News
UK CAER Receives $2.9 Million to Expand Groundbreaking Carbon Capture Research
Kunlei Liu, associate director for research at CAER and associate professor of mechanical engineering, will be a co-principal investigator on this project.
College of Engineering Selects Lyman T. Johnson Award Winners
Mechanical engineering senior Chelsea Elizabeth Robinson and Taunya Phillips (BSCHE '87) were honored at the 28th annual Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Awards Dinner last month.
Martin Chosen for SEC Travel Program; Will Visit University of Tennessee
Past program participants have been invited to present their research at conferences, been awarded competitive grants and others have secured publications in leading journals.
Distinguished Alumnus Davis Celebrates 100th Patent
Alumnus L. Berkley Davis Jr., who retired in 2016, currently holds 101 patents. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006, the UK College of Engineering’s Hall of Distinction in 2007, the UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2015.
Smith Working With Louisville Metro to Save Lives With Drone Technology
Since 2002, UK has been at the forefront of using unmanned aerial systems for research. Suzanne Smith, director the UK Unmanned Systems Research Consortium, is leading the way.
KY-WV LSAMP Program Receives $3.5 Million to Diversify STEM Graduates
Coordinated by UK President Capilouto, director Fara Williams and co-PI and UK College of Engineering Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Johné Parker, UK has led the KY-WV LSAMP program since it was created in 2006.
UK Hosting 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing
Academic and industry leaders from 30 countries are gathering in Lexington, Kentucky, this week for the 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing.
Hoagg Named Associate Editor of IEEE Journal
The mechanical engineering associate professor will be associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.
Martin and Smith Receive NASA Grant for Thermal Protection Systems and Instruments
The $270,000 grant is courtesy of NASA’s Flight Opportunities program which supports NASA’s future exploration and science missions.
Graña-Otero and Martin Receive Air Force Grant to Study Carbon Oxidation in Extreme Conditions
The $592,839 grant will enable the researchers to study chemical processes that pose a danger to hypersonic aircraft.