In May, Y. Charles Lu, Ph.D., director of the UK Engineering Paducah Campus and H.E. Katterjohn Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, was named to the 2023 class of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fellows.
Established in 1975, the Fellow grade membership recognizes and honors long-term members who have made a significant impact on society's mobility technology through leadership, research and innovation.
Lu was recognized for his extraordinary achievements in the field of composites and advanced materials through pioneering research and innovation as well as his broad contributions to engineering education in the mobility industry.
Lu is a longtime member of SAE and serves as an associate editor for SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing and SAE International Journal of Aerospace. He has received multiple awards from SAE over the years. In 2017, he received the Excellence in Engineering Education Award, a singular honor awarded annually to a faculty member who excels in engineering education worldwide. In 2015, his service to SAE earned him the International Forest McFarland Award. In 2010, he received the International Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award for his contributions to mobility-related research, teaching and student development.
Lu is the author of 10 edited books and over 160 technical papers in referred journals, book chapters and conference proceedings.
