NSF Award Advances Kentucky Researchers Low-Cost Water Treatment Work

Along the rivers that snake across the Commonwealth, you’ll find a University of Kentucky researcher taking samples to study the health of the water flowing through the state. Tiffany Messer, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biosystems and agricultural engineering — a joint program between the College of Engineering and College of Agriculture, Food and Environment — studies ways to improve water quality in rural and urban areas.For her innovative approach, Messer is the recipient of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award.The honor is one of the “most prestigious awards in support of the early career development activities of teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate education and