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SPARK and PEIK to Research New Generation of Motors and Drives for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Dan M. Ionel, SPARK and PEIK Director, electrical and computer engineering professor and L. Stanley Pigman Chair in Power, will serve as the principal investigator.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Measuring Atmospheric Turbulence with Sean Bailey
Sean Bailey, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, joined the UK College of Engineering faculty in 2010 after receiving his Ph.D. From the University of Ottawa and subsequently completing his postdoctoral work at Princeton University. In this interview, he discusses the advantages of using unmanned aerial vehicles to measure atmospheric conditions, his various projects that use UAVs and how UAVs may prove vital in the event of an airborne disaster.
Disruptive Technology in Construction Management with Hala Nassereddine
Civil engineering assistant professor Hala Nassereddine joined the UK College of Engineering faculty this past fall as the newest member of the Construction Engineering and Project Management Program. Nassereddine teaches the introduction to construction management course and will teach a new course on lean systems in construction management in the spring. She is also involved with the Kentucky Transportation Center on multiple highway research projects.
Last summer, Nassereddine won the 2019 Construction Industry Institute (CII) Academic Showcase at the CII Annual Conference in San Diego, California. The project for which Nassereddine won the showcase is detailed below in a recent conversation we had about her research focus.
Couple Turns Tragedy Into Triumph by Giving Back to UK in Honor of Their Sons
Jeffrey (BSCE 2003) and Kevin Graham were following in their father's footsteps pursuing a career in the military.
Come to E-Day February 22
E-Day brings together students, families and anyone interested in the field of engineering to learn more about what it's like to be an engineer or a UK engineering student or researcher.
Ramkumar Annamalai Proposal Selected by CCTS
For this work, Annamalai is collaborating with associate professor Sheng Tong’s Nanomedicine lab.
Thomas Schrodt, founding member of UK Department of Chemical Engineering, Passes Away
Schrodt’s research contributed to the field of fossil fuel energy encompassing coal gasification and desulphurization and was highly respected in the engineering community.
Samson Cheung Elevated to IEEE Fellow
Cheung received the honor for “contributions to multimedia data processing with application to autism interventions.”
Eura Shin Selected for Honorable Mention for CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award
Shin has been working on research projects related to machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).
$24 Million Partnership to Advance Next Generation Manufacturing Technologies in Kentucky
Rodney Andrews, professor of chemical engineering, is PI on the project.