This weekend, six former UK athletes will be inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame. Among them is popular wide receiver and kick returner Derek Abney. Abney, who played for the Wildcats from 2000-2003, has been hailed by UK Athletics as, “arguably the greatest kick returner in college football history after setting seven NCAA [...]
For many students, selecting a major is an intimidating proposition. What if I end up disliking what I chose? Will I be doomed to a career in a field I can’t stand or, worse, one that is increasingly obsolete? Such questions are not uncommon and even selecting a highly-marketable major like engineering doesn’t fully resolve [...]
On Tuesday, July 31, UK Athletics announced the names of former Wildcat greats from various sports who will be inducted into its Hall of Fame this September. Among the entrants was wide receiver/kickoff returner standout and 2003 civil engineering alum Derek Abney. UK Athletics summarized Derek’s impressive football accomplishments in their news release about the [...]
Civil engineering assistant professor Dr. Sebastian Bryson was recently awarded a Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor Award. The awards, which are sponsored by the UK Advising Network and the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, are named in honor of Ken Freedman, who served as a professional adviser at UK for 15 years prior [...]
This fall, the UK College of Engineering and Department of Civil Engineering welcomed Dr. Reginald Souleyrette as the first-ever Commonwealth Chair Professor in Transportation Engineering. Dr. Souleyrette arrived after an 18 year tenured residency at Iowa State University, where he served as a professor of civil engineering and associate director of the Institute for Transportation. [...]
The second annual Donn E. Hancher Lecture will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in the auditorium of the William T. Young Library on the campus of the University of Kentucky. Dr. Bob Bowen of Bowen Engineering Corporation in Indianapolis, Indiana, will be lecturing on the topic, “Thinking like a Contractor.” A reception will [...]
The American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter Toy Drive is underway, and students are encouraging toy donations from anyone desiring to help. The toy drive will benefit the UK Children’s Hospital this coming holiday season and gifts may be brought to the Department of Civil Engineering’s main office—Oliver H. Raymond Building (OHR) 161. The [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2011) — Repairing and strengthening damaged bridge beams could be as easy as putting up wallpaper. Well, almost as easy if you use “CatStrong” carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer rod panels (CRP) developed at the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering. Read full article
Corrie Walton-Macaulay, a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) fellow and a University of Kentucky Civil Engineering Ph.D. candidate, was selected to present a paper at the Fifth International Symposium on the Deformation Characteristics of Geo-Materials in Seoul Korea (IS-Seoul). The symposium was organized by the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, and the [...]
The Kentucky Transportation Center entered into a formal agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to collaborate on waterways research.
Last updated: January 16, 2013