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Celebrating twenty years of systems engineering

Over its 20-year history, UK systems engineering has challenged students to apply systems engineering principles and processes to complex multidisciplinary systems from Mars Airplane to Mars Medical, flying taxis and beyond.

Pigman College of Engineering researchers among top 2% of world’s most-cited

143 current UK scientists and scholars were included on the list compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, and 22 of those included are UK Pigman College of Engineering faculty. 

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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. 

Department Spotlights

Chess Necessary

In Chess Necessary’s mind, the University of Kentucky offered the ideal engineering school. Its biggest flaw, however, was that it was too close to home.


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Daniel Kennedy

Mechanical and computer engineering senior Daniel Kennedy, of Villa Hills, Kentucky, recently completed the 2020 Henry Clay Internship at NASA HQ.


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Eric Coleman

Eric Coleman (BSME '92) describes his life as blessed and part of a much bigger plan than even he could have imagined.


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