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UK Board Awards 16 University Professorships for 2019-20

This week, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 16 University Research Professorships for the 2019-20 academic year.

2 UK Students Awarded Research Internships in Germany

Engineering students Cary Brown and Kyra Seevers have been selected to receive Research Internships in Science and Engineering in Germany.

UK Pioneers First Stratospheric Measurements Using Drone Glider

A University of Kentucky doctoral student and chemistry professor have measured environmental variables during high-altitude, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights for the first time, reaching a better understanding of meteorological conditions to enable the next generation of weather forecasting models.

Award-winning Computational Biologist to Speak at UK March 28

Daniel A. Jacobson, chief scientist for computational systems biology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, will speak on the University of Kentucky campus at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28. The free seminar is open to the public and should interest anyone who works or studies in the fields of biology or computer science.

KGS, UK Computer Science Collaborate on Sinkhole Machine-Learning Research

Kentucky is famous not only for having the world’s longest cave system (Mammoth Cave), but also for another geologic occurrence: sinkholes. Some sinkholes are dramatic, such as the one that occurred inside the Corvette Museum in 2014. They can cause property damage and pose a threat to human safety.

Brent Seales Awarded NEH Grant to Rescue the Hidden Texts of Herculaneum

Brent Seales, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant for his groundbreaking project, "Reading the Invisible Library: Rescuing the Hidden Texts of Herculaneum."

Engineering's Himanshu Thapliyal Receives NSF CAREER Award

Himanshu Thapliyal, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has received a prestigious five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

CCTS Spring Conference Call for Abstracts

Submit your abstract for the upcoming CCTS Spring Conference or one of the collaborative events by March 4, 2019.

Rare Earth Elements Support Renewable Energy Technologies

With funds from DOE, DOD and NSF, Jim Hower and Jack Groppo are locating and evaluating rare earth elements and processing coal-based materials, alongside industry and university partners.

UK Doctoral Student Wins Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement

Xiaobo “Max” Dong, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at UK, has been awarded the American Membrane Technology Association Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement.