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Jordan Dick, of DISA Technologies Inc. (background), explains the HPSA equipment to UW’s Kam Ng (foreground) at the DISA plant in Mills. (Chooi Kim Lau Photo)

UW Professor Wins NSF-Funded Award in Partnership with DISA Technologies to Improve Critical Minerals Recovery

July 10, 2026

University of Wyoming Professor Kam Ng, in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management,...

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UW Quantum Summer School Hosts Leading Experts
The University of Wyoming Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering (C-QISE) and the Department of Physics and A...
UW Professor Co-Writes Study That Could Lead to Better Early-Stage Cancer Detection
A new study -- co-written by Konstantinos Mamis, an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Wyoming -- reveal...
UW Startup UplinkRobotics Receives Spirit of Wyoming Award
When then-University of Wyoming engineering students Christian Bitzas, Oreoluwa Babatunde and Brady Wagstaff noticed a lack o...
Oilmen’s Gala Celebrates 100 Years of Petroleum Engineering Education at UW
On Jan. 9, 1925, D.B. Dow of the U.S. Bureau of Mines wrote a letter to University of Wyoming President Arthur Crane urging h...
UW Agreement with Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Aims to Meet Demand for Petroleum Engineers
Representatives of the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and Southern Alberta Institute of T...
UW’s Grana Receives Prestigious Award from Society of Exploration Geophysicists
The University of Wyoming’s Dario Grana has been awarded the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ (SEG) Virgil Kauffman Gold...
UW Research Group Publishes Two Articles on Hydrogen Infrastructure
A University of Wyoming research group led by Chengyi “Charlie” Zhang, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and ...
UW Leadership Academy Announces Fall 2026 Cohort
The University of Wyoming Leadership Academy has selected its fall 2026 cohort, marking the program’s third class and its mos...
UW’s Anton Receives Hollon Family Award
David Anton, senior academic professional lecturer in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, h...
UW’s Abdelaty Receives Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
Ahmed Abdelaty’s students say he is a teacher they will never forget. According to one of those students, he is “the best of ...
UW’s McAllister Receives John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
After 17 years as a University of Wyoming faculty member, Tyrrell McAllister is certainly a master of his craft, serving as a...
UW’s Grana Receives John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
Despite his status as an internationally recognized expert in his field, Dario Grana is hailed by students, alumni and collea...
UW’s Elshehabi Receives Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
Tawfik Elshehabi’s commitment to refining his teaching practice runs as deep as the wells that are the subject of his profess...
UW Advances Community-Engaged Education Through Third Annual Faculty Institute
Ten University of Wyoming instructors recently completed the Community Engaged Faculty Institute (CEFI). This professional de...
UW's Medina Focused on Community and Benefiting Others During College Education
When University of Wyoming senior Paula Medina receives her diploma Saturday, May 16, in the UW Arena-Auditorium, she will le...
UW College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Award Recipients Honored
May 15, 2026 -- The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences recently held its annual awards banque...
UW Students Participate in Wyoming Pi Days
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UW Faculty Members Receive Presidential Scholarly Achievement Awards
University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel has recognized faculty members who demonstrate high achievement in scholarship thro...
UW, Community College Students Present Research, Win Awards
The University of Wyoming recently hosted its annual Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Across the Disciplines (URID) event, ...
New MARS Trailer Transforms Atmospheric Research in Wyoming
Over the course of three days in early April, the University of Wyoming Department of Atmospheric Science took advantage of i...
UW Student from Sheridan Receives Prestigious National Scholarship
Kayla Clymore, an undergraduate student majoring in chemistry and biology at the University of Wyoming, has been awarded the ...
UW’s Cadastral Land Surveying Certificate Eligible for Federal Financial Aid
In 1907, Wyoming became the second state to license land surveyors and, in 1918, land surveying was a foundational program at...
UW’s Myers Plays Integral Role in DESI’s 3D Mapping of the Universe
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed its originally planned five-year mission, mapping more than 47 ...

College Events

UW Planetarium to Celebrate America 250 With Program About NASA’s Pioneering Space Efforts
The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will celebrate America 250 with a look back at NASA’s early pioneering...
UW Planetarium Schedule Moves to Tuesday and Thursday Programming During Summer
The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium’s programming schedule will adjust its orbit this summer.
UW SER Accepting Applications for Second Critical Minerals Leadership Academy
The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) will host the second Critical Minerals Leadership Academy (CMLA) S...
UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Two-Day SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab Workshop
Small-business owners, entrepreneurs and startups can receive expert training about Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...
UW STEM-ology Provides Energy and Natural Resources Activities for All Ages This Month
STEM-ology, a monthly series of themed science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) events for all ages, concludes...
Critical Mineral Expert to Speak at UW School of Energy Resources
Melissa Sanderson, co-chair of the Critical Mineral Institute, is the final speaker in the University of Wyoming School of En...
UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Webinar April 16
Small-business owners, entrepreneurs and startups can learn about Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Busines...
UW to Host Teacher Research Knowledge Exchange Learning Showcase May 2
The University of Wyoming’s Science and Mathematics Teaching Center will host the Teacher Research Knowledge Exchange (TRKE) ...
UW’s IMPACT 307 to Host ‘Startup Lunch and Learn’ Seminar April 21
Entrepreneurs, small business-owners and startups will have an opportunity to learn more about intellectual property and how ...
Nuclear Science Trailer at Wyoming Schools, Public Reception to Accompany UW Nuclear Energy Emerging Issue Forum
The Nuclear Energy Emerging Issue Forum will feature a public reception with interactive exhibits about nuclear industries Mo...

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