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Zach Agioutantis Wins Excellence in Research Award
In the past five years, Dr. Agioutantis has secured research funds totaling over $3.9 million ($3.2 as PI and $700,000 as co-PI) with a personal share of approximately $2 million.
Qing Shao Published in PNAS
The paper is titled “Anatomy of a selectively coassembled β-sheet peptide nanofiber” and is based on Shao’s postdoctoral work.
Hana Khamfroush Receives New NSF Grant
Khamfroush models and analyzes large-scale complex networks, whether wireless, cyber-physical or social.
Two Engineering Students Win Miss Black & Gold Awards
Chemical engineering junior K’Lynn King was named Miss Black & Gold, and electrical engineering junior Savannah Lewis was named Miss Gold (first runner-up).
Competitive Programming Team Advances to North America Championship
The UKy-blue competitive programming team was one of the Mid-Central Regional winners at the competition held November 2, 2019. Only six schools advanced from the region.
Three Engineering Wildcats Inducted into Frank G. Ham Society of Character
Inductees have shown an extraordinary commitment to academic excellence, athletic participation, personal development, career preparation and serving as a role model.
Software Engineering with Tingting Yu
In August 2019, computer science assistant professor Tingting Yu received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation in the amount of approximately $500,000. The project involves collaboration between University of Kentucky and Stevens Institute of Technology, and the goal is to improve the quality of modern software systems. Yu researches the broad field of software engineering, which largely boils down to creating better software. The goal of her research is to engineer techniques that help developers create more dependable, secure and user-friendly software systems.
Stuckert Named Fraternity Man of Year
Stuckert served as chairman and chief executive officer of Hilliard Lyons, Inc., from 1995 to 2003.
Shakira Hobbs Receives Two New Grants
The awards come from the Office of the Vice President for Research and the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences.
ISM Wins Environmental Sustainability Award
The Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing has been selected as a Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center (KPPC) Douglas C. Griffin Environmental Sustainability Award winner for 2019.