CAER News Archive: May 2004
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
The CAER Advisory Board decided at its meeting in the fall of 2003 to change from an annual meeting to meeting twice a year. The meeting which was held in April was directed at discussing strategic matters regarding CAER. It was attended by 15 of the 18 board members; indicating the high level of commitment from board members. It was a very productive meeting, also attended by the UK Executive Vice President for Research, Dr. Wendy Baldwin. CAER will start to prepare for the Unit Assessment in the fall of 2004 and at the next board meeting the draft of the self-assessment document will be presented.(front row, left to right): David E. Boswell, Kentucky State Senator; Richard Sweigard, Dept. of Mining Engr., UK; Tom Robl*; Bernard Lee, Institute of Gas Technology, retired; David Drake, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.; Pat Doolin, Marathon Ashland Petroleum; Timothy Golden, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Boyd Haley, Dept. of Chemistry, UK
(second row, left to right) Robert Addington, EnviRes LLC; Don Challman*; Jim Cobb, Kentucky Geological Survey; David Gray, Mitretek Systems; Burt Davis*; John Larsen, Dept. of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University; Mark Crocker*, Bill Caylor Kentucky Coal Association; Carl Bauer, (Advisor), National Energy Technology Laboratory; Ari Geertsema*; Paul Thompson, LG&E Energy; Frank Burke, Consol Energy, Inc.
*CAER Personnel
Not Pictured:
William B. Sturgill, East Kentucky Investment Co., Inc.
Rocky Adkins, Kentucky State Representative
Barbara Knutson, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engr., UK
Posted by Marybeth McAlister [Link]
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Jen O'Keefe, a doctoral student in the department of Geological Sciences will be working on Western Kentucky Tertiary Lignites with Jim Hower at the CAER this summer. In her other life she is an instructor of science at Morehead State University and teaches introductory physical science, introductory geology, and science teaching methods for pre-term elementary teachers (starting this fall). This summer she will be working in Jim Hower's lab brushing up on lignite petrology, working on her dissertation, and doing odd jobs, such as visiting power plants or prepping samples.
Posted by Marybeth McAlister [Link]
