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David Lu, Ph.D candidate and US Department of Energy Scholar brings internship experience to Paducah, Ky.

September 09, 2024

David Lu, completed his summer internship at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) headquarters in Washington, D.C. in August. Lu was able to arrange a tour of a cleanup site near his hometown in Western Kentucky.

Pigman College of Engineering welcomes 10 new faculty members.

August 30, 2024

This fall, the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering welcomed 10 new faculty members.  

SpaceLex, UK’s rocketry and propulsion team, takes 1st place at national competition

July 30, 2024

SpaceLex, the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering’s student-led rocketry team, won first place at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR-51025UNL) competition in the Mojave Desert in Randsburg, California.

The 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Anastasia Hauser

July 25, 2024

Anastasia Hauser, Ph.D., a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is one of nine winners to receive UK’s 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards.

High school student in Zan Paterson's lab receives worldwide recognition

June 28, 2024

Grace Sun, a 16-year-old Paul Laurence Dunbar High School student, was awarded the $75,000 top prize from the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair for her work completed in Paterson's Organic Materials and Devices Laboratory. 

Materials science innovator named 2023 AAAS Fellow

May 07, 2024

Yang-Tse Cheng, the Frank J. Derbyshire Professor of Materials Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has been named an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow.

UK Women’s Forum announces 30th anniversary Sarah Bennett Holmes Award winners

April 20, 2024

The Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards is among the most esteemed recognitions bestowed at the University of Kentucky and brings recognition for efforts that might otherwise go unnoticed.

David Lu wins poster competition at Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition

April 05, 2024

David Lu, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, awarded in best student poster competition at the 2024 conference in Palm Beach, Florida.

Chemical Engineering Students Win at AIChE Conference

December 06, 2023

Last month, chemical engineering undergraduate students and faculty advisor, Anastasia Hauser, attended the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Conference in Orlando, Florida. 

Great Teachers 2023: Dibakar Bhattacharyya helps students realize their full potential

June 07, 2023

Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. For the UK College of Engineering professor known across campus as "DB," there is nothing more exciting than that “aha!” moment when a student realizes their full potential. Teaching students continues to drive Bhattacharyya, now in his sixth decade at UK.