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May 15, 2025

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), May 2025, and Oxford Economics
Note: Excludes 2020 and 2021 as outlier years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We forecast consumption growth of crude oil and other liquid fuels will slow over the next two years, driven by a slowdown in economic growth, particularly in Asia, in our May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).

The world economy, measured by GDP, increases 2.8% in 2025 and 2026 in our forecast. Excluding the years of global economic contraction in 2020 and 2009, these economic growth rates would be the lowest since 2008. Considerable uncertainty over world trade, manufacturing, and investment points to downside risk in economic growth, which has a direct effect on oil consumption.

Economic activity uses energy. Increases in population,

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Research Engineer (Embedded System Development With Additive Manufacturing) – HHJ1

Job no: 498933
Department: Engineering
Contract type: Contract
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As a University of Applied Learning, SIT works closely with industry in our research pursuits. Our research staff will have the opportunity to be equipped with applied research skill sets that are relevant to industry demands while working on research projects in SIT.

We have an opening for a highly motivated engineer to work on a fully funded project on product development of a sensor monitoring unit for railway application using additive manufacturing. Scope of the work will include conducting vibration testing, prototyping design and development, and IoT implementation. The engineer will work closely with the project team to perform field and laboratory testing to compile and present the results to the stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Design and fabricate sensor prototype for rail application, with IoT

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At the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, we conduct world-class research and education focusing on the creation and transformation of technology-based businesses. Our research focuses on creating new scientific knowledge for establishing new businesses and technology-driven transformation of large and small firms, as well as of entire industries. Tying together theory-driven and problem-oriented research is our basis for educating future managers, entrepreneurs, professionals, and scientists able to meet global challenges in technology-based business. The main approaches in our research are strategy and venturing, operations and service management, and entrepreneurial leadership.

We are seeking two skilled and highly motivated Doctoral/Postdoctoral Researchers to contribute to cutting-edge research exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping and transforming strategy formulation and execution.

This position offers a unique opportunity for a researcher who is passionate about the intersection of AI and strategic management and eager to make a real-world impact through

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FRANKFORT, Ky. –Twenty-four additional counties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky have been added to the major disaster declaration for Kentucky’s severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides and flooding that began April 2 and continuing.

Homeowners and renters with disaster damage in Breckinridge, Bullitt, Calloway, Daviess, Garrard, Grayson, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Jefferson, LaRue, Lincoln, McLean, Meade, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Ohio, Oldham, Pendleton, Powell, Trimble, Warren, and Webster counties are eligible to apply for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program.

These counties are added to Anderson, Butler, Carroll, Christian, Clark, Franklin, Hardin, Hopkins, Jessamine, McCracken, Mercer, Owen and Woodford which were designated eligible April 24.

The first step to receive FEMA assistance is to apply. The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is June 25. 

How To Apply for FEMA Assistance

Survivors in the designated counties who have disaster-caused damage or loss from the April 2 storm can apply for federal disaster assistance under the major disaster declaration DR-4864-KY in several ways:

Online at DisasterAssistance.gov.Visit any Disaster Recovery Center. To find a center close to you, visit fema.gov/DRC, or text DRC along with your Zip Code to 43362 (Example: “DRC 29169”).Use the FEMA mobile app.Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. It is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. Help is available in many languages. If you use a relay service, such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number

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