Five students from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering recently participated in the United Kingdom Hypersonics Doctoral Training Network (UKHDTN), an intensive that prepares the next generation of researchers and engineers in hypersonic science and technology.
The University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering is proud to welcome eight new members to its faculty this fall.
Imagine a mining operation where workers, equipment and data are connected seamlessly — creating a safer, smarter and more efficient future for the industry. Now, researchers at the University of Kentucky will help advance that vision.
Have you ever wondered, what happens when a spacecraft plunges through a planet’s atmosphere? Dan Fries knows it encounters searing temperatures, powerful shock waves and chemically reactive gases — conditions that can push even the most advanced heat shields to their limits.
Ke “Scott” Luo, a Ph.D. candidate in the Pigman College of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was recently awarded a Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE-USA) Student Paper Award at NOISE-CON 2026 in Long Beach, California.
By the time Mostafa Mubarak reached the end of his Commencement speech inside Rupp Arena this spring, thousands of graduates were hanging on every word. Then the internet discovered him.
Six projects have been selected as The Bill Gatton Foundation 2026 Grand Challenges — advancing ambitious, interdisciplinary work that addresses complex challenges facing Kentucky and beyond.
The Kentucky-Tennessee section of the American Water Works Association awarded George Fordjour, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering, with the Dr. Rengao Song Water Research Scholarship at the Water Professionals Conference in Lexington on July 21.
Fazleena Badurdeen, Ph.D., Earl Parker Robinson Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the graduate certificate in manufacturing systems engineering, has been named the director of the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM) in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.
