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Mechanical Engineering Alumni Promoted to Colonel of the U.S. Air Force
Michael B. Baker was promoted to Colonel of the United States Air Force on June 11, 2022.
We’re Hosting Two At-Home Football Tailgate Parties This Year
The UK College of Engineering is hosting two Tailgate Tent Parties this year! Join us for tailgate food, games, giveaways, and good times. All College of Engineering alumni, faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. Food and drinks will be served at no cost.
Faraneh Fathi Named Halcomb Fellow
Faraneh Fathi, a doctoral student in Biomedical Engineering, has received the Halcomb Fellowship in Medicine and Engineering for the 2022-2023 academic year.
NSF-Funded Engineering Research to Combat Medical Device Infections
Martha Grady, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is the recipient of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for her recent project, “Mechanical Mechanisms of Biofilm Survival on Implant Surfaces."
Bertucci named UK’s 1st Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholar
Lucas Bertucci, a University of Kentucky chemical engineering senior from Louisville, Kentucky, has been named the university’s first Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship recipient.
First Class of Karen and Stanley Pigman Engineering Technology Scholars Arrive on UK’s campus
On August 13, 2022 the first cohort of students in the University of Kentucky’s new Engineering Technology program moved into Woodland Glen III.
Savio Poovathingal Receives DEPSCOR Award to Model Hypersonic Environments
Savio Poovathingal received a three-year $600,000 award from the Department of Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) for his project titled, “Fragmentation and melting of ice particles subjected to hypersonic aerothermodynamic environments.”
Caigang Zhu receives NIBIB Trailblazer Award
Caigang Zhu, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Trailblazer R21 Award for developing novel optical metabolic strategies to provide personalized radiotherapy for breast cancer patients.
UK Student Projects Launched By NASA
This summer, eight undergraduate University of Kentucky College of Engineering students traveled to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, to participate in RockOn and Rock Sat-X. Both programs allow college students interested in the aerospace industry to get hands-on experience with NASA launches.
LG&E and KU and PEIK Renew Multi-year Collaboration Focused on Integration of Renewables
Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E and KU), part of the PPL Corporation family of companies, and the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) at the University of Kentucky have renewed their multi-year research-sponsored agreement.