Umenweke is an ELITECAT, Will Represent UK CAER in France this Summer
Great Umenweke, a PhD candidate in the UK Center for Applied Energy Research’s (CAER) Sustainable Alternative Fuels (SAF) program, continues to build his reputation in the field of catalysis, [...]
The Grit and Grind Behind Algae Research
For over 10 years, researchers at UK’s Center for Applied Energy Research have implemented more efficient ways to capture carbon from the atmosphere using a unique bio-ecosystem based on [...]
Biofuels Team Selected to Participate in UK Commercialization Program
Three members of the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research’s Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis research group have been selected to participate in a University program [...]
Q&A with Julia Parker, Graduate Research Fellow
CAER had the chance to interview Julia Parker, a graduate research fellow at CAER. Parker started her academic career at the University of Kentucky in 2014. As an undergrad, she studied [...]
Novel Funding Model Provides CAER Researchers Support to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Funding early-stage, proof-of-concept research is often a challenge for university researchers. Traditionally, governmental funding agencies have chosen to invest in basic science and in projects [...]
Gobble Grease Toss November 27th
Gobble Grease Toss is back! Recycle your turkey cooking grease for free on Friday, Nov. 27 at Redwood Cooperative School, 166 Crestwood Dr. The event runs from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Cooking [...]
CAER Receives US DOE Grant to Develop Next-Generation Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology
For more than a decade, two groups at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) have focused their time and talent investigating and creating new technologies for [...]
UK Research Leads to Patent Designed to Reduce Vehicle Emissions
Transportation is the world’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, and automakers in the U.S. and around the world continue to meet ever increasing standards designed to reduce [...]
$3 Million NSF Grant to Support the Next Generation of Kentucky Food, Energy and Water Systems Innovators
A multidisciplinary University of Kentucky team will provide unique graduate educational opportunities in food, energy and water systems, thanks to a new National Science Foundation (NSF) [...]
