Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez focuses on turning unwanted cheap or waste oils from algae, plants or used cooking grease into less-polluting fuels that can directly replace gasoline, diesel or jet fuel.
Josephine Traver spent her summer turning powders and nonanimal gums into something that behaves like Jell-O — and prints like it too — as a stand-in for animal gelatin in 3D food printers.
Plant geneticist Lauren Brzozowski is spearheading trials aimed at preventing Kentucky’s hillsides from eroding while providing growers with a new crop to sell.
Outstanding Teaching Award winner, Diana M. Byrne, has played a key role in advancing the civil engineering curriculum at UK, particularly in sustainability-focused education.
Malgorzata “Gosia” Chwatko is one of this year's distinguished Great Teacher Award recipients who strives to help her students discover their passions.
Safiyah Sadek, is graduating with a degree in neuroscience and a minor in psychology from the UK College of Arts and Sciences, who is on the path to becoming an MD/PhD.
