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Engineering's Himanshu Thapliyal Receives NSF CAREER Award

Himanshu Thapliyal, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has received a prestigious five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

CCTS Spring Conference Call for Abstracts

Submit your abstract for the upcoming CCTS Spring Conference or one of the collaborative events by March 4, 2019.

Rare Earth Elements Support Renewable Energy Technologies

With funds from DOE, DOD and NSF, Jim Hower and Jack Groppo are locating and evaluating rare earth elements and processing coal-based materials, alongside industry and university partners.

UK Doctoral Student Wins Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement

Xiaobo “Max” Dong, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at UK, has been awarded the American Membrane Technology Association Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement.

2018 Oswald Research and Creativity Award Winners Named

The University of Kentucky Office for Undergraduate Research hosted the 54th annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards, naming 19 new winners.

Pilot-Scale Plant to Extract Rare Earth Elements in Heart of Coal Country

Professor Rick Honaker recently launched a pilot-scale processing plant aimed at recovering REEs from coal and its byproducts in Webster County.

Short and Sweet: Research Told Briefly Will Take Home the Prize at Thesis Competition

Simplifying complex research — it's a challenging task — but try doing that in three minutes or less. UK GradResearch Live! provides an exciting opportunity to rise to that challenge, while joining the campus and local community in a celebration of the groundbreaking research happening at UK.

Uber, Lyft Contributing to Congestion in Major US City, According to UK Researcher

Are Uber and Lyft making traffic in San Francisco worse? The short answer is yes — according to the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, who partnered with the UK College of Engineering on a new, eye-opening report.

UK Professor Working With Louisville Metro to Save Lives With Drone Technology

Now, Smith's expertise in systems engineering is being used in another, potentially life-saving capacity — the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2018 Mayors Challenge, which recognizes innovative ideas aimed at tackling urgent problems.

KY-WV LSAMP Program Receives $3.5 Million to Diversify STEM Graduates

The Kentucky-West Virginia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (KY-WV LSAMP) consortium, spearheaded by the University of Kentucky, has received $3.5 million in renewed funding over the next five years by the National Science Foundation (NSF).