College of Engineering News

College of Engineering Dean Thomas W. Lester is the subject of a story on the new University of Kentucky home page, which made its debut Friday afternoon (Sept.12).

Dr. Len Peters, secretary of the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and a former UK faculty member and administrator, will speak at a chemical engineering seminar today (Sept. 3) at 11 a.m. in room 323, Center for Robotics and Manufacturing.

The College of Engineering welcomed new students with its fall orientation session Tuesday, August 26.

Forty UK freshmen, including 20 engineering students, were welcomed into the Scholars in Engineering and Management (SEAM) program Friday afternoon, August 22.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the largest single EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant for the study of nanotechnology to the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Eric Grulke, professor of chemical engineering and associate dean for research and graduate studies, is a co-principal investigator.

A paper authored by civil engineering Adjunct Professor Wayne Karem and Professors Michael Kalinski and Donn Hancher has been selected to receive the Outstanding Paper Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities.

Paul Goodrum, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, is the recipient of the Outstanding Researcher Award for 2008 from the Construction Industry Institute (CII).

A UK College of Engineering student has been selected as a "Company Hero" by the Trane Company.

The Epsilon chapter of Phi Sigma Rho, a national sorority for women studying engineering and the sciences, is ready for fall with several activities scheduled to welcome prospective new members as well as special events and projects throughout the 2008-09 academic year.

A new building project in Paducah will provide outstanding research facilities for the UK College of Engineering Extended Campus Program.