Woodhead Publishing, a Cambridge (England)- based publisher in the area of materials and engineering, has published a new book edited by Secat J.G. Morris Aluminum Professor of Mechanical Engineering Dusan P. Sekulic titled Advances in brazing: Science, technology and applications. The book was a collaborative effort, featuring chapters prepared by experts in the technology of [...]
I.S. Jawahir, James F. Hardymon Endowed Chair in Manufacturing Systems and Founding Director of the newly established Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM), has been announced as the 2013 recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)’s Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal. The award is named after Milton Shaw, a prominent manufacturing researcher and [...]
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 [...]
LMS (www.lmsintl.com), one of the leaders in simulation software, has donated software to support the research projects and educational objectives of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. LMS has been supporting the research efforts of the University of Kentucky’s Vibro-Acoustics Consortium for over 15 years. The donated software includes Virtual.Lab for acoustic simulation needs as well [...]
On November 10, the University of Kentucky College of Engineering and the Girl Scouts hosted the eighth annual Girls in Engineering, Math & Science (GEMS) event. The collaborative effort was once again a huge success, attracting 250 grade school and middle school girls from central and eastern Kentucky. “I am grateful to our faculty volunteers [...]
The College of Engineering’s freshman class of 2012-2013 is notable on many levels. Thirteen of the university’s 51 Singletary Scholars are engineering students, as are 18 out of 66 Patterson Scholarship winners. Among such examples of the impressive academic quality the college attracts are three students who accomplished a rare feat: attaining perfect scores on [...]
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 Thursday afternoon, the Engineering Student Council held a surprise reception in honor of Dean Thomas W. Lester’s 22 year tenure—one day before he officially steps down from the position. The party was held in the Raymond Student Commons of the Ralph G. Anderson Building. Four speakers, Melody Burkhart, Anastasia Kruse, Wes Brooks and Kassy [...]
Top Five Responsibilities of a Dean What, exactly, does the dean of the College of Engineering do? Dean Lester summarizes: #1: Every dean has a responsibility to provide an outstanding educational experience for the students in the college. That responsibility transcends everything else. The dean is responsible for putting pieces in place that give students [...]
Last updated: May 22, 2013