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A Statement from Dean Rudy Buchheit Regarding Racism, Bias and Systemic Privilege
"Engineering cannot be pushed to its limits without engaging and embracing our humanity—every bit of it, that every individual in our community brings."
Fanny Chapelin to Participate in Faculty Panel on Finding a Research Mentor
The virtual event is titled "Learn by Doing: How to Approach a Faculty Research Mentor."
Escobar, Alumnus Wooldridge, Team Up to Confront COVID-19 With Antiviral Membrane, 3D-printed Face Masks
The masks are designed to inactivate the coronavirus.
NSF Awards KY-WV LSAMP $1 Million to Support Underrepresented Students Pursuing Graduate STEM Degrees
Johné Parker, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is a co-PI on the grant.
Inaugural Class of BME Students Excited about New Undergraduate Program
The BME department held a "Meet the BME Professors" event with the inaugural class of students enrolled to pursue their bachelor's degree in BME this fall.
Guigen Zhang Edits Authoritative Text in Biomaterials Science
The revised edition of this authoritative and bestselling title is the most comprehensive single text on all aspects of biomaterials science, from principles to applications.
Julius Schoop Awarded $626,000 Grant from DoE, Additional Partners
Mechanical engineering assistant professor Hasan Poonawala and Dale Lombardo from GE Research are Co-PIs.
Jeffrey Seay Receives UK Global Impact Award
This award recognizes Seay for his applied research work around the deployment of various sustainable energy technologies to empower communities in developing economies.
Escobar, Dong and Al-Jumaily Win Best Paper Award
The three authors have received a 2020 Best Paper Award from the journal Membranes.
Alex Nguyen Awarded Tau Beta Pi Fellowship
Nguyen is the outgoing vice president of the Kentucky Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the University of Kentucky.