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Research Advancing Kentucky: Andrews’ effort to protect communities

Sponsored by the U.S. NSG, DOD and DOE, Rodney Andrews leads experts in advanced materials, defense technologies and energy infrastructure

Research Advancing Kentucky: Risko’s focus on transforming energy

With significant support from the U.S. NSF, DOD and DOE, Chad Risko studies how molecular building blocks of materials influence their formation and behavior, including electrical, optical and mechanical properties.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Groppo’s focus on critical material recovery

Funding from the U.S. NSF, DOD and DOE has allowed Jack Groppo to find new methods to recover critical materials from electronic and coal waste and build up the supply chain for tomorrow’s electronics

Research Advancing Kentucky: Anthony’s boundary-pushing work in materials

Professor John Anthony's research, supported by the U.S. NSF, DOD and DOE, advances electronics and energy technologies.

UK’s Paterson earns 2 prestigious national awards for research, innovation

Alexandra Paterson has earned two prestigious national awards for early-career faculty: the U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award.

11 researchers selected for awards from Materials Science Research Priority Area

The mRPA offers a variety of funding mechanisms to support materials research across UK and expand the RPA’s breadth and depth of work.

Coal to critical elements: $5 million DOE award propels UK’s refined materials work

A team of engineers at UK, in collaboration with researchers at other universities, will work on a system to transform coal into high-value materials.

CAER, State Energy & Environment Cabinet launch sustainable aviation fuel study

Researchers have created a survey that will assess the risk associated with representative feedstocks that can be used to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Kentucky.

UK Beam Institute to demonstrate hydrogen-fueled spirit production

The UK James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits and UK Center for Applied Energy Research have partnered with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and the State Energy Program to make the future of bourbon production more sustainable.

CAER’s Hower pens chapter in rare earth elements book

Longtime UK CAER investigator Jim Hower contributed a chapter to the recently published “Rare Earth Elements: Sustainable Recovery, Processing, and Purification.”

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