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UK researchers develop greener, more sustainable ways to recover metals from electronic waste

By Jordan Strickler |

Feb 13, 2025

As electronic waste (e-waste) piles up globally, researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering are spearheading innovative methods to recover valuable metals from discarded devices and industrial waste.

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Fall 2024 Dean's List includes 1,009 engineering students

Feb 11, 2025

Pigman College of Engineering Spring 2025 Dean’s List

Provost IMPACT Awards celebrate 2nd year of collaborative discovery

Feb 7, 2025

The University of Kentucky Office of the Provost and numerous faculty and staff members marked the second year of the Institutional Multidisciplinary Paradigm to Accelerate Collaboration and Transformation (IMPACT) Awards initiative on Sept. 26 with a reception for award recipients.

Givens-Rassoolkhani receives Seed Grant from Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network

Jan 16, 2025

Brittany Givens-Rassoolkhani, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Sloan Scholar, has received a $10,000 Seed Grant from the Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network.

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UK researcher using AI to unravel proteins, advance medical research

Dec 19, 2024

How can artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionize the fight against some of the world’s most devastating diseases, such as cancer and Alzheimer’s? At the University of Kentucky, one researcher is harnessing the power of AI to uncover answers that could transform treatment, improve outcomes and give hope to millions.

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Wilson and Michigan's Jensen team up to take engineering students from surviving to thriving

Dec 18, 2024

Engineering Education

Sarah Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has received a new award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bolster well-being among engineering students in the amount of $347,824.

UK’s Bhattacharyya named 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Lindsay Travis

Dec 10, 2024

Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., known as “DB,” has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). DB is the University of Kentucky Alumni Chair Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and director of the UK Center of Membrane Sciences.

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Chemical engineering student named one of two winners at Future Leaders in Chemical Engineering

Nov 1, 2024

Ifrah Hammad, chemical engineering senior, was named Best Soundbite winner at the national award symposium for undergraduate researchers.

From UK Beam Institute student to Jim Beam engineer

Sep 30, 2024

Alex Mayes, 2021 chemical engineering graduate, is one of many UK students to receive the Distilling, Wine and Brewing Studies Certificate (DWB) from University of Kentucky James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits (JBBI). He has been a process engineer at Jim Beam for more than three years now.

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8 faculty and 8 graduate students named Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Scholars

Sep 30, 2024

Established in 2024, the Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Endowment supports faculty, research, graduate students, facilities and research infrastructure in the Pigman College of Engineering. In its inaugural year, the endowment has made $160,000 in funds available for distribution, with a priority on faculty and research scholar support.

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