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Bertucci named UK’s 1st Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholar

Lucas Bertucci, a University of Kentucky chemical engineering senior from Louisville, Kentucky, has been named the university’s first Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship recipient.

UK Hosts Inaugural GEN-EV Race at Kroger Field

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, Nucor Steel Gallatin Partnering on Unique CO2 Capture Project

UK's College of Engineering and Center for Applied Energy Research have received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to capture carbon dioxide at a low concentration from the Nucor Steel Gallatin process flue gas stream.

Female Patent Holders Spotlight Commercialization at UK

UK women are leaders in commercialization and patents. Three of them share their perspective, as UK’s top female patent holders, as part of UK Research’s “Women Making History” series.

Novel Funding Model Provides CAER Researchers Support to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Researchers at the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) recently received funding from OUR&D seeking to supplement current research on sustainable aviation fuel.

Unique Public-Private Research Consortium Established CAER as CO2 Capture Pioneers

Researchers have led changes in global industrial processes and scientific breakthroughs that are changing Kentucky’s and the world’s economy.

Registration Now Open for UK’s Food, Energy and Water Symposium Featuring AppHarvest CEO

University of Kentucky’s Food, Energy & Water Symposium will take place on Dec. 9. The event will take place from 9 am to 4 pm at the Jacobs Science Building.

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Virtual Museum Now Available

The museum focuses on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant and was developed in collaboration with the Center for Applied Energy Research’s Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment.

CAER Director Chairs National Report on Coal-Derived Products

Center for Applied Energy Research Director Rodney Andrews is chair of a new report by the National Coal Council, highlighting advanced markets for coal-derived products.

CAER Project Seeks to Capture Carbon Directly From the Atmosphere

The Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) received $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory for development of new carbon capturing technology.

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