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DOE funds UK research on critical materials for commercial fusion energy

UK will lead a project with $2.3 million in funding from the U.S. DOE to develop next-gen materials critical to commercializing fusion power.

Engineering tomorrow: Morris’ path in STEM, passion for mentoring the next generation

Ashley Morris, a principal research engineer at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research and part of the Carbon Materials Research Group, is among a new generation of women engineers who are paving the way for women in science.

‘UK at the Half’: UK leads collaborative Kentucky climate resiliency project

UK is leading a five-year, $20 million Research Infrastructure Improvement award titled “Climate Resilience through Multidisciplinary Big Data Learning, Prediction & Building Response Systems (CLIMBS).”

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’s Weisenberger named Graffin Lecturer

Matthew Weisenberger, associate director of the Carbon Materials Research Group at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research, has been named the American Carbon Society’s 2024 Graffin Lecturer.

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.

Turn your cooking oil into biofuel research at the Gobble Grease Toss

The Gobble Grease Toss diverts hundreds of gallons of cooking oil that would otherwise end up in the trash and uses it for research or converts the oil into fuel.

UK’s CAER empowers student researcher through experiential learning

Kara Bracken, a North Carolina State University chemical engineering major, spent the summer at CAER doing hands-on research.

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.”