Center for Applied Energy Research

CAER, chemistry researchers awarded US Department of Energy grant to develop biofuel technology

Jan 9, 2024, 7:38 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and the Department of Chemistry have received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance their innovative biofuels research.

As demand for graphite grows, UK CAER positioned to lead material sourcing

Jan 3, 2024, 7:53 AM

UK's Center for Applied Energy Research is uniquely positioned to research ways to make the Commonwealth a potential source of graphite thanks to its world-renowned scientists and experts on carbon materials.

Recycle your cooking oil for biofuel research at the Gobble Grease Toss

Nov 20, 2023, 7:23 AM

If you’re frying a turkey this Thanksgiving you can 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. Friday, Nov. 24.

2023 Food, Energy & Water Symposium

Dec 7, 2023, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Join fellow researchers working on food, energy, and/or water for the University of Kentucky’s 2023 Food, Energy & Water Symposium (FEWS). This multidisciplinary event brings together people – across UK’s campus, the Lexington community, and beyond – working in these important and interconnected research fields to engage with and learn from each other. Abstract submission dates: October 6, 2023 – November 6, 2023. More information can be found on the Symposium website.

UK researchers lead multidisciplinary project for next-generation organic semiconductors

Sep 28, 2023, 7:32 AM

A multi-institutional collaboration led by UK researchers was one of 37 teams to receive National Science Foundation funding as part of the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program.

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New UK startup seeks to turn US trash into Kentucky treasure

Sep 14, 2023, 7:23 AM

Three researchers at the University of Kentucky have launched an ambitious new startup company they hope will build upon Kentucky’s proud energy legacy.

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UK researchers develop novel method to turn coal waste into carbon fiber

Sep 1, 2023, 6:51 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) have developed a method to turn Kentucky waste coal into valuable carbon products.

Statewide committee adopts 7-year Kentucky Science & Technology Plan

Aug 16, 2023, 6:37 AM

The Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Committee, the governing body of the state’s National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program voted to adopt the Kentucky Science & Technology Plan: Vision 2030.

CAER’s Hower co-authors pioneering coal book

Jul 17, 2023, 7:09 AM

Jim Hower, Ph.D., one of the leading coal petrographers in the world and a distinguished fellow at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), has co-authored a new book "Inorganic Geochemistry of Coal."

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Longtime UK-University of Burgundy partnership to expand

Jul 6, 2023, 7:25 AM

The Center for Applied Energy Research and the University of Burgundy in Burgundy, France, have built a strong academic partnership over the past several decades, collaborating on an array of programs.

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