The Center for Applied Energy Research each year sponsors seminars dealing with science topics to provide access to informational, current topics of both academic and research interests.
The 2005 contact is Marybeth McAlister.
| NAME | LOCATION | DATE of SEMINAR |
| Kenneth Krupinski | Coal and Petroleum Coke Making Shortcourse | Sept 21, 2005 |
| John Hiett | Office of Mine Safety and Licensing | August 2, 2005 |
| Dr. Michael Jaffe | New Jersey Institute of Technology | July 14, 2005 |
| Phil Zacarias | Mineral Solutions, Inc. | June 17, 2005 |
| Bruce Firth | CSIRO - Brisbane, Australia | May 2, 2005 |
| Dr. Datta Patil | CAER, Lexington, KY | March 29, 2005 |
| Matthys van Vuuren | Sasol Technology, South Africa | March 7, 2005 |
| Bob Jewell | UK Center for Applied Energy Research, Lexington, KY | January 26, 2005 |