Kentucky Geologic Survey

Kentucky Geological Survey to Host Open House at Rock and Sample Facility

Feb 8, 2019, 8:36 AM

Academic, industry and government researchers are encouraged to learn more about KGS' core collection at an open house Friday, Feb. 15.

Federal Grant Will Improve Rock Sample Archives at Kentucky Geological Survey

Sep 20, 2018, 11:26 AM

The $243,473 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences will allow KGS staff and student employees to organize and re-label thousands of core storage boxes, resulting in a collection that meets current archival standards.

Kentucky Geological Survey to Host Digital Mapping Techniques Gathering May 20–23

May 7, 2018, 9:10 AM

Kentucky Geological Survey will welcome to the UK campus approximately 100 geoscientists, cartographers and GIS professionals to attend the Digital Mapping Techniques conference later this May.

KGS Publishes Report on Ground Motions From Capital Plaza Tower Implosion

Apr 10, 2018, 9:05 AM

For seismologists at the Kentucky Geological Survey at UK, the event provided an opportunity to record earthquake-like waves from the scheduled event, using three seismic instruments situated an average of about 1,300 feet from the tower and a fourth one about 2.5 miles away to record weaker ground motions.

Kentucky Riddled with Caves; Ranks Fourth in Nation for Documented Caves

Feb 9, 2018, 10:45 AM

Kentucky ranks fourth in the country in number of officially documented caves. Cave number 5,000 was discovered recently in Jackson County by Kentucky Speleological Survey member Bruce Isaacs.

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How is UK Moving Up Nationally in Research?

Dec 20, 2017, 8:57 AM

Federal research funding has been flat nationally, but you wouldn't know it by UK's funding numbers, which show three consecutive years of growth.

Eastern Unconventional Oil & Gas Symposium - Abstracts

Call for Applications for the 2018 Eastern Unconventional Oil & Gas Symposium - Due January 26, 2018

Honaker Awarded $6 Million from Department of Energy for Rare Earth Element Recovery Pilot Plant

Aug 24, 2017, 8:59 AM

Rick Honaker, Professor of Mining Engineering, was awarded $6 Million by the Department of Energy to move on to a second phase of research in an effort to recover rare earth elements from coal and coal byproducts.

Bacterium from Kentucky Coal Mine Fire could Aid Drug Targeting

Nov 11, 2013, 11:53 AM

Thorson published findings on a new antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium from a KY coal fire.

The Kentucky Seismic and Strong Motion Network

May 23, 2013, 10:37 AM

The network, run by KGS, is made up of 24 stations across the state to monitor seismic activity.

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