A paper by John Anthony, professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Chemistry and faculty member of the Center for Applied Energy Research, has been recognized as the American Chemical Society's Editors' Choice.
The new College of Arts & Sciences Research Computing cluster shares the basic design elements of a modern supercomputer, though at a smaller scale and lower cost. Multiple systems are linked together within a high bandwidth, low latency framework, allowing researchers to run demanding applications across hundreds of processors simultaneously.
The UK Center for Applied Energy Research will be helping to construct the Commonwealth's first megawatt-scale carbon capture pilot unit at an operating power plant.
UK has entered into an agreement with a major Chinese petrochemical conglomerate to develop technologies to capture, utilize and store 1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year.
The University of Kentucky Chemistry department is excited to welcome two new faculty members, Professors Kenneth Graham and Peter Kekenes-Huskey, to the Bluegrass this summer.
A memorial celebration for Marybeth McAlister, longtime communications manager at the Center for Applied Energy Research, will be held on January 18th at 4 pm.
In addition to being named president of the Institute for Briquetting and Agglomeration, UK scientist and chemistry alumnus Darrell Taulbee also received the institute's Neal Rice Award.
In their ongoing quest to develop the latest and most effective drugs for disease treatment, researchers in the University of Kentucky's Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation are looking deep — as in, deep underground.