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Research
  ANDREWS, Rodney
CAER DIRECTOR
Administration
Center for Applied Energy Research
University of Kentucky
2540 Research Park Dr.
Lexington, KY 40511-8479
Phone (859)257-0200
FAX (859)257-0220
andrews@caer.uky.edu

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  Education
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1999
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1994

    Professional Affiliations

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • American Carbon Society
  • American Chemical Society
  • Materials Research Society

    Awards and Service

    Expertise and Research Interests

  • Administrative Support
      CHALLMAN, Don
    Policy, Management and Budget -Associate Director
    Infrastructure & Support
    Center for Applied Energy Research
    University of Kentucky
    2540 Research Park Dr.
    Lexington, KY 40511-8479
    Phone (859)257-0222
    FAX (859)257-0302
    challman@caer.uky.edu

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    Literature Citations

      Education
  • MBA/Finance, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988
  • B.S., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1979

    Professional Affiliations

    Awards and Service

    Expertise and Research Interests

  • Research
      CROCKER, Mark
    Associate Director
    Biofuels & Environmental Catalysis
    Center for Applied Energy Research
    University of Kentucky
    2540 Research Park Dr.
    Lexington, KY 40511-8479
    Phone (859)257-0295
    FAX (859)257-0220
    crocker@caer.uky.edu

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      Education
  • PhD., Chemistry, University of Bristol, U.K., 1985
  • Honours BSc., Chemistry, University of Bristol, 1982

    Professional Affiliations

  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Chemistry, Univ. of Kentucky
  • American Chemical Society
  • Society of Automotive Engineers

    Awards and Service

  • NATO Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1985-87
  • CASE graduate student award (with British Petroleum), 1982-85
  • Co-organizer SAE 2003 World Congress technical session “Gasoline Lean NOx Technologies”, Detroit, March 2003
  • Co-organizer SAE TOPTEC “PZEV: Regulations and Challenges”, San Diego, January 2002
  • Co-organizer "Diesel Gaseous Emissions" Symposium, SAE Powertrain and Fluid Stystems Conference, Toronto, 2006
  • Co-organizer and co-presenter of professional development short course: "Biomass to Biofuels: A Short Course Overview", Lexington, KY August 2008
  • Technical chair, 1st Ohio River Valley Algae Symposium, Henderson, KY August 2009

    Expertise and Research Interests

  • Research
      DAVIS, Burt
    Associate Director
    Clean Fuels & Chemicals
    Center for Applied Energy Research
    University of Kentucky
    2540 Research Park Dr.
    Lexington, KY 40511-8479
    Phone (859)257-0251
    FAX (859)257-0302
    davis@caer.uky.edu

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    Literature Citations

      Education
  • Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1965.
  • M.S., Chemistry, St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, PA, 1962.
  • B.S.,Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 1959.

    Professional Affiliations

  • American Chemical Society; Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Petroleum and History of Chemistry Divisions.
  • Editorial Board, Fuel
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology
  • Catalysis Society
  • History of Science

    Awards and Service

  • Recipient of the American Chemical Society's 2002 Henry H. Storch Award in Fuel Chemistry
  • Secretary, Petroleum Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society
  • Historian, North American Catalysis Society
  • Newsbrief Editor, Applied Catalysis

    Expertise and Research Interests

  • Research
      LIPKA, Steve
    Associate Director
    Electrochemical Power Sources
    Center for Applied Energy Research
    University of Kentucky
    2540 Research Park Dr.
    Lexington, KY 40511-8479
    Phone (859)257-0213/340
    FAX (859)257-0220
    lipka@caer.uky.edu

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    Literature Citations

      Education
  • Ph.D., Materials Science, University of Virginia, 1985
  • M.S., Materials Science, University of Virginia, 1981
  • B.S., Materials Engineering, Wilkes College, 1978

    Professional Affiliations

  • Electrochemical Society, Inc. (ECS)
  • National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
  • American Electroplater and Surface Finisher's Society (AESF)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • American Society for Metals (ASM)
  • Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • American Carbon Society

    Awards and Service

  • Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award (State of Florida), 1993 -1994
  • Outstanding Contributor Award, American Cyanamid Chemical Research Division, March, 1986
  • Thornton Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1979 - 1980
  • Dupont Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1978 - 1979

    Expertise and Research Interests

  • Research
      LIU, Kunlei
    Associate Director
    Power Generation & Utility Fuels
    Center for Applied Energy Research
    University of Kentucky
    2540 Research Park Dr.
    Lexington, KY 40511-8479
    Phone (859)257-0293/249
    FAX (859)257-0302
    liu@caer.uky.edu

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    Literature Citations

      Education
  • Ph.D., Thermoenergy Engineering, Thermoenergy Engineering Research Institute, Southeast University, Nanjing, PRC, 1993.
  • M.S., Thermoenergy Engineering, Thermoenergy Engineering Research Institute, Southeast University, 1991.
  • B.S., Power Engineering, Department of Power Engineering, Southeast University, 1988.

    Professional Affiliations

  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  • The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

    Awards and Service

    Expertise and Research Interests

  • Research
      MEIER, Mark
    Acting Associate Director
    Carbon Materials
    Center for Applied Energy Research
    University of Kentucky
    2540 Research Park Dr.
    Lexington, KY 40511-8479
    Phone (859)257-0233
    FAX (859)257-0220
    meier@pop.uky.edu

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    Literature Citations

      Education
  • Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1988
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, 1988-1990

    Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Chemical Society

    Awards and Service

  • Marcus Heiman Award, 1982 (Creative Arts, Dartmouth College)
  • Voted a member of the “Top 10 Professors” in the College of Arts and Sciences by the 1998 - 2003 graduating classes at the University of Kentucky
  • Expertise and Research Interests

  • Research
      ROBL, Tom
    Associate Director
    Environmental & Coal Technologies
    Center for Applied Energy Research
    University of Kentucky
    2540 Research Park Dr.
    Lexington, KY 40511-8479
    Phone (859)257-0272
    FAX (859)257-0360
    robl@caer.uky.edu

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    Literature Citations

      Education
  • Ph.D., Geology, University of Kentucky, 1977
  • M.S., Geology, University of Kentucky, 1974
  • B.S., Geology, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1971

    Professional Affiliations

  • American Association of Petroleum Geologists
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Coal Ash Association

    Awards and Service

  • Co-Chairperson, International Ash Utilization Symposium, 1995-2003
  • Distinguished Lecturer, Gorden Energy Research Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2000
  • Technical Committee Chairman, International Ash Utilization Symposium, 1997, 1995
  • ACS National Meeting, Chicago IL, Co-Organizer and Moderator, Technologies for the Utilization/Disposal of Waste Materials, Fuel Division, 1995
  • ACS Outstanding Symposium Award, Geochemistry Division, 1994
  • Senior Lecturer, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Akcay, Turkey, 1993

    Expertise and Research Interests


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