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Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Engineering Students with New NSF Grant

Feb 9, 2023

A group of University of Kentucky researchers have received a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to help them continue a critical mission.

University of Kentucky Professor Named in Top 23 Innovations for 2023 for Breakthrough in Hydrogen Generation Technology

Feb 6, 2023

Hyun-Tae Hwang, associate professor of chemical engineering, and his research team in Paducah have been named in the 23 Top Innovations for 2023 by IN-PART, a matchmaking platform for university-industry collaborations.

Bhattacharyya receives prestigious Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation

Jan 25, 2023

Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., professor of chemical and materials engineering in the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, is the 2023 recipient of the Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation in Membrane Science and Technology.

ChemE Car Team Places Fifth at AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition

Dec 9, 2022

The University of Kentucky ChemE Car team recently competed at the National American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Chem-E-Car Competition in Phoenix, Arizona, where they placed fifth out of 40 universities worldwide.

UK researchers, community partners tackle health threats from 'forever chemicals'

Dec 6, 2022

Nearly every person in the United States has been exposed to per- and polyfluorinated alky substances (PFAS) at some point in their life. These “forever chemicals” are the focus of a targeted investigation by University of Kentucky Superfund Research Center (UKSRC) researchers who are working collaboratively with community partners to protect Kentuckians.

Center of Membrane Sciences Receive NSF EPSCoR Grant to Develop a Membrane Purification Platform

Nov 16, 2022

The goal of the project is to create a membrane-based downstream purification platform for large-scale continuous biomanufacturing of viral vectors and virus-like particles (VLPs).

Military Career Opens Doors for Eastern Kentucky Engineering Student

Dave Melanson
 Nov 11, 2022

Meet Donovan Dye, a husband, father, engineering student, and Air Force National Guardsman who served in Kuwait. Donovan is conducting undergraduate research with the UK Center for Applied Energy Research’s Carbon Materials Group.

UK at the Half: Researchers develop antiviral face mask

Oct 19, 2022

For this "UK at the Half," University of Kentucky College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and doctoral student Rollie Mills, discuss the medical face mask membrane they have developed. The membrane can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on contact.

Update on Developing a Mask that Captures and Deactivates COVID-19

Elizabeth Chapin
 Jul 20, 2022

A team of University of Kentucky researchers led by College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and his Ph.D. student, Rollie Mills, have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on contact.

Sarah Wilson Receives Raymond W. Fahien Award

Jul 18, 2022

This award is given in honor of Ray Fahien, who was editor of Chemical Engineering Education from 1967-1995 and who was effectively the founding father of the journal. The award is given annually to an educator who has shown evidence of vision and contribution to chemical engineering education.

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