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After receiving his bachelor's degree from UK 40 in 1983, Sujit Sinha returned more than 40 years later to become the first to earn a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering.

UK grad ‘soars back’ after 40 years, becoming 1st to earn Ph.D. in aerospace engineering

“When I started at UK almost 45 years ago, I could not have imagined in my mind — nor even in any theoretical parallel universe — that I would be getting an aerospace Ph.D. from here,” Sinha said. “Much less to be the first recipient of the degree with an aerospace major. When you get older, you start to think about legacy, and this is a legacy that will endure.”

L to R: J. Chris Adkins, Maj. Gen. Trey Rawls, Anna Workman, Rusty Justice, David Servis and Ollie Akel.

Pigman College of Engineering inducts 2024 class into Hall of Distinction

J. Chris Adkins, Ollie James Akel, Charles 'Rusty' Justice, Maj. Gen. Trey Rawls, David B. Servis and Anna C. Workman were inducted into the Pigman College of Engineering Hall of Distinction on April 18, 2024.

NASA Propulsion Technology Outreach Program participants in front of U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Stephens Launches NASA Propulsion Technology Outreach Program

Scott Stephens, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, organized the NASA Propulsion Technology Outreach Program for high school students in eastern Kentucky. 

Spotlights

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Patty Dunaway, P.E.

Patty is currently the Vice President/Office Executive for the Louisville Office of Michael Baker International.


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Logan Clark, P.E.

Logan is currently a professional engineer for Michael Baker International.


Yuxin He (Ph.D. CHE 2020)

Yuxin He graduated with her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 2020. She began working at Moderna in March 2021, where she is a senior engineer.


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