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UK Colleges and Appalachian communities partner to reduce exposure to chemicals in drinking water

A recent National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ (NIEHS) Environmental Health Chat podcast features an NIH-funded study that brings together multiple UK colleges and community partners to tackle real-world environmental health challenges.

Chemical Engineering Students Present at 2023 Posters at the Capitol

Three engineering students were selected to present their research at the Kentucky State Capitol on March 2.

Sheng Tong Wins NIH Award for Innovative Gene Editing Approach to Treat Blood Disorders

Sheng Tong, associate professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, and a multi-disciplinary team, including Ying Liang, associate professor in the College of Medicine, has won a National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute R21 Award for his cutting-edge work on gene editing techniques to treat genetic blood disorders.

Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Engineering Students with New NSF Grant

A group of University of Kentucky researchers have received a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to help them continue a critical mission.

University of Kentucky Professor Named in Top 23 Innovations for 2023 for Breakthrough in Hydrogen Generation Technology

Hyun-Tae Hwang, associate professor of chemical engineering, and his research team in Paducah have been named in the 23 Top Innovations for 2023 by IN-PART, a matchmaking platform for university-industry collaborations.

Bhattacharyya receives prestigious Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation

Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., professor of chemical and materials engineering in the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, is the 2023 recipient of the Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation in Membrane Science and Technology.

Biyun Xie Receives NSF Foundational Research in Robotics Award

Biyun Xie, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received a three-year $499,365 award from the NSF Foundational Research in Robotics program for her project titled, “Autonomous Fault-Tolerant Operation of Redundant Robotic Arms.” Xie is the PI, and Jiangbiao He is the Co-PI.

Faraneh Fathi Named Halcomb Fellow

Faraneh Fathi, a doctoral student in Biomedical Engineering, has received the Halcomb Fellowship in Medicine and Engineering for the 2022-2023 academic year.

NSF-Funded Engineering Research to Combat Medical Device Infections

Martha Grady, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is the recipient of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for her recent project, “Mechanical Mechanisms of Biofilm Survival on Implant Surfaces."

Savio Poovathingal Receives DEPSCOR Award to Model Hypersonic Environments

Savio Poovathingal received a three-year $600,000 award from the Department of Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) for his project titled, “Fragmentation and melting of ice particles subjected to hypersonic aerothermodynamic environments.”