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Agioutantis Receives Howard N. Eavenson Award
Zach Agioutantis, professor and chair of the Department of Mining Engineering, has received the 2024 Howard N. Eavenson Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration.
Honaker Receives Ivan B. Rahn Education Award
Rick Honaker, a professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, has received the 2024 Ivan B. Rahn Education Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration.
Schafrik Honored with two Awards for Excellence
Steven Schafrik, director of graduate studies and associate professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, received awards from the Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America and Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration.
Marketing and Communications Office Wins CASE Award
The Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering Marketing and Communication Office has been awarded a “Best of District” award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Higher Education (CASE) in the category of video commercials.
UK Researcher Developing Anti-tracking and Robocall-free Architecture
Assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science Yang Xiao and his team are tackling a long-standing privacy challenge faced by many people who use cell phones — mobile tracking and automatic voice calls, commonly known as robocalls.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Awarded Millions Over Five Months
Since May 2023, UK Pigman College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty have received millions in grants and awards from the Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research and more.
PEIK Presents Record High Number of Papers at the Large IEEE ECCE Congress and Exposition
Faculty affiliated with the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) together with many PhD students contributed a record number of sixteen papers to this year’s edition of the IEEE ECCE Congress.
Souleyrette Delivers Keynote at 2023 International Symposium for Railroad Operations Research
Reginald Souleyrette, the Commonwealth Chair in Transportation Engineering and a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, delivered an invited keynote address at the International Symposium for Railroad Operations Research in Beijing, China.
Givens and Students Publish in AAPS Journal
Assistant Professor Brittany Givens and students Ashbey Manning, Claire Rowlands and Hope Saindon published a research article in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Journal.
UK Bioengineer Designs Tools to Improve Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
Caigang Zhu, assistant professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, is working to develop new techniques for radiation treatment to improve survival rates of patients with a specific type of cancer.