Faculty members in the Department of Mining Engineering are at the forefront of next-generation mining technology and applications. Through funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Alpha Foundation and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, researchers are making advances in rare earth element recovery, autonomous underground mining systems that improve safety and mitigate damage from underground coal mine explosions.
The 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Jack Groppo
Jack Groppo, Ph.D., professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Mining 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.
UK student design teams take home top honors at mining and metallurgy competition
Two teams, comprised of undergraduate students from the UK Department of Mining Engineering, claimed first and third place victories in two national design competitions.
Pigman College of Engineering inducts 2024 class into Hall of Distinction
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.
