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 [...]
Electrical and computer engineering professor Sen-Ching (Samson) Cheung, Ph.D., whose research into autism therapies using a “virtual mirror” was highlighted by The Chronicle of Higher Education last spring, recently received substantial funding for his research from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The four-year grant, totaling nearly $800,000, will go toward developing new display and image [...]
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 [...]
Five years ago, Dr. Andrew Bernard, a trauma surgeon at UK’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital and associate professor of surgery, was listening to a paper given on the topic of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trauma in children. The conclusion of the paper was that ATVs are not safe and, thus, children should never ride them. The [...]
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 [...]
VisU, a yearly undergraduate research program developed by the Center for Visual and Virtual Environments, capped off its summer of research projects with a series of student presentations in the James F. Hardymon Theatre of the Davis Marksbury Building on Thursday, August 2. As in summers past, participants were a mixture of engineering and computer [...]
Thursday, August 2 marked the conclusion of a summer’s worth of research for students enrolled in the UK College of Engineering’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program in bioactive interfaces and devices. To concisely summarize their weeks of intense work, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, students designed research posters which were displayed in the Raymond [...]
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 [...]
Of the making of books about Toyota, there is no end. Whether analyzing Toyota’s supply chain management, culture, history or philosophy, authors have long been intrigued by the inner workings of the internationally successful automotive manufacturer. Some, like University of Michigan industrial engineering professor Jeffrey Liker’s 2003 volume The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from [...]
Last updated: January 16, 2013