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UK CAER, Mining Collaborate to Launch New, Sustainable Electronics Recycling Program
Mining engineering professor Jack Groppo is spearheading an effort to turn domestic electronics waste into a Kentucky industry.
Silva and Agioutantis Receive $543,000 Alpha Foundation Project for Underground Mine Seals Integrity Assessment
The project is expected to start on November 1, 2020, and will span two years.
Engineering Better Mental Health Solutions with Sarah Wilson
Engineers are often tasked with solving complex problems, and one of their most important tools in finding a solution is their own creativity.
Ingenuity — that’s exactly what Sarah Wilson would need when confronted with a public health issue in her field.
Multi-Million Dollar Multidisciplinary Grant Supports Advancement of Epilepsy Research
The collaborative project includes biomedical engineering associate professor Sridhar Sunderam.
UK Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Engineer Better Mental Health Solutions
Chemical engineering lecturer Sarah Wilson became interested in research on engineering student mental health while attending an engineering education conference.
UK Physics, Engineering Team Uses AI to Study Galaxy Clusters
Nathan Jacobs, Yu Zhang and Gongbo Liang are exploring ways of using techniques from machine learning and computer vision to analyze astronomy images.
UK’s James B. Beam Institute Prioritizing Environmental Stewardship
UK scientists, including professor and KWRRI director Lindell Ormsbee, are partnering with Beam Suntory to study water sustainability.
Five College of Engineering Graduate Students Named Bridge to Doctorate Fellows
The Kentucky-West Virginia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (KY-WV LSAMP), spearheaded by UK, is responsible for the program.
Sottile, Schafrik, and Agioutantis receive $643,000 NIOSH Contract for Autonomous Shuttle Car Docking
The project began on September 1, 2020, and will span two years.
YuMing Zhang Receives New NSF Grant for Intelligent Co-Robotic Welding
Peng Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will serve as co-PI.