The University of Kentucky Department of Mining Engineering fielded a men’s team and a co-ed team in the 35th 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 [...]
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 [...]
Professor Yang-Tse Cheng, Frank J. Derbyshire Materials Science Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS). Professor Cheng was cited for “enduring research contributions to ion-solid interactions, shape-memory surfaces, superhydrophobicity, tribology, instrumented indentation and high capacity durable lithium ion batteries,” as well as [...]
The University of Kentucky College of Engineering is mourning the recent passing of two emeritus faculty members, O.W. Stewart and Jimmie Cathey. Stewart taught in the Department of Mechanical Engineering for 40 years and was also a research engineer for the Wenner-Gren Aeronautical Research Laboratory, power companies, Cummins Engine, U.S. Patent Office and U.S. Senate. [...]
(Frankfort, Kentucky – February 1, 2013) : Hensley is a Project Engineer specializing in roadway design, employed by EA Partners, PLC in Lexington, KY. “It is very humbling,” Darin states, “to be selected for such an honor is very encouraging.” This award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and to [...]
On Saturday, January 26th the University of Kentucky College of Engineering hosted a regional Future City competition. Future City, an outreach activity for middle school students conducted by the National Society of Professional Engineers, allows sixth, seventh and eighth graders to dream, design and build a city of the future. Students work with an educator [...]
When we interviewed Christina Payne on the afternoon of January 9, she had just finished teaching her first class; not her first class of the day—her first class as a faculty member of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering. The assistant professor of chemical engineering arrived this fall after serving as a research scientist [...]
According to Dr. Vijay Singh, engineering and poetry are more similar than most would think. Dr. Singh is a UK professor of electrical and computer engineering, Earl Robinson Parkinson Chair of the College of Engineering and director of the UK Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CeNSE). He is also a pioneer in the world of [...]
Last updated: May 16, 2013