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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.”

Wichita State physicist joins CAER as visiting professor

Renowned physicist Hussein H. Hamdeh, Ph.D., has joined UK's Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) as a visiting scholar.

Apply to be UK’s Next Lee T. Todd, Jr. Innovation Scholar

The Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship is an undergraduate research scholarship provided by the UK Center for Applied Energy Research and funded through philanthropic donations.

Record new awards reflect research to advance Kentucky

UK investigators received $488.4 million in extramural grants and contracts to support their research in fiscal year (FY) 2024, a 1.9% increase from FY 23.

CAER researchers earn American Ceramic Society’s top publication award

A publication from the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research’s (CAER) Cementitious Materials Group was selected as the 2024 recipient of the American Ceramic Society’s John E. Marquis Award.

UK leading $20 million, 5-year NSF collaborative project to build climate resilience in Kentucky

CLIMBS will support 47 multi-disciplinary faculty from eight universities across the state (shown) and will facilitate hiring an additional 10 new research faculty at three different institutions to complement our existing expertise.

CAER researchers utilizing fly ash to increase Kentucky oil, natural gas production

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) are investigating a new technology that they hope will give new life to Kentucky’s oil and natural gas wells.

Forum brings together innovators to develop energy solutions for Appalachia

Dozens of industry leaders and innovators attended the 2024 Appalachian Carbon Forum to work together to identify and develop clean energy transition solutions for the Appalachia region.

CAER seeks to utilize carbon dioxide in creating next-generation cements, concrete

Researchers from UK's Center for Applied Energy Research are exploring a new way to utilize CO2 to improve the performance of cement and concrete, seeking more environmentally friendly solutions.

UK serves as regional host for DOE student business plan competition, register now

The University of Kentucky has been selected to serve as a regional convenor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) national EnergyTech University Prize competition.