John Walz, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, has announced the winners of the inaugural Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Research and Service. The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research recognizes and rewards outstanding research accomplishments of lasting impact on engineering and computer science and the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service [...]
Director Center for Visualization & Virtual Environments The University of Kentucky’s Center for Visualization & Virtual Environments invites applications from outstanding individuals to serve as Director of the Center. Candidates having an exceptional record of research productivity and who have a demonstrated ability to lead an interdisciplinary unit are encouraged to apply. External applicants will [...]
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 [...]
Computer science professor Judy Goldsmith is the 2013 winner of the Henry Mason Lutes Award for Excellence in Engineering Education. The award, which recognizes and rewards outstanding teaching accomplishments, is annually given to its recipient at the annual Tau Beta Pi Awards Banquet. In over 20 years at the University of Kentucky, Goldsmith has developed a well-earned [...]
The University of Kentucky Office of the Provost has announced that Judy Goldsmith, professor in the Department of Computer Science, Jeffrey Ashley, Jr., lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Radu “Paul” Mihail, teaching assistant in the Department of Computer Science, will each receive a Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching. The awards [...]
On March 27th, the student chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted the SWE Bowl—a quiz-show based contest that challenges University of Kentucky College of Engineering student organization representatives to answer general questions in the subjects of science, math, physics, engineering, technology, ethics and even UK history. Teams competed against one another in a [...]
Mr. WeiJie Zhang, an electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student in the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing’s welding research laboratory, has won the 2013 Henry Granjon Prize in “Category D – Human Related Subjects.” The award was given by the International Institute of Welding (IIW) in recognition of Zhang’s paper “Modeling of Human Welder Behavior.” Henry [...]
Last updated: May 22, 2013