The Wildcat Agriculture and Atmospheric Research Pavilion (WAARP) is our new drone flight facility at North Farm. It has a 3.5 acre grass runway, 2000 sq ft pavilion, Mesonet-grade weather station that matches the Kentucky Mesonet and Oklahoma Mesonet specifications, a wind lidar for measuring vertical wind profiles, and a ceilometer for measuring the height of the cloud base. 

Staci McGill was a guest on the popular equestrian podcast, Horses in the Morning, to discuss air quality for horses. Her interview starts around the 22-minute mark.

Jian Shi is the lead researcher on a $2M grant studying how to remove sulfur from pine byproducts used in biofuel production. Read more here.

Mick Peterson is spearheading UK's partnership with leading horseracing organizations to support research efforts to improve surface safety. Read more here.

Hands-on research by students in Carmen Agouridis’ stream restoration course and biosystems engineering graduate Cole Crankshaw are featured in an article about how UK’s James B. Beam Institute is prioritizing environmental stewardship. Read more here.

Ryan Kalinoski, Ph.D. Defense

Michael Omodara, Ph.D. Defense

Toby Adjuik, Doctoral Qualifying Exam

Karla Ladino, Doctoral Qualifying Exam

Morgan Hayes is a co-principal investigator on the Ohio State University project funded by the USDA NRCS CIG titled, "On-Farm Project Validating Energy Conservation of Advanced Livestock Ventilation Systems with Real-Time Energy Data." The project is led by Ohio State's principal investigator Chris Zoller, with Co-PIs Eric Romich, Jordan Clark, and Morgan Hayes.

Morgan Hayes is also part of a multidisciplinary team that was awarded $24,461.10 for the proposal, "Aerated manure compost facility for the smaller horse-farm operation."