Center for Applied Energy Research

'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.

National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4 Informational Webinar

Feb 3, 2023, 3:00 – 4:00 PM

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4 - EPSCoR February 3, 2023 3 pm EST/ 2 pm CST Online via zoom Presenter: Dr. Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley, NSF Program Director

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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.

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

Aug 24, 2022, 7:24 AM

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

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.

UK, Nucor Steel Gallatin Partnering on Unique CO2 Capture Project

May 5, 2022, 7:19 AM

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.

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