In the Department of Civil Engineering, we are developing tomorrow’s infrastructure. We support robust research programs in the areas of geotechnical, water resources, environmental, transportation, construction and structural engineering. The Kentucky Transportation Center--the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s research and training arm--and the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute are both housed within the College of Engineering. Add it up, and we are training civil engineering students to meet the infrastructure challenges of today and tomorrow.
Alumna Wright Helps Messer Construction Co. Secure $241 Million Lexington Convention Center Contract
Mary Beth Wright is a UK civil engineering graduate and UK MBA alumna.
Prediction Tool Developed by UK Researchers Featured in TU-Automotive Article
The tool attempts to predict how many accidents could be avoided by using autonomous vehicles instead of human drivers based on a wide variety of factors.
RailCats Making News
It's been a busy semester for the RailCats student organization. Five students attended a national conference, the student organization received a large grant and civil engineering graduate student Travis Watts was named the NURail Center 2018 Student of the Year.
