(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 [...]
Each year, as part of the eday celebration, the UK College of Engineering invites a notable engineer to campus to discuss the role of good communication in their career.
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 [...]
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a headache is the most common neurological ailment in the United States. The second most common neurological ailment? Low back pain—a disorder Babak Bazrgari, Ph.D. and his Human Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory are researching within UK’s Center for Biomedical Engineering. Read Full Article
LEXINGTON, Ky.—To prepare students who want to work in an engineering field, Transylvania University has announced a new partnership with the University of Kentucky. Transylvania students can now take up to six courses at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering as part of their undergraduate work and be fully prepared to enter a master’s [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 13, 2012) — Five University of Kentucky students have been awarded scholarships administered by the Institute of International Education to support their study abroad goals. Read Full Article on UKnow
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2012) — The University of Kentucky Office for Undergraduate Research recognized and awarded 19 students this week with the Oswald Research and Creativity Program awards. Diane Snow, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Ben Withers, interim associate provost for Undergraduate Education, were on hand to congratulate the winners and [...]
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