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UK researchers develop greener, more sustainable ways to recover metals from electronic waste

As electronic waste (e-waste) piles up globally, researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering are spearheading innovative methods to recover valuable metals from discarded devices and industrial waste.

Fall 2024 Dean's List includes 1,009 engineering students

Pigman College of Engineering Spring 2025 Dean’s List

Provost IMPACT Awards celebrate 2nd year of collaborative discovery

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. 

Virtual Evening with Materials Engineering

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

Givens-Rassoolkhani receives Seed Grant from Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network

Brittany Givens-Rassoolkhani, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Sloan Scholar, has received a $10,000 Seed Grant from the Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network. 

E-Day Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

Come explore! E-Day at the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering is a self-paced open house experience. Guest are free to roam the engineering complex and discover what the world of engineering has to offer.

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.

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.

Chemical engineering student named one of two winners at Future Leaders in Chemical Engineering

Ifrah Hammad, chemical engineering senior, was named Best Soundbite winner at the national award symposium for undergraduate researchers.