Mechanical Engineering News
New Faculty Positions - Fall 2010
Call for Proposals: Capstone Design Projects
Congratulations to the UK Solar Car Team for placing 2nd in the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Cresson, TX. The race took place from June 3rd through June 5th. (more)
The UK ASME Design Team competed in the ASME Region C Design Competition on April 17th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (more)
Congratulations to the following award recipients from Mechanical Engineering who were recognized at the College of Engineering Tau Beta Pi Awards Banquet on Tuesday, April 14th:
Pi Tau Sigma Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Sophomore - James Kramer
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Junior - Eric Yarbrough
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Seniors - Charles Cummings, Candace Curtis
ASME Bluegrass Section Outstanding Scholars - Charles Butner, Charles Cummings, Jonathan Puckett, Lucas Wilkerson
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student - Xiaolong Deng
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Faculty - Y. Charles Lu
Lou Takacs Cooperative Education Award - Tyler Porter, Nick Such
Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Senior - Nick Such
Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Engineering Professor - Raymond LeBeau
Engineering Alumni Association Leadership Scholarship - Kassy Lum
Engineering Alumni Association Senior Leadership Award - Dan Roettgen, Nick Such
The UK BIG BLUE DBF Team competed in the AIAA/Cessna/Raytheon Student Design Build Fly Aircraft Competition in Tucson, AZ.
The design of Gato del Sol IV is well underway. Check out the Solar Car Team's website for updates.
Congratulations to seniors Eli Darby and Ryan Holman on their acceptance to the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Propulsion Officer Program, and for being offered teaching positions at the Navy Nuclear Training Facility in Charleston, SC.
Governor Steve Beshear test drives the solar car during his visit to UK on Thursday, October 2nd. (more)
U.S. News and World Report ranked UK's mechanical engineering graduate program 41st among all public mechanical engineering graduate programs in 2008 (66th among all mechanical engineering graduate programs).
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UK is one of only 20 university-led teams from around the world selected to compete in the United States Department of Energy (DOE) 2009 Solar Decathlon. Senior mechanical engineering undergraduate students are members of this team.
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Major Enhancements in Undergraduate Experimentation Lab Facilities in ME
