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Martha Grady One of Four to Receive Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

May 31, 2023

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently honored four professors for their dedication to mentoring with the Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award during the 17th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.

Jesse Hoagg Named Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mar 22, 2023

Jesse Hoagg, the Donald and Gertrude Lester Professor, has been named Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, effective July 1. He will serve as Acting Chair starting April 1.

UK freshman awarded prestigious national aerospace fellowship

Feb 28, 2023

University of Kentucky freshman Lordina Mensah recently became the university's first student to be accepted into the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship, a nationally competitive aerospace fellowship program.

YuMing Zhang Named IEEE Fellow for Robotics and Automations Research

Lindsey Piercy

Dec 8, 2022

YuMing Zhang, James R. Boyd Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been named a 2023 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow.

How UK Researchers and Partners are Working to Reduce, Eliminate Carbon Emissions

Dec 7, 2022

University of Kentucky researchers at the PPL Corporation R&D Center in Lexington, KY, concluded an annual program research meeting with Carbon Management Research Group (CMRG), a collaborative industrial-state-federal partnership.

Graduate Students Present Work at Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing

Nov 25, 2022

Four graduate students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering traveled to Berlin, Germany to present their work at the Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing in October, 2022.

UK College of Engineering Hosts International Ablation Workshop

Nov 17, 2022

The Ablation Workshop took place on the University of Kentucky's campus on November 9-10, 2022. An international research community of scientists, engineers and students working on ablative thermal protection systems attended the event.

Engineering Students and Alumni Were Honored at the 31st annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Program

Oct 17, 2022

Seun Adekunle, a computer science student, Maya Bentley Anthony, a biosystems engineering graduate, Jayla McCoy, a mechanical engineering student and Austin Mitchell, a civil engineering graduate were honored during the 31st annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards program Friday, Oct. 14 at the Gatton Student Center.

Michael Renfro Named Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Facilities

Oct 10, 2022

Michael Renfro has been named the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Facilities at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering.

KRUPS Team Receives ISSRDC Award

Sep 20, 2022

The University of Kentucky team that developed the Kentucky Re-entry and Universal Payload System (KRUPS) project received an Innovation and Technology Demonstration award at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) in July 2022.

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