With $8.6 million in new funding for research projects in 2020, faculty members in the Department of Mining Engineering are at the forefront of next-generation mining technology and applications. Through funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Alpha Foundation and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, researchers are making advances in rare earth element recovery, autonomous underground mining systems that improve safety and mitigating damage from underground coal mine explosions.
UK SME Chapter Receives 2021 MEC Student Chapter Award
UK’s SME chapters received the award in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and now in 2021.
UK to Partner with MP Materials on Department of Energy Award
The project seeks to extract rare earths from fossil fuel waste streams to diversify the supply base and provide economic opportunity for depressed communities.
Doug Kreis Named Director of Kentucky Transportation Center
KTC welcomed Doug Kreis as its new Director on July 1, 2021. He succeeds Joseph Crabtree, who retired after serving as the Center’s Director since 2010.
