The annual event took place April 17, 2018 at the Hilary J. Boone Center. Representative Sannie Overly, a 1989 civil engineering graduate from the University of Kentucky, gave the keynote address.
On April 25, students in the Scholars Program for Undergraduate Research presented posters detailing their research findings at the 2018 Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.
During the 2018 Provost Awards ceremony held April 19, University Alumni Professor of Chemical Engineering Dibakar Bhattacharyya (“DB”) received the Sturgill Award, which is given each year to a graduate faculty member who has provided outstanding contributions to graduate education at UK.
At the annual Tau Beta Pi Award Banquet held April 17, Jeffrey Seay was named the 2018 winner of the Henry Mason Lutes for Excellence in Engineering Education Award.
On April 13, the University of Kentucky College of Engineering inducted six new members into its Hall of Distinction.
When you hear the word “entrepreneur,” who comes to mind? Perhaps Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey or Jeff Bezos—billionaire geniuses whose ideas never miss? Bruce Walcott, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and faculty advisor to the University of Kentucky Entrepreneurs Club, wants you to think of someone else: you.
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Daniel W. Pack, Ph.D., Ashland Inc. Chair in Chemical Engineering to its College of Fellows. A formal induction ceremony was held in Washington, D.C. on April 9.
Three University of Kentucky College of Engineering students received awards at the 2018 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium. The event took place on March 19 and was held at the Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington.
Graduating engineering and computer science seniors and graduate students are invited to the Induction into the Profession Ceremony Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Singletary Center for the Arts. Brunch at the Hilary J. Boone Center will immediately follow the conclusion of the program.
Chemical engineering professor Isabel Escobar has been elected chair of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Chapters and Affiliates Committee. Her two-year term began January 1, 2018.