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IEEE PES National Scholarships Awarded to Electrical Engineering and PEIK Students

This year recipients at UK are Hope Anderson and Steven Poore, who are mentored by Ph.D. students Evan Jones and Donovin Lewis, and advised by Professor Dan M. Ionel.

SPARK Lab Wins Best Paper Award at 2021 IEEE ICRERA Conference

The paper is authored by students Hope Anderson, Evan Jones, postdoc Abdullah Al Hadi, and ECE Professor Dan M. Ionel, L. Stanley Pigman Chair in Power.  

Simone Silvestri Co-PI on $1.5 Million NSF Award to Form Smart and Connected Farms

The project contributes to Silvestri's work in applying novel communication technologies to cyber-physical systems towards solving interdisciplinary research problems.

Simone Silvestri to Serve as PI on NSF Project for Human Behavior and Energy Management Systems

The collaborative project will include as Co-PI, UK ECE professor and L. Stanley Pigman Chair in Power, Dan M. Ionel.

UKSRC Researchers Developing Face Masks for Coronavirus

Three UKSRC Investigators have received funding to support the development of face masks that offer protection from coronavirus. Project 3 PI Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharyya and Co-PI Dr. Tom Dziubla, along with colleagues Dr. Yinwan Wei (Biological Chemistry) and Dr.

UK’s Superfund Research Center Receives $8.7 Million

UK Superfund Research Center director Bernhard Hennig (right) with doctoral students who are part of the center’s “Project #1,” which examines how nutrients affect toxicity caused by PCBs in vascular tissues.

Simone Silvestri Wins NSF CAREER Award

The award is given in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

UK's Superfund Research Center connects with community for a healthier Kentucky

To fight the negative health effects of environmental toxins, reach for more fruits and vegetables – that’s the message University of Kentucky Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Human Nutrition Dawn Brewer is sharing with the local community.

Postdoctoral Trainee Dr. Pan Deng Featured in UKNow News StoryHome

On January 30, 2020, UK's internal news source UKNow published a story and video featuring the work of Dr. Pan Deng, Project 1 Postdoctoral Trainee. The article and video discuss Dr. Deng's research which shows that a diet high in fiber could possibly reverse the adverse effects that environmental toxins have on cardiovascular health. 

UK SRC Assistant Director Dr. Kelly Pennell Interviewed About PFAS in Drinking Water

Lexington, KY (February 13, 2020)- On February 6, 2020, UK SRC Assistant Director Dr. Kelly Pennell was interviewed about PFAS in drinking water by Eileen Street of Spectrum News 1 in Louisville, KY. The story, A Growing Conversation About PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water, aired on Spectrum News 1 on Monday, February 10th.