Materials Science Research Priority Area

2014 Materials RPA-funded Awards

May 20, 2025, 10:29 AM

Sujan Shrestha, Ph.D., left, a 2023 UK graduate and first author of the study, with Ambrose Seo, Ph.D., UK professor of physics, at a Materials Research Society research event.

University of Kentucky physics breakthrough could lead to faster, more efficient electronics

May 15, 2025, 7:53 AM

A new study by UK researchers is helping change how scientists understand and control magnetic energy — and it could lead to faster, more efficient electronic devices.

Paula Alarcon-Espejo, a graduate research assistant at UK's Center for Applied Energy Research, holds a slide with a printed carbon nanotube/conducting polymer composite electrode pattern for making a printed OECT.

Provost IMPACT Award: Bridging biology and electronics

May 1, 2025, 7:01 AM

Learn more about the project titled “Synthetically Tunable Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors for Printed Bioelectronics.”

DOE funds UK research on critical materials for commercial fusion energy

Mar 4, 2025, 7:04 AM

UK has been selected to lead a project with $2.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop next-generation materials critical to commercializing fusion power.

Undergraduate research experience spurs Beckman Scholar to push boundaries of science

Feb 10, 2025, 8:03 AM

Hena Kachroo says the communal environment provided by her research mentor and group had an impact that changed the way she understands research.

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

Jan 23, 2025, 7:34 AM

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.

NSF Limited Submission – Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP)

Limited Submission – NSF – Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) – NSF 25-521

Coal to critical elements: $5 million DOE award propels UK’s refined materials work

Jan 3, 2025, 7:09 AM

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

Dec 20, 2024, 8:02 AM

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.

Materials Science RPA FY 25 Funding

We are pleased to announce the FY25 call for proposals for m-RPA and we welcome your funding applications. Note that the joint m-RPA and e-RPA Equipment competition was circulated last week and is due January 10, 2025. Four additional m-RPA categories are now active with a submission deadline of January 17, 2025. These categories are:

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