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Evening With Engineering Reception - Louisville, KY

You and your guests are invited to join the University of Kentucky College of Engineering for a special reception.

Evening With Engineering Reception - Lexington, KY

You and your guests are invited to join the University of Kentucky College of Engineering for a special reception.

Engineering Open House

The Engineering Open House is one of the most comprehensive recruitment events the Pigman College of Engineering offers. Prospective undergraduate students and their families will interact with engineering professors and current students who will guide you in exploring engineering majors, co-ops and internships, scholarships and more. You will also tour engineering facilities and our residence hall to experience what it’s like to be a UK Engineering student.

Women in Engineering (WiE) Day

During the Women in Engineering (WiE) Day, you and your guests will meet current students, faculty, staff and alumni as you explore UK Engineering. Learn about the process of applying to UK, discover what it takes to be a successful engineering student, and engage with current leaders in the UK Society of Women Engineers, Phi Sigma Rho Sorority, and the Association for Computing Machinery for Women.

‘Behind the Blue’: Spotlight on UK’s December graduates

This Friday, Dec. 20, the University of Kentucky will honor nearly 2,000 of its newest alumni during the December 2024 Commencement ceremonies.  On this episode of “Behind the Blue,” UK is spotlighting two of those graduates — Jayla McCoy and Nathan Reynolds — hearing their stories about their time at UK, the memories they’ll carry forward and how they’re ready to apply what they’ve learned to the next exciting chapters of their lives.

UK researcher using AI to unravel proteins, advance medical research

How can artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionize the fight against some of the world’s most devastating diseases, such as cancer and Alzheimer’s? At the University of Kentucky, one researcher is harnessing the power of AI to uncover answers that could transform treatment, improve outcomes and give hope to millions.

Wilson and Michigan's Jensen team up to take engineering students from surviving to thriving

Sarah Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has received a new award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bolster well-being among engineering students in the amount of $347,824.

Pigman College of Engineering collaborating on 4 Provost IMPACT Awards

The University of Kentucky Office of the Provost and numerous faculty and staff members marked the second year of the Institutional Multidisciplinary Paradigm to Accelerate Collaboration and Transformation (IMPACT) Awards initiative on Sept. 26 with a reception for award recipients. 

UK engineers help NASA improve heat shields for 1st crewed Moon mission in 50 years

Researchers in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky are at the forefront of advancing space travel safety and reliability by improving heat shields for NASA’s Artemis program.

UK’s Bhattacharyya named 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., known as “DB,” has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). DB is the University of Kentucky Alumni Chair Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and director of the UK Center of Membrane Sciences.