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PEIK, LG&E and KU Collaborative Research on Utility-Scale Batteries Receives IEEE Paper Award
The manuscript is titled "Incorporating Battery Energy Storage Systems into Multi-MW Grid Connected PV Systems."
Zhu Receives Igniting Research Collaborations Pilot Grant
Zhu's project is titled “Optical imaging of radiation-induced metabolic changes in human breast cancer organotypic tumor slices to predict radiotherapy response.”
Annamalai Receives Igniting Research Collaborations Pilot Grant
Annamalai's project is titled “Effect of mechanical strain on myokine secretion and its role in diabetic bone disease.”
Sridhar Sunderam Involved in Two New Grants
A major focus in Sunderam’s lab is how sleep is affected in disorders of the brain--specifically epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease--and whether improving sleep can produce beneficial outcomes.
Dusan Sekulic Part of NASA Teleconference on Next Space Station Resupply Mission
Since 2017, Sekulic has been leading an estimated $1 million international research project funded by NASA and the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities in Russia.
UK Researchers Advancing Wastewater Testing to Track COVID-19
Faculty members Scott Berry and Shakira Hobbs are testing a new technology to evaluate wastewater to track community presence of COVID-19.
UK-AIChE Earns Awards in Design Competition
Students were to design upstream processes for the production of nitrogen and hydrogen as well as the downstream ammonia process.
Stratodynamics and the University of Kentucky to Conduct Test Flight at Spaceport America
Sean Bailey, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is the project’s Principal Investigator.
Paul Rottmann Publishes Paper in Science
Rottmann worked on the paper, titled, "Multiplicity of Dislocation Pathways in a Refractory Multi-Principal Element Alloy," with a team from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
SPARK and PEIK Collaborate with EPRI on the ENGAGE Distributed Energy Resources Project Funded by DOE
At UK, Dan M. Ionel, serves as PI.