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Recent UK graduates Lucas Gastineau, left, and Asa O’Neal have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Photos provided.

2 UK grads receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Tom Musgrave
 Jun 10, 2025

Recent University of Kentucky graduates Lucas Gastineau and Asa O’Neal have been awarded U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000. The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality and strength of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.

Akbari at SPIE conference

Faezeh Akbari receives Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers scholarship

Jun 6, 2025

Akbari, a third-year Ph.D. candidate, was one of 74 students worldwide selected to receive the SPIE Optics and Photonics Scholarship. This prestigious award, granted by the SPIE Scholarship Committee, recognizes students with strong potential to advance the fields of optics, photonics and related disciplines.

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Empowering future engineers: Chwatko celebrated as 2025 ‘Great Teacher’

Jun 5, 2025

Malgorzata “Gosia” Chwatko, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is one of the distinguished Great Teacher Award recipients who strives to help her students discover their passions.

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Aquanuity Endows UK Civil Engineering Professorship after Paul F. Boulos

Jun 4, 2025

Aquanuity, Inc., a leading innovator in geocentric water infrastructure digital twin software, announced the creation of an endowed professorship in the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering to honor Chairman and CEO Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D.

The research team discussing AROMA-VOC data, from left: Kelly G. Pennell (UK), Evan Willett (UK), Ricardo Viteri (Entanglement Technologies), Elham Shirazi (UK) and Tony Miller (Entanglement Technologies). Photo by Pennell research group.

UK researchers, Entanglement Technologies use new mobile sensors to track pollution

Lisa M.P. Munoz, SciComm Services, Inc.
 Jun 2, 2025

The demand for accurate chemical monitoring sensors is rising globally, as industries continue to grapple with the legacy of manufacturing waste.  New commercial mobile monitoring platforms can be part of the solution to this rising challenge, provided they meet the same high standards as previous monitoring technology. Industry-academic partnerships are making this possible, advancing state-of-the-art detection science.

CEED event detail information

Department of Civil Engineering to plant a 'CEED' for high school students

May 30, 2025

On July 7, the UK Department of Civil Engineering is hosting its first Civil Engineering Exploration Day (CEED). CEED is a one-day event where high school students will get an in-depth look at civil engineering as a career, and civil engineering at the University of Kentucky.

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Ormsbee honored with lifetime achievement award

May 28, 2025

This month, Lindell Ormsbee, Ph.D., professor in the UK Pigman College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering, was honored for his decades of dedication with an Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) lifetime achievement award at the EWRI Congress in Anchorage, Alaska.

Spring 2025 Dean's List includes 985 engineering students

May 27, 2025

The University of Kentucky recently released the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester and 985 Pigman College of Engineering students were recognized for outstanding academic performance.

Group photo from IEEE SoutheastCon 2025

UK IEEE student branch shines at SoutheastCon 2025

May 13, 2025

Electrical and computer engineering students from the UK IEEE student branch place first, second and third at IEEE SoutheastCon 2025.

PNC Pitch Competition Winners

Biomedical Engineering teams sweep graduate division at 2025 PNC Wildcat Pitch Competition

May 13, 2025

Biomedical Engineering graduate students claim first, second, and third place in the 2025 PNC Wildcat Pitch Competition.

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