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.
Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) and SPARK Laboratory researchers received a best paper award at the 2023 International Conference on Renewable Energy Applications (ICRERA).
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.
Engineering students McKenna Clinch and Donovin Lewis were named winners at the third annual sustainability research poster competition.
Power and Energy Institute (PEIK) researchers exhibited and reported at the conference in Detroit, Michigan and took home a best student paper award.
Peng “Edward” Wang, Robley D. Evans Faculty Fellow and an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering departments, has received the a prestigious NSF CAREER award for his research on AI in manufacturing.
Doug Klein, director of the Innovation Center and a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the First-Year Engineering (FYE) program has received one of the University of Kentucky’s 2022-23 Outstanding Teaching Awards.
YuMing Zhang, Ph.D., James Boyd Professor in Electrical Engineering and UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering director of International Partnerships, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.
Johnson currently serves as the chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and his associate dean appointment begins on July 1.
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 their organization's mission," according to the NSF.
