a method to turn Kentucky waste coal into valuable carbon products.

Statewide committee adopts 7-year Kentucky Science & Technology Plan

Aug 16, 2023, 6:37 AM

The Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Committee, the governing body of the state’s National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program voted to adopt the Kentucky Science & Technology Plan: Vision 2030.

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CAER’s Andrews appointed to Kentucky Nuclear Development Workgroup

Jun 12, 2023, 7:04 AM

Established by a Kentucky Senate Joint Resolution (SJR 79) during the 2023 regular session, the workgroup is led by Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet.

UK’s John Anthony honored with 2023 SEC Faculty Achievement Award

May 5, 2023, 6:53 AM

John Anthony, the C. W. Hammond Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named winner of the 2023 SEC Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Kentucky.

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UK researcher offers solution to coal conundrum on famous pirate shipwreck

Apr 12, 2023, 7:17 AM

Off the coast of North Carolina, archaeologists are excavating Blackbeard's sunken flagship in the waters near Bogue Banks and Fort Macon. James Hower, Ph.D., a research professor at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research, is part of the research team.

LG&E and KU, EPRI, UK Engineering begin industry-leading research

Apr 4, 2023, 7:11 AM

Groundbreaking energy research that could lead to the first-of-its-kind deployment of carbon capture technology at a natural gas combined-cycle power plant is underway in Kentucky.

UK researchers are leaders in recovering materials that power our world

Feb 22, 2023, 7:18 AM

The Center for Applied Energy Research at the University of Kentucky is acting now to ensure the Commonwealth will be a national and international leader in the development of a booming critical minerals industry.

Dozens of schools interested in UK CAER’s GEN-EV racing program

Feb 17, 2023, 7:15 AM

Dozens of schools across the Commonwealth want to join a STEM-based program run by the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research. The GEN-EV program teaches students engineering and team-based skills while they work on an exciting project: designing, building and racing an electric car.

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