With over 30 full-time faculty members dedicated to teaching and research, the Department of Mechanical Engineering supports research in numerous relevant fields. We advance aerospace research and often work with NASA on research methods for its future missions. The Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing pioneers new manufacturing standards that respect the planet’s resources. Our Institute of Research for Technological Development (IR4TD) explores fire research, painting technology research, lean manufacturing systems and more. Mechanical engineering is a diverse discipline, and our robust faculty is engaged in every aspect of it.
New Boeing Scholarships Awarded to Eight UK Aerospace Engineering Certificate Students
Eight undergraduate students in the College of Engineering were selected to be the first to receive $3,000 and $1,500 Boeing Scholarships for Aerospace Engineering at UK.
Six Engineering Graduates to be Inducted into UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Hall of Distinguished Alumni inductees are honored for their meaningful contributions to the Commonwealth, nation and the world.
LG&E and KU, UK CAER Collaborate to Create Net-Negative CO2 Emissions
In addition to capturing CO2, the system will produce two value-added streams, hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2,) which can be sold to offset the cost of CO2 capture.
