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Simone Silvestri to Give Keynote at WiSARN 2022

Simone Silvestri, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, is the keynote speaker at the 15th IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Sensor, Robot and UAV Networks (WiSARN 2022).

Nick Stamatiadis Receives 2022 Global Impact Award

Nikiforos “Nick" Stamatiadis, Raymond-Blythe Professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Civil Engineering, is a recipient of the 2022 Global Impact Award for Distinguished Faculty Achievement in International Research and Scholarship.

UK Research Project Seeks to Capture CO2 and Produce Hydrogen

The University of Kentucky has received $2.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to develop a cost-effective system that will capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and produce hydrogen at natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants.

Manh Nguyen Receives Two Prestigious DOE Awards

Manh Tien Nguyen, a graduate student in Chemical Engineering, was selected for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program and the Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Energy Storage Internship Program.

Graduate Student Justin Cooper Wins David Weaver Thermophysics Best Student Paper Award

Justin Cooper, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering mentored by Professor Alexandre Martin, won the 2022 AIAA David Weaver Thermophysics Best Student Paper Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Two Biomedical Engineering Graduate Students Received Awards in VACA's "60-second Poster Pitch" Competition

Samanah Rabienia Haratbar and Mehrana Mohtasebi received awards in the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship’s 5th Annual "60-second Poster Pitch" Competition on April 5th, at the 17th Annual CCTS Spring Conference.

Civil Engineering Graduate Student Awarded W.L. Matthews, Jr. Fellowship

Ariel Gold-McCoy, a graduate student in the Department of Civil Engineering, has received a University of Kentucky W.L. Matthews, Jr. Fellowship.

Mehrana Mohtasebi Receives 2022 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award

The Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards are among the most esteemed recognitions bestowed at UK and bring recognition for efforts that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Graduate Student Nathaniel Hudson Named Diverse Rising Graduate Scholar

Nathaniel Hudson, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, has been named a Diverse Rising Graduate Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, a newsmagazine that focuses on matters of access, diversity, inclusion and opportunity in higher education. Nominations were from all over the country, and only ten graduate students are chosen for the distinction each year.

Graduate Student Laura Waldman was Awarded a University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship

Laura Waldman, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was one of four individuals awarded a University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship.