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Tau Beta Pi Awards Banquet Recap

Kel Hahn — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:16:02 +0000

The annual Tau Beta Pi Awards Banquet was held April 16 in the Student Center Ballroom on the University of Kentucky campus. The keynote speaker was alumnus Steve Polston, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and enjoyed a diverse career in the nuclear energy, manufacturing and computing systems industries. Tau Beta Pi vice president Sean Karlage served as master of ceremonies and special remarks were made by Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement G.T. Lineberry, College of Engineering Alumni Professor Bruce Walcott and Gill Professor of Chemical Engineering Kimberly Ward Anderson.

The following winners were announced during the presentation of awards that followed Mr. Polston’s keynote address:

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Frank Woeste Award: Kaitlyn Braun

Outstanding BAE Junior: Matt Fogle

Outstanding BAE Senior: Zeb Vance

Outstanding BAE Teacher: Czarena Crofcheck

Chemical Engineering

AIChE Outstanding Senior Member: Nick Winquist

AIChE Outstanding Junior Member: Lindsay Gray

Omega Chi Epsilon Outstanding Senior Member: David Spencer

Outstanding Junior: Brianna Smith

Outstanding Senior: David Spencer

Outstanding Teacher: Doug Kalika

Civil Engineering

Outstanding Junior: Admin Husic

Outstanding Senior: Allie Perkins

Outstanding University Scholar: Davis Huston

Outstanding Graduate Student: Gabe Dadi

Outstanding Faculty: Brad Davis

College of Engineering Awards

Lou Takacs Engineering Cooperative Education Award: Paul Varnado

College of Engineering Alumni Association Awards

Engineering Alumni Association Leadership Scholarship: Alex Wade

Engineering Alumni Association Senior Leadership Award: Kathryn Gardner

Computer Science

Outstanding Academic Performance: Bradley Elliot/Alex Williams

ACM Outstanding Teacher: Judy Goldsmith

ACM Outstanding Teaching Assistant: R. Paul Mihail/Ismail Abumuhfouz

Thaddeus B. Curtz Memorial Scholarship: Ting Gu

Graduate Center for Biomedical Engineering

Outstanding Teacher: David Puleo

Outstanding Graduate Student: Ran Cheng

Electrical and Computer Engineering

H. Alex Romanowitz Memorial Award: Chris Garnick

Outstanding ECE Senior: Matt Davis

Outstanding ECE Teacher: Stephen Gedney

Robert L. Cosgriff Award: Jason Rexroat

Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding ECE Junior: Charlie Miles

Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding ECE Graduate Student Award: Sean Hamlet

Materials Engineering

ASM International Bluegrass Chapter Scholarships: Wilson Rice, Amber Gay

Outstanding Junior: Cory Parker

Outstanding Senior: William Martin

Outstanding Teacher: Fuqian Yang

Mechanical Engineering

ASME Bluegrass Section Outstanding Scholar: Robert Burgess

Pi Tau Sigma Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Sophomore: Andrew Casciato

Outstanding Junior: Andrew Wilder

Outstanding Senior: Tyler Flynn

Outstanding Graduate Student: Xin Hua

ASME Outstanding Faculty Award: Jesse Hoagg

Outstanding Teaching Award – Lecturer Series: Christine Goble

Mining Engineering

Outstanding Junior: Austin Brock

Outstanding Senior: David Norton

Outstanding Teacher: G.T. Lineberry

Henry Mason Lutes Award for Excellence in Engineering Education: Judy Goldsmith

Tau Beta Pi Awards

Most Outstanding Senior: Adrianne Shearer

Most Outstanding Graduate Student: Stacy Schal

Most Outstanding Staff: Robyn Morefield

Most Outstanding Professor: Jimmy Fox

Outstanding Teacher in Paducah: Jeff Seay

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Meet the 2013 Hall of Distinction Inductees!

