James E. Funk, Ph.D., former Dean and Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical Engineering for the College of Engineering passed away over the weekend. Dean Funk served from 1972 to 1980 and was the individual most responsible for launching the University’s energy research enterprise. It was under his direction that the Center for Applied Energy Research [...]
Louis Edward Nollau was born in Quincy, Ill., on Jan. 15, 1883. Nollau’s father moved the family from the Midwest to Louisville, Ky. After graduating from DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, Nollau entered UK and received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. Read Full Article on UKNow
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 9, 2012) — “The Ascending Journey,” a documentary chronicling a former University of Kentucky faculty member’s battle with an incurable disease, will be featured on KET this month. Diagnosed in 2008 with multiple myeloma, oboist Nancy Clauter is taking others on her journey through cancer treatment and her fight to continue to [...]
On Monday, May 7, 2012, it was announced that Dr. I.S. Jawahir has been approved by the Provost as Director of the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM). In his email announcing this appointment, Dean Lester wrote, “Dr. Jawahir has provided outstanding leadership to the College’s manufacturing endeavors, and I look forward to his continuing work [...]
Vijay Dhir, distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and dean of UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, will receive an honorary doctorate of engineering degree from the University of Kentucky at the Graduate and Professional Commencement Ceremony at 9 A.M. on May 6th. Dhir received his Ph.D. from the University of [...]
Sen-Ching (Samson) Cheung, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a faculty member within the Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments, is the focus of a recently published article by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The article highlights Cheung’s research into autism therapies using breakthrough techniques in digital engineering—research made [...]
Sebastian Bryson, Ph.D., assistant professor, civil engineering, has been selected as an Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit recipient in the Faculty Academic Advising category from the National Academic Advising Association as part of the 2012 Annual Awards Program for Academic Advising. This award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic [...]
Faculty and staff held a picnic on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in the Teague Courtyard to honor Dean Tom Lester’s 22 years of service as dean of the College of Engineering. During brief remarks, Dean Lester expressed his deep appreciation and affection for his College of Engineering “family” and expressed his desire to stay on [...]
Students are accustomed to filling out application of all kinds: undergraduate scholarship applications, grant applications, graduate fellowship applications, job applications, etc. Once the paperwork is submitted, the waiting begins. Days become weeks and weeks become months. Sometimes the waiting pays off with good news…and sometimes it doesn’t. It all comes with the territory of being [...]
On Friday, April 20, 2012, the University of Kentucky College of Engineering inducted four new members into its Hall of Distinction—the highest level of alumni recognition granted by the College. The newest members were: Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch (electrical engineering, 1988), D.L. Lobb (civil engineering, 1979), James W. McCurry (mechanical engineering, 1953) and Larry E. Whaley (civil [...]
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