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 CAER, Mining Collaborate to Launch New, Sustainable Electronics Recycling Program
Mining engineering professor Jack Groppo is spearheading an effort to turn domestic electronics waste into a Kentucky industry.
Silva and Agioutantis Receive $543,000 Alpha Foundation Project for Underground Mine Seals Integrity Assessment
The project is expected to start on November 1, 2020, and will span two years.
UK SME Chapter Receives Two Awards
The chapter won the SME Outstanding Student Chapter Award and the Mineral Education Coalition Outstanding Student chapter awards for the 2019-2020 school year.