Kel Hahn — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:01:49 +0000

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University of Kentucky Competes in the 35th International Intercollegiate Mining Games

Kel Hahn — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:33:08 +0000

The University of Kentucky Department of Mining Engineering fielded a men’s team and a co-ed team in the 35^th International Intercollegiate Mining Games held in at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo. The two teams competed against 41 teams from the United States, Canada, Australia, England, Germany and Holland representing 16 different mining schools.

The International Intercollegiate Mining Games was founded in 1978 to honor the 91 miners who died in the 1972 Sunshine Mine disaster, as well as to promote interaction among mining schools and keep traditional mining practices alive. This event has been held every year since its inception, often in the United States, Australia or Great Britain.

This year marked the first time in several years that UK sent two teams to the games and the first time UK has ever sent a men’s team. The teams placed well in several events, including a fourth in the co-ed hand muck and fourth in the co-ed survey. Overall, the co-ed team placed 11^th out of 15 and the men’s team placed 17^th out of 18.

The seven events included the following: hand muck, which involves filling and pushing a two ton ore cart down a track; track stand, where teams lay rail for ore carts; swede saw, where team members cut through a 6”x6” piece of timber; jackleg, where two team members drill with a pneumatic drill into a concrete block for three minutes; surveying according to traditional methods; gold panning, which involves searching for flattened BBs in dirt and, finally, hand steel (or single jack), in which five team members drill using hammers and steels into a concrete block for two minutes each.

Last year the Camborne School of Mines hosted the event in Falmouth, Great Britain. The Missouri University of Science and Technology will host the event in 2014.

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Mining Engineering Foundation Lecture Series to Feature Joe Craft

Kel Hahn — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:16:39 +0000

On Thursday, April 18, the University of Kentucky Mining Engineering Foundation will present its annual Distinguished Lecture at the Hilary J. Boone Center. This year’s speaker is Joe Craft, who will speak on the topic, “Kentucky’s Future Energy Policy.” A reception will be held at 5:00 p.m., followed by the lecture at 6:00 p.m.

Coal’s share of the electricity produced in Kentucky remains above 90% while its share within the U.S. has declined to around 40% which is the lowest level since the late 1970’s. Low natural gas prices and increased government regulations are the main reasons for the historically sharp drop in U.S. coal use. However, the current natural gas price is below production costs and markets for coal from relatively low cost mining operations remain fairly strong as indicated by the significant increase in production from the Illinois Basin coal fields. A portion of the production increase is being placed in the international markets where the percentage of the energy production from coal has been booming and is expected to exceed all other energy sources within the next decade. In the long term, coal should remain the main source of low cost energy within Kentucky, the U.S. and worldwide.

Joe Craft has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Alliance Resource Partners since 1999. Previously Mr. Craft served as Senior Vice President and President of MAPCO Coal Inc. since 1986. During that period, he also was Senior Vice President of MAPCO Inc. and had previously been that company’s General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Craft holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky. He also is a graduate of the Senior Executive Program of the Alfred P. Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The lecture is free and open to the public and parking will be available in the Boone Center visitor lot. For more information, contact Megan Doyle in the Department of Mining Engineering at (859) 257-8026 or mm.doyle@uky.edu.

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Dr. Richard Sweigard Receives 2013 Ivan B. Rahn Education Award

Webmaster — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:01:07 +0000

Dr. Richard Sweigard, professor of mining engineering and associate dean for administration and academic affairs, has been selected to receive the 2013 Ivan B. Rahn Education Award from the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME).

The Ivan B. Rahn Education Award, established in 1995, recognizes distinguished contributions to the educational activities within SME and is open to all SME members who have shown long-term interest in and have significantly contributed to SME activities relating to ABET, student affairs, continuing education, professional registration and/or the Council of Education.

Sweigard has been active in all aspects of mining engineering education over the past three decades. In addition to his roles as associate dean, professor, and former chair of the Department of Mining Engineering, he has a prominent role at ABET and has served or chaired nearly all the mining engineering education committees at SME.

Sweigard earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia and received a master’s degree in geology and a Ph.D. in mining engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. Sweigard has served as associate dean at the University of Kentucky since 2007, and was recently named dean of engineering at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. and will assume that position in June of this year.

