Mechanical Engineering News
The College of Engineering Commencement was held on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 4:30 in Heritage Hall.
Congratulations to Dr. Suzanne Weaver Smith who received the Lutes Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Engineering.
Congratulations to mechanical engineering B.S. graduate, James Briscoe, on a successful engagement proposal during the ceremony.
U.S. News and World Report ranked UK's mechanical engineering graduate program 38th among all public mechanical engineering graduate programs in 2008 (66th among all mechanical engineering graduate programs).
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Congratulations to the following mechanical engineering faculty and students who were honored at the College of Engineering Awards Banquet on April 15th:
Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Engineering Professor Award - Suzanne Smith
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Faculty Award - Tim Wu
Pi Tau Sigma Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Sophomore Award - Lucas Wilkerson
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Junior Award - Stephanie NeCamp
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Senior Award - Umut Ulun
ASME Bluegrass Section Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Scholar Awards - Trey Gilliam, Katherine Kahmann and Jonathan Puckett
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Award - Katherine Warren
Trey Gilliam and Andrew Schloemer won second place in their region in the Undergraduate Division of the AIAA Foundation Competition at the AIAA Region III Conference.
Their paper was titled "Computational Investigation of Flows over Inflatable Airfoils".
Bryan Snow and Matt Snow, ME seniors at the Paducah campus, won first place in the Undergraduate Poster Competition and the Junior and Senior Design Team Division at the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education-Southeast Section Conference.
Bryan and Matt's poster presentation was titled "Static and Dynamic Analysis of SAE Baja Car Frames".
The Solar Car Team was introduced during half time of the UK vs. Arkansas basketball game on Saturday, February 23rd. Their new car, Gato del Sol III, was featured in the Food Court.
The 2008 Engineers Day Open House took place on Saturday, February 23rd, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Keith Rouch, Chair of ME, is the coordintor for E-Day 2008, assisted by a planning team with membership from all units in the College.
UK and NASA will engage in a live, interactive session with three Kentucky high schools on Wednesday, February 27th on the BIG BLUE project, directed by Dr. Suzanne Weaver Smith.
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THIS WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO SCHOOL CANCELATIONS.
Center for Visualization: IR4TD: From PTC to Present, a documentary on the new Institute for Research for Technology Developement, will air on the Research Channel (Insight Channel 16 in Lexington) on February 27th at 4:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
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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Stage 2 of the Student Design Competition was launched Wednesday, February 27th at 12:00 p.m. in the Pence Hall Gallery.
Departmental newsletter -- Fall 2007
Flying on Air: The Science of Inflatable Wings, a documentary on the BIG BLUE project, aired on KET1 Sunday, August 19th, at 10:30 p.m. and will air again on Sunday, August 26th at 4:30 a.m.
Dr. Oscar W. Dillon, Professor Emeritus, received the Applied Mechanics Award from the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
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The Discovery Channel visited UK on June 20th to film material for their upcoming fall season, which will feature the BIG BLUE project.
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Call for Proposals: Capstone Design Projects
New Aerospace Certificate Option in Engineering
For more details, contact Dr. Suzanne Smith.
Application Form
Toyota gives $1 Million to support the Institute of Research for Technology Development (IR4TD).
Professors Lou Brock, Alan Male, Andy Seybert and Kaveh Tagavi serve the departmental advisory committee for the Institute.
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Major Enhancements in Undergraduate Experimentation Lab Facilities in ME
