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UK researchers are leaders in recovering materials that power our world

Feb 22, 2023, 7:18 AM

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

CAER facility expansion enhances UK’s cement research capabilities

Feb 8, 2023, 9:53 AM

A U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center grant has provided the Center for Applied Energy Research with funding to expand its renowned cementitious materials research and development facility.

KGS project measures methane emissions from orphaned oil, gas wells

Feb 7, 2023, 7:22 AM

Kentucky Geological Survey geologist Marty Parris is leading a two-year project to measure methane emissions from orphaned oil and gas wells in Kentucky. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming.

'UK at the Half': GEN-EV program teaches kids team-building, STEM

Jan 26, 2023, 6:55 AM

The GEN-EV program teaches Kentucky students engineering and team-based skills while they work on an exciting project — building and racing an electric car.

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Abstract submission, registration open for UK’s 2022 Food, Energy and Water Symposium

Dec 2, 2022, 7:30 AM

Leaders will present and discuss their work on the interconnected research fields at the symposium on Dec. 8. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Jacobs Science Building.

Recycle your cooking oil at the Gobble Grease Toss

Nov 22, 2022, 7:36 AM

This Thanksgiving, drop off used cooking oil for free at Redwood Cooperative School, located at 166 Crestwood Drive in Lexington. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on, Friday, Nov. 25.

Military career opens doors for Eastern Kentucky engineering student

Nov 11, 2022, 6:49 AM

College of Engineering senior Donovan Dye's extraordinary journey from Floyd County to the Air Force National Guard to the labs of the Center for Applied Energy Research.

Abstract submission, registration open for UK’s 2022 Food, Energy and Water Symposium

Nov 4, 2022, 7:01 AM

Leaders will present and discuss their work on the interconnected research fields at the symposium on Dec. 8. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Jacobs Science Building.

UK Hosts Inaugural GEN-EV Race at Kroger Field

Jun 9, 2022, 7:16 AM

Elementary school students descended upon Kroger Field to take part in the first-ever GEN-EV electric car race, a STEM-based activity that helps to develop engineering and team skills by allowing students to design, construct, and competitively race a one-person electric vehicle.

UK Research Project Seeks to Capture CO2 and Produce Hydrogen

Jun 2, 2022, 7:29 AM

UK has received $2.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to develop a cost-effective system that will capture carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen at natural gas combined cycle power plants.

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