Austin Dahlem began his education at the UK with a focus on mechanical engineering; but once he became involved with the re-launch of the Engineers Without Borders student organization, he realized he could impact more people by addressing humanitarian concerns from a civil engineering perspective. Austin has twice journeyed to the village of Nkuv, Cameroon, [...]

Dr. Sebastian Bryson has no shortage of things to do. He is currently the primary investigator or co-investigator on four different research projects that reach into security, environmental and infrastructure issues. With one of the largest research groups in the Department of Civil Engineering, he oversees eight master’s students, two Ph.D. students and four undergraduate [...]

Dr. Nikiforos (Nick) Stamatiadis has trekked nearly all over the world. This past summer he hiked in the Andes in Argentina, achieving a personal goal of climbing the highest peak in South America. But when he’s not enjoying breathtaking scenery on various continents, Dr. Stamatiadis is focused on two things: safe highway design and preparing [...]

Dr. Michael Kalinski loves his role as an Associate Professor in UK’s Department of Civil Engineering. “To me, this is a dream job,” he says with notable enthusiasm. “I get to teach. I get to work with young people. I get to do research, and I get to think about clever ways to do new [...]

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Scott Pabian is a civil engineering graduate student with a focus in structural engineering. Pabian hopes to graduate in 2011, just two short years after receiving his Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the same university. Lexington, KY has been home to Pabian for some time, so it was no surprise that he wanted to [...]

The Structural Engineering Program has really knowledgeable faculty so it was interesting taking most of the classes.