Research
KU Engineering Professor Wins NSF CAREER Award for Research Into Wetlands’ Water-Quality Benefits
An assistant professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at the University of Kansas who is studying the ability of wetlands to improve water quality by removing nitrate is winner of a five-year, $577,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. ...
KU Engineering Professor Wins NSF CAREER Award for Water Resources Research
Research conducted by an assistant professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at the University of Kansas that examines how humans have and will affect natural water systems was awarded a five-year, $609,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. ...
KU Engineering Professor Wins NSF CAREER Award for Datacenter Networking Research
An assistant professor at the University of Kansas School of Engineering is the winner of a five-year, $533,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for his research rethinking the internal networking of datacenters — work to reduce latency, cut power consumption and accelerate speeds, all by maximizing the capacities of...
KU Engineering Professor Wins Award for Research into Turbulent Combustion
An assistant professor at the University of Kansas School of Engineering is winner of a three-year, $450,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force for his work using data-science techniques to understand and model combustion physics and to help improve combustion devices’ performance and safety. ...
KU Engineering Professor Wins NSF CAREER Award for Water-Contaminant Research
An assistant professor at the University of Kansas School of Engineering is the winner of a five-year, $560,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for his research into microbes that can break up chemicals in soil and groundwater. ...
21 KU Engineering Faculty Members among Most Cited Researchers in the World, Study Shows
New $1.25 Million Grant Enables Investigation Into Vital Role of Sex Hormones in Tissue Repair
LAWRENCE — Our ability to heal and regenerate new tissue after an injury has much to do with biological sex. For instance, following menopause, the loss of sex-hormone signaling in women can lead to degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, where bone and cartilage degrade and become more delicate...
At-Home COVID-19 Test Developed at KU Moves Toward Production
With the United States facing another surge of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant, an at-home test for the virus developed by researchers at the University of Kansas is moving toward commercial production. The aim is to launch the product in early 2022. ...
Four KU Engineering Professors Awarded for Early Career Success
Four assistant professors at the University of Kansas School of Engineering each received a prestigious grant designed to support junior STEM faculty members establish a lifetime of leadership in their respective field. ...
New Science Facilities Usher in New Era, Learning Opportunities
The Integrated Science Building at the University of Kansas will be a boon to faculty and students in the School of Engineering, officials say — and serve as a crown jewel that attracts innovators and collaborators from the Midwest and beyond. ...