is selected as a 2021 Borlaug Scholar
Eric Luteyn
Eric Luteyn

David

Lu

David’s recent publication
(https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/5/309)
has been chosen and highlighted by the editor
and since its publication it has been fully viewed nearly 1000 times!

David Lu
Great
Umenweke
Receives
Graduate
Student
Congress
Pillar Award
Great Umenweke
Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

The UKnow story can be read here.
Dr. Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez
Dr. Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez
participating in an internship focused on
methods for nanopesticide research
at the USDA in Lincoln, Nebraska
Jake Richardson
Jake Richardson
selected as one of two student representatives on the 2021/2022 UK Graduate Council
Eric Luteyn
Eric Luteyn
will be presenting at the 2021 Annual Meeting
of The North American Membrane Society
for which David received the
Elias Klein Travel Supplement!
Abelline Fionah and David Lu
Abelline Fionah and David Lu
wins prestigious NSF CAREER award,
full story on UKNow

Dr. Tiffany

Messer

Dr. Tiffany Messer

David

Lu

won the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute (KWRRI)'s
Poster Competition!

David Lu
Great
Umenweke
wins 1st place in the
UK Sustainability Poster Competition
Great Umenweke

Abelline

Fionah

is the Oral Presenter Winner at the 2021

Louis Stokes Midwest Regional

Center of Excellence Conference!

Abelline Fionah

Emily

Nottingham

has been awarded a
Graduate and Professional Readiness Grant
by UK's Student Government Association

Emily Nottingham

Abelline

Fionah

just published an article on:
“Microcystin-LR Removal from Water
via Enzymatic Linearization
and Ultrafiltration”

Abelline Fionah

Abelline

Fionah

Abstract titled “Liquid separations
membranes made of functionalized
poly-ether ether ketone blended with
polysulfone” has been selected for an
oral presentation at the North American
Membrane Society 2022
Annual Conference.

Abelline Fionah

Abelline

Fionah

featured in UK NOW as a
Woman Making History
Read here

Abelline Fionah

Kent Pham

receives NSF Graduate 
Research Fellowhip!
Read here

Kent Pham

Isaac Oluk

is awarded the 2022
Dr. Rengao Song
Water Research Scholarship

Isaac Oluk

David

Lu's

latest manuscript published in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science!

Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.48433

David Lu

Ariel
Robinson

profiled in UK NOW!

Link: here

Ariel Robinson

UK NRT
Trainees

serve as judges in the 38th annual
Kentucky American Water
District Science Fair

NRT Trainees

Abelline

Fionah

Abelline Fionah receives
the American Chemical Society’s
Women Chemists Committee Travel Award
sponsored by Eli Lilly & Co

Abelline Fionah

Abelline

Fionah

Abelline Fionah receives the 2023
North American Membrane Society’s
Elias Klein Travel Supplement

Abelline Fionah

Josiel
Barrios
Cossio

Josiel Barrios Cossio
receives the Steckler Fellowship
from the UK Graduate School

Josiel Barrios Cossio

Josiel
Barrios
Cossio

Josiel Barrios Cossio
wins 2nd place in the 48th Annual
Naff Symposium Poster Competition

Josiel Barrios Cossio

Josiel
Barrios
Cossio

Josiel Barrios Cossio
receives the Director’s Award in the
Spring 2023 Entrepreneurs Bootcamp
Program from the Von Allmen Center
for Entrepreneurship

Josiel Barrios Cossio

Great
Umenweke

Great Umenweke receives
the Steckler Fellowship from
the UK Graduate School

Great Umenweke

Ariel
Robinson

UK NRT and SRC trainee
Ariel Robinson has a
speaking part in NIEHS
Superfund Research Program Overview

Watch here

Ariel Robinson

David

Lu

David Lu receives the
Reclamation Fellowship Award
from the American Membrane Technology Association and
United States Bureau of Reclamation.

David Lu
Montunrayo
Oladele

Montunrayo Oladele receives
the People’s Choice Award at the
UK Sustainability Research Poster
Competition

Montunrayo Oladele
Victoria
Klaus

UK NRT and SRC trainee
Victoria Klaus receives the
KC Donnelly Externship Award

Victoria Klaus
Tosin
Olanrewaju

Tosin Olanrewaju receives
the Presentation Excellence Award
at the ASABE's 2023 Annual
International Meeting

Tosin Olanrewaju

Great
Umenweke

wins 2nd place in
the 3-Minute Thesis competition
of GradResearch Live!

Great Umenweke

Dr. Chris

Barton

Leads Reforestation effort in Australia.
The UKnow story can be read here.

Dr. Chris Barton

Abelline

Fionah

Abelline Fionah receives the

Max Steckler Fellowship

Abelline Fionah
Montunrayo
Oladele

Montunrayo Oladele wins

Second Place & People's Choice in
UK Grad Teach Live!

Montunrayo Oladele

David

Lu

David Lu wins the Student

Poster Competition at the Membrane Technology Conference

of the American Membrane Technology and American Water Works Associations.

David Lu

Briana
Snyder

Briana Snyder and Prof. Chris Barton’s research on

Bat Activity in Reforested Coal Mines published in Ecological Restoration

Link: Click here

Briana Snyder and Prof. Barton

David

Lu

David Lu completes
his summer internship at US DOE EM headquarters in Washington, DC
(article link)
David Lu