AREMA Awards Scholarships to Two UK Engineering Students

Nathan Ridgeway and Justin Brown --- were recently awarded scholarships for the coming academic year by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association's Educational Foundation. These represent two of 32 scholarships awarded in the national competition. A special session at the AREMA Annual Conference this September in Chicago affords the students an opportunity to "meet the industry" by rubbing elbows with the chief engineers, etc. of the railroads, consulting engineers, suppliers, and contractors.

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Mining Engineering Student Receives Award and Scholarship

Mehmet Saracoglu, a doctoral candidate in mining engineering was one of three University of Kentucky students presented with the Viji Jeganathan Award for Cross-Cultural Understanding. The award and $1,000 scholarship applicable toward tuition for the fall 2009 semester was awarded to Saracoglu by the UK Office of International Affairs.

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Solar Car Team finished in 2nd place at Formula Sun Grand Prix

UK President Dr. Lee Todd congratulates Solar Car Team

Kentucky had another great day of raycing at FSGP. Gato del Sol III completed 138 laps which brought the race total to 247 laps or 419.9 miles. Officially the UK Solar Car team finished in 2nd place! This is a huge step for our team!

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You can check out the exciting finish and more information from postings found on the web at: twitter.com/uksolarcar

College of Engineering Announces 2009-2010 Appointments and Promotions

Faculty promotion and tenure decisions as well as appointments and reappointments have been approved by the Provost for faculty in the College of Engineering.

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Gato Del Sol III Qualifies!

Early Tuesday Morning, June 2, the UK Solar Car team was the 4th out of 11 competitors to qualify for the Formula Sun Grand Prix.

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UK to 'unroll' papyrus scrolls buried by Vesuvius

Computer scientist hopes to unlock secrets of 2,000-year-old scrolls

Brent Seales, the Gill professor of engineering in UK's computer science department, will use an X-Ray CT scanning system to collect interior images of the scrolls' rolled-up pages. Then, he and his colleagues hope to digitally "unroll" the scrolls on a computer screen so scholars can read them.

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UK's Green Team

Solar decathlon: UK team heads to D.C.

UK was one of 15 U.S. universities awarded entrance to the Solar Decathlon competition, along with an additional five entrants from outside the United States.

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College of Engineering Honors Graduates

The University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering recognized 543 graduates in ceremonies Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Heritage Hall Center and East in Lexington. The college’s event followed UK’s 142nd commencement at Rupp Arena.

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2009 College of Engineering Awards

The college awarded 351 B.S. degrees, 157 M.S. degrees, and 35 Ph.D. degrees. Continued on the next page are a list of award recipients from the College of Engineering.

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Engineering Hall Inducts Five

On Friday, April 17, former Kentucky Transportation Secretary Calvin Grayson, Brigadier Gen. Timothy A. Byers, one of UK's longest serving faculty members, Bobby O. Hardin, and company executives Joseph D. Hicks Jr., and L. Stanley Pigman were inducted into the University of Kentucky College of Engineering's 2009 Hall of Distinction.

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Provost's Outstanding Teachers Awards Named

Dr. John Balk was selected as one of the four professors and three teaching assistants at the University of Kentucky to receive the 2009 Provost's Outstanding Teaching Awards.

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Civil Engineering Honors Outstanding Engineers

Seven outstanding civil engineers were honored Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Department of Civil Engineering’s annual awards banquet.

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College of Engineering Students Nab Two Goldwater Honors

Senior Tom Dodson, of Lexington, was named a 2009 Goldwater Scholar and UK sophomore Jenna Shapiro, of Versailles, Ky., received honorable mention recognition by the esteemed scholarship program.

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Mining Engineering Foundation Presents Distinguished Lecturer

Kenneth J. Nemeth, Secretary and Executive Director of the Southern States Energy Board will speak on "The Impact of Global Warming Initiatives on Energy Supplies, Climate and the Environment" Thursday, April 23 at 5:00 pm in the Hilary J. Boone Center.

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