Student Success

Louisville native, self-described horse-girl, and current chemical engineering major at the University of Kentucky Laura Russell has always felt at home outdoors and within nature. Whether its [...]

Interests are like a spark. When carefully stoked, a spark can ignite a flame, and just as molten iron becomes steel, an interest can be shaped into a passion. Forrest Dills, a Lexington native [...]

Applications are now being accepted for the University of Kentucky’s University’s Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship.   The Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship is a [...]

Christina Thompson, a PhD student studying chemistry, was just recently awarded 1st Place award for her poster in UK’s Sustainability Showcase. As a part of pursuing her PhD, Christina works at [...]

Kentucky is the seventh-largest coal-producing state in the nation, mining millions of tons each year. After mining, coal is sent to a preparation plant where it is sized and separated for [...]

A quick scan of news headlines over the past year and anyone can see how the intersection of our food, energy, and water systems is having major impacts across Kentucky, the nation, and the [...]

Lucas Bertucci, a University of Kentucky chemical engineering senior from Louisville, Kentucky, has been named the university’s first Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship recipient. [...]

  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 [...]

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 [...]