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Seay named AIChE Fellow

January 25, 2024

Jeffrey Seay, the PJC Board of Trustees Engineering Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has been elected an American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) Fellow, the organization’s highest grade of membership. 

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

January 11, 2024

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. 

Chemical Engineering Students Win at AIChE Conference

December 06, 2023

Last month, chemical engineering undergraduate students and faculty advisor, Anastasia Hauser, attended the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Conference in Orlando, Florida. 

Givens and Students Publish in AAPS Journal

November 21, 2023

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. 

Engineering Students Named Finalists at 5-Minunte Fast Track

October 30, 2023

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) named its ten finalists in the 5-Minute Fast Track Competition last week. Among those, were Sydney Chapman, a senior, majoring in computer science and Ashbey Manning, a senior, majoring in chemical engineering.

Engineering Students Named Winners at Sustainability Showcase

October 30, 2023

Engineering students McKenna Clinch and Donovin Lewis were named winners at the third annual sustainability research poster competition. 

David Lu Awarded 2023 Reclamation Fellowship for Membrane Technology

October 26, 2023

David Lu, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has been selected for a 2023 Reclamation Fellowship for Membrane Technology from the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and the Bureau of Reclamation.

Silverstein Receives Third William H. Corcoran Award

August 24, 2023

The William H. Corcoran Award is presented each year to the author(s) of the most outstanding article published in Chemical Engineering Education.

Great Teachers 2023: Dibakar Bhattacharyya helps students realize their full potential

June 07, 2023

Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. For the UK College of Engineering professor known across campus as "DB," there is nothing more exciting than that “aha!” moment when a student realizes their full potential. Teaching students continues to drive Bhattacharyya, now in his sixth decade at UK.

2023 College of Engineering Faculty Awards

April 28, 2023

The annual College of Engineering Faculty Awards ceremony was held on April 27 at Malone's Prime and Events. Awards were given in the areas of research, service and graduate studies.