News
2017 PEM Seminar – September 15
The 2017 PEM seminar will be held on September 15, 2017 at Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington.
Steve Schafrik joins the Department of Mining Engineering
Dr. Steven Schafrik joined the Department of Mining Engineering in August 2017.
UK team places first in the 20th Carlson Senior Design Competition
Congratulations to our 2017 Seniors — Austin Miller, Cory Murphy, Cole Childress, and Jae Hong Song — who placed first in the 20th Carlson Senior Design Competition.
Johnson and Tyler Receive Fulbright Scholarships
University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that four UK graduates have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships and three have accepted the award.
Students Bring New-school Optimization to an Old School Radio Station
On March 7, 1988, WRFL (“Radio Free Lexington”) began broadcasting on 88.1 FM from the University of Kentucky campus. Since that day, the station has put a live human being in the DJ’s chair 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
UK Solar Car Team Places 7th in National Race
The Formula Sun Grand Prix, held at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, July 3-8, brought together 18 college teams competing in a challenge to design, build and race solar-powered cars.
PEIK Supported Solar Car Team Places Seventh in National Race
The Gato Del Sol V, the University of Kentucky Solar Car, which benefits of technical and financial support from PEIK, successfully completed the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Austin, TX on July 3-8.
Montross Named Chair of UK Biosystems and Ag Engineering
A longtime University of Kentucky educator, researcher and farmer is the new chair of the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Summer 2017 Power and Energy Experiences Course
The annual edition of the Power and Energy Experiences course took place in the first session of the summer term.
Boggess Awarded Tau Beta Pi Fellowship
Grant Boggess, a recent University of Kentucky College of Engineering graduate, has received a $10,000 Tau Beta Pi Fellowship to attend graduate school at Rice University.