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UK Pigman College of Engineering recommends the formation of the Institute for Decarbonization and Energy Advancement (IDEA)
UK Pigman College of Engineering recommends the formation of the Institute for Decarbonization and Energy Advancement (IDEA).
Pigman College of Engineering welcomes 10 new faculty members.
This fall, the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering welcomed 10 new faculty members.
CLIMBS: Change of climate: Professors lead team to find out what’s heating up in Kentucky
A Q&A with Michael M. McGlue, professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Sebastian Bryson, chair of civil engineering in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, about the $20 million collaborative project to build climate resilience in Kentucky.
UK researcher receives NSF CAREER award to create safe, smart target drone capturing
Xu Jin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for his research involving learning-based cooperative control algorithms for multi-agent systems to capture and manage target drones.
Silvestri, Liao and Cheung receive grant to develop new cybersecurity curriculum
Simone Silvestri in the Department of Computer Science and Yuan Liao and Samson Cheung in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are the recipients of a NCAE-C Cybersecurity Workforce Innovation Coalition grant award to develop a new cybersecurity curriculum.
Young and Adams receive grant from Office of Naval Research
John Young and Rob Adams, faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, have received a four-year award from the Office of Naval Research to study electromagnetic fields in seawater.
Departments of MAE and ECE make history with 5 capsules' successful return from space
The University of Kentucky is the only university that has had a successful hypersonic reentry, a testament to the leading role the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering plays in in hypersonic research and space exploration.
Guoqiang Yu: 2024-25 University Research Professor Q&A
Guoqiang Yu, Ph.D., a professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering in the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.
SpaceLex, UK’s rocketry and propulsion team, takes 1st place at national competition
SpaceLex, the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering’s student-led rocketry team, won first place at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR-51025UNL) competition in the Mojave Desert in Randsburg, California.
The 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Jack Groppo
Jack Groppo, Ph.D., professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is one of nine winners to receive UK’s 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards.