Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

Research Scholars Program setting standards, facilitating success

Dec 1, 2022, 7:23 AM

UK leaders developed the Research Scholars Program (RSP) to coach scholars and form a community of researchers to elevate the success of groups typically underrepresented in the research workforce.

Military career opens doors for Eastern Kentucky engineering student

Nov 11, 2022, 6:49 AM

College of Engineering senior Donovan Dye's extraordinary journey from Floyd County to the Air Force National Guard to the labs of the Center for Applied Energy Research.

Prestigious NSF award advances UK researcher’s low-cost water treatment work

Oct 27, 2022, 6:43 AM

For her innovative approach to studying low-cost water treatment, Tiffany Messer, Ph.D., an assistant professor in biosystems and agricultural engineering, is the recipient of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

UK, NSF-funded partners complete phase 1 to reimagine global cyberinfrastructure

Sep 19, 2022, 7:06 AM

The NSF-funded FABRIC project has completed Phase 1 in its work to establish a groundbreaking network testbed cyberinfrastructure to reimagine the way large amounts of data are generated, stored, analyzed and transmitted across the world.

22 students selected for Undergraduate Research Ambassador program

Aug 31, 2022, 6:53 AM

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is honored to announce that 22 outstanding undergraduates have been selected for the 2022-23 Undergraduate Research Ambassador program.

NSF-funded engineering research to combat medical device infections

Aug 26, 2022, 6:47 AM

For her most recent project, “Mechanical Mechanisms of Biofilm Survival on Implant Surfaces,” Martha Grady is the recipient of the National Science Foundation's prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

Bertucci named UK’s 1st Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholar

Aug 24, 2022, 7:24 AM

Lucas Bertucci, a University of Kentucky chemical engineering senior from Louisville, Kentucky, has been named the university’s first Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship recipient.

Launch Blue hosts 2nd Demo Day with 8 startups and 24 investor introductions

Aug 24, 2022, 7:15 AM

Demo Day allows founders to pitch their startups and connect with investors worldwide. The startups pitched their works to an expert investor panel.

$2.2 million NIH grant will allow UK team to optimize therapies for patients with heart failure

Aug 10, 2022, 7:03 AM

A team of cardiologists, scientists, and engineers at the University of Kentucky and beyond will create computer models to optimize therapy plans for patients with heart failure.

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NSF-funded Surface Engineering Research to Contribute to Air Safety

Jul 26, 2022, 7:37 AM

His NSF CAREER award will provide Schoop with $500,000 over five years to conduct research using artificial intelligence (AI) and high-speed microscopy to understand the impact of machining on material failure — like those responsible for plane crashes.

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