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PEIK and SPARK student researchers receive top poster awards at IEEE PES T&D International Conference and Exposition

July 01, 2024

Rosemary E. Alden and Steven B. Poore, received the first and second prize, respectively, in the Graduate Student Poster Competition at the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Transmission & Distribution (T&D) International Conference and Exposition. 

Students shine at IEEE SoutheastCon 24

June 04, 2024

The University of Kentucky Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) recently showcased its students' talents at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) SoutheastCon 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Pigman College of Engineering inducts 2024 class into Hall of Distinction

April 05, 2024

J. Chris Adkins, Ollie James Akel, Charles 'Rusty' Justice, Maj. Gen. Trey Rawls, David B. Servis and Anna C. Workman were inducted into the Pigman College of Engineering Hall of Distinction on April 18, 2024.

Carter Boggess wins ACT Entertainment grand MA3 Programming Contest

January 29, 2024

Boggess, a sophomore from Lexington, took top prize in the lighting programming competition for college students across the country. 

Pigman College of Engineering researchers among top 2% of world’s most-cited

January 11, 2024

143 current UK scientists and scholars were included on the list compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, and 22 of those included are UK Pigman College of Engineering faculty. 

PEIK and SPARK Researchers Receive IEEE EMC ECCE Paper Award

January 11, 2024

Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) and SPARK Lab researchers received from the IEEE Industry Applications Society Electric Machines Committee (EMC) the Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) Second Prize Paper Award for the article: “Winding Losses in Coreless Axial Flux PM Machines with Wave and Spiral PCB Stator Topologies”.

Cramer Named New Chair of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

December 07, 2023

TVA Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Aaron Cramer has been named the next chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Cramer will assume this role effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Awarded Millions Over Five Months

December 01, 2023

Since May 2023, UK Pigman College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty have received millions in grants and awards from the Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research and more.

PEIK Presents Record High Number of Papers at the Large IEEE ECCE Congress and Exposition

November 30, 2023

Faculty affiliated with the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) together with many PhD students contributed a record number of sixteen papers to this year’s edition of the IEEE ECCE Congress.

Record Number of Power and Energy Certificates Awarded

November 17, 2023

In the 2022-23 academic year, a record number of 66 certificates in power and energy were awarded. This is the largest number of certificates awarded in the history of the program.