Tracy Drain is a flight systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. She is currently the lead flight systems engineer for the Europa Clipper mission, which is slated to launch in 2024 and will study Jupiter’s icy moon of the same name. After completing her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1998, Drain attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she received a master’s degree in the same field. She began working at JPL in 2000 and since then has been involved with a variety of deep space missions.
Ollie James Akel has been a stalwart figure in the global oil and chemical industry, providing years of invaluable expertise and leadership. As a seasoned engineer and executive for 40 years, Akel’s prolific career spanned continents and corporations.
Since 2019, the iPad Initiative, in partnership with Apple, has continued to level the technological playing field for UK students — enhancing in-class and online learning by building skillsets that contribute to future success.
You might remember hearing about Luke Fortner, the UK graduate with two engineering degrees and an MBA, who was picked up by Jacksonville in the 2022 NFL draft. The former student-athlete was often described as humble and hardworking.
Thirteen University of Kentucky undergraduate researchers will present their work at the 23rd annual Posters-at-the-Capitol on March 6, including Asa O'Neal, senior mechanical engineering and physics major. The event will feature research topics including community health, agricultural sustainability, renewable energy and public health and safety.
Pigman College of Engineering Spring 2025 Dean’s List
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.
You and your guests are invited to join the University of Kentucky College of Engineering for a special reception.
This Friday, Dec. 20, the University of Kentucky will honor nearly 2,000 of its newest alumni during the December 2024 Commencement ceremonies. On this episode of “Behind the Blue,” UK is spotlighting two of those graduates — Jayla McCoy and Nathan Reynolds — hearing their stories about their time at UK, the memories they’ll carry forward and how they’re ready to apply what they’ve learned to the next exciting chapters of their lives.
