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Undergraduate Research Fellowships Lead to Collaborative Partnerships with Faculty, Industry

March 18, 2019

In fall 2018, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering launched a new Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. Here are the projects and partnerships that emerged from those fellowships.

Himanshu Thapliyal Receives NSF CAREER Award

February 12, 2019

The CAREER Award is one of the “most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization,” according to NSF.

UK Electrical Engineering Team Wins Award for Open-Source System That Detects Bird Sounds

December 03, 2018

Mike Johnson, professor and chair in the University of Kentucky Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, led the team, which worked on the project over the summer.

Three NASA EPSCoR Proposals Selected for Awards

November 19, 2018

Three recent NASA EPSCoR proposals have been selected for $100,000 awards. All of these projects are managed under the NASA Kentucky programs.

Ionel and Cramer Awarded NSF Grant for New Generation of Electrical Machines and Controls

November 14, 2018

In recent years, Ionel’s and Cramer’s research on related topics at UK has been funded by NASA, ONR, and directly by leading industrial companies.

Johnson Awarded NIH Grant for Non-Progressive Dysarthria Therapy

November 06, 2018

The funding will support a study using modified auditory feedback to elicit involuntary learning in patients with non-progressive dysarthria, a type of speech impairment associated with stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors.

NSF Awards Lau Close to $371,000 to Advance Graph Signal Processing

September 10, 2018

The project presents a collaborative research and education effort in graph signal processing.

Martin and Smith Receive NASA Grant for Thermal Protection Systems and Instruments

September 10, 2018

The $270,000 grant is courtesy of NASA’s Flight Opportunities program which supports NASA’s future exploration and science missions.

UK Engineering, Industry Partner Faradine Systems, Examine International Space Station Hardware

August 09, 2018

An LED light including its internal controller that spent approximately nine years aboard the International Space Station is being studied for negative effects caused by space’s radiation levels.

Engineering Faculty Explore UK’s Strengths in the Area of Autonomous Systems

August 09, 2018

Twenty University of Kentucky College of Engineering faculty members representing five departments, as well as staff from the Kentucky Transportation Center, participated in a research retreat focused on autonomous systems.