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Sottile Wins Award for Excellence in Education

Webmaster — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:32:57 +0000

Dr. Joe Sottile

Rick Honaker, chair of the Department of Mining Engineering, has announced professor Joseph Sottile is the 2012 recipient of the Stephen McCann Award for Excellence in Education. The award is issued by the Pittsburg Coal Mining Institute and Sottile was selected at a recent meeting.

“Dr. Sottile has dedicated his professional career to ensuring the delivery of quality education for the students in our program and the students taking his courses,” said Honaker. “It is a much deserved award.”

Sottile has been on the College of Engineering faculty since 1991. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Mining Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Sottile has served as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Mining Engineering since 2000.

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UK Norwood Chapter Receives Two SME Honors

Kel Hahn — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:36:57 +0000

Rick Honaker, professor and chair of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Kentucky has announced that the UK Norwood student chapter of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) has been selected as the winner of two prestigious honors: the Mineral Education Coalition (MEC) Award and the SME Outstanding Student Chapter Contest.

The MEC Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of a SME Student Chapter on a college campus and their faculty advisor for their accomplishments in community outreach and mining/mineral education to serve the mission of the MEC. The UK chapter received the award on the basis of their outstanding efforts in educating the community about the importance of mining, their participation in various community fundraisers and their outreach activities which included the National Science Conference (NSTA), Boy Scouts of America and many more.

Winners of the SME Outstanding Student Chapter Contest are chosen based upon their activities and events held throughout the school year. UK’s student chapter will be presented with the award at SME’s annual meeting, to commence this February in Denver. They will receive a $500 cash award, a certificate of recognition and a ticket to the awards banquet at the SME annual meeting.

“Congratulations to the student chapter, the officers and faculty advisor Kyle Perry,” said Honaker. “I especially thank Katie Gardner for her outstanding leadership and hard work.”

Gardner, who served as the chapter’s president last year, was elated by the news.

“We are extremely excited to have won this award as it reflects the hard work and dedication by the students involved.”

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UK College of Engineering Continues Partnership with China University of Mining and Technology

Webmaster — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:57:51 +0000

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 16, 2012) —In 2005, the University of Kentucky College of Engineering formed a partnership with China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), to offer a mutually beneficial exchange program for students and staff from both institutions. September marked the seventh anniversary of this partnership, which continues to grow and has facilitated the exchange of nearly 30 students studying in the various fields of engineering, and collaboration with Dr. Cao Wei, an associate professor and director of graduate studies at CUMT.

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Friends of Coal License Plate Sales Fund UK Mining Engineering Scholarships

Webmaster — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:49:39 +0000

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2012) ― The Friends of Coal organization donated $83,000 in support of scholarships for undergraduate mining engineering students at the University of Kentucky. The donation was presented during half-time of the Mississippi State-University of Kentucky football game. The funds for the donation originated from the purchase of Friends of Coal license plates by Kentuckians across the Commonwealth.

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University of Kentucky and Kentucky Mining Institute to Host the Kentucky State Mine Rescue Contests in Lexington

Webmaster — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:47:01 +0000

The UK Department of Mining Engineering will coordinate the Kentucky State Mine Rescue contests September 12-14 in Lexington. The event brings coal miners, industry personnel, officials from the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing and the Mine Safety and Health Administration to Lexington for three days of mine safety contests.

The purpose of the event is to simulate an actual underground mine disaster, giving rescue teams a chance to stay sharp in the event of an actual emergency. Fifty-seven mine rescue teams from 10 states will compete.

The contests will be held at the Lexington Convention Center Heritage Hall, beginning at 8:00 a.m. each day. The public is welcome to attend. Visitors are also encouraged to visit Ginny, who is thought to be the world’s first dog specifically trained for coal mine search and rescue. The brindle-colored Dutch Shepherd possesses a vertical jump of six feet and is trained to search for missing, trapped, injured or unresponsive humans in unstable conditions or confined areas.

For more information contact:

Geaunita Caylor

cell 859-494-1621

gcaylor@engr.uky.edu

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