CAER News Archive: May 2003
Monday, May 19, 2003
The Fuel Processing Technology course which Ari Geertsema presented this spring as a senior/graduate elective in Chemicals and Materials Engineering, was concluded with 17 students completing the course. This course was a completely new course which spanned the range of fuel technologies covering coal, oil, gas, nuclear, renewables, power and related environmental aspects and concerns. It is anticipated to present the course again in Spring 2005. As part of the course, the students were taken to the Ghent power station on April 9, where they had a first hand introduction to the practicalities of a coal fired power station. The collaboration of staff at Ghent to make this possible is much appreciated. They also spent an afternoon at CAER as part of the Fuel Processing Technology course. They were introduced to a range of fuel characterization techniques and were shown a number of the facilities related to their course work. The feedback from the students was very positive.
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UK graduate student, Laura Tzanetos is one of two recipients for the Bert Combs Scholarship, which will enable her to go to UK’s Law School. The scholarships were endowed in 1992 to memorialize the achievements of Kentucky’s 50th governor, Bert Thomas Combs. She will receive full tuition for three years, along with a substantial living stipend, for a total award of over $30,000.
Laura came to the CAER last January, while a graduate student at the Patterson School of Diplomacy to aide in compiling data for the UK Energy Task Force’s document. She received a Masters in Diplomacy with a concentration in Environmental Economics & Law in December. Her career interests are in Environmental Law. Laura’s undergraduate degree is from Cornell University.
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Whitney Conner is a fourth-year undergraduate chemistry student, who has worked at CAER during most of her days at UK (since May, 2000). She will graduate with a BA in chemistry, a BS in mathematics, and a BS in mathematical economics. Nothing but superlatives can describe her work here. Some of that hard work will be paid back soon, as she has received an award to attend the 18th North American Catalysis Society Meeting in Cancun, Mexico June 1-6, 2003. The award includes: registration fee waiver, accommodations for five nights, and up to $400 to cover airfare. She is one of the very few undergraduates to get this award, which usually goes to a graduate student or postdoctoral researcher.
About her time here, she says, “Working at the Center has had a tremendous impact on my life as a UK undergraduate. I've learned so much about the workings of a research lab "behind the scenes." I'm sure it has helped to prepare me for graduate level research.”
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