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Soft Materials and Interfaces with Jonathan Pham
Last summer, materials engineering assistant professor Jonathan Pham received two National Science Foundation grants totaling $525,000. Pham, who joined the UK College of Engineering faculty in 2017, researches soft materials and interfaces and liquid-surface interactions, among other interests. Basically, he explores how solid materials…well, sometimes liquids…depending on the size, of course…well, probably better if he explains it.
UK Mine Design Team Takes First Place at SME
The UK mine design team took first place at annual student design competition held during the SME Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, CO. This is the second year in a row that the UK team won first place.
Howard Named SEC Freshman of the Year
Rhyne Howard, a freshman civil engineering major and guard on the UK women’s basketball team, received several accolades when the Southeastern Conference announced its postseason awards March 5.
Alumna Albright Named Lexington’s Environmental Quality and Public Works Commissioner
Albright graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1990 and a master's degree in civil engineering in 1992.
Brent Seales Awarded NEH Grant to Rescue the Hidden Texts of Herculaneum
Brent Seales has received a $325,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant for his groundbreaking project, "Reading the Invisible Library: Rescuing the Hidden Texts of Herculaneum."
Sekulic Receives Award, Has Book Translated into Mandarin
Dusan Sekulic, Secat J. G. Morris Aluminum Professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Mechanical Engineering, was part of the team awarded a "Robert L. Peaslee Award" by the American Welding Society (AWS).
VIDEO: NSBE Helps Students Gain a Sense of Belonging
NSBE's common vision is to increase the number of culturally responsible engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.
ISM Successfully Organized and Hosted the GCSM 2018
The 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM) was held successfully from October 2 – 4, 2018 at the Convention Center in Lexington, KY.
Lasley Takes Third Place in TRB Poster Competition
Victoria Lasley, a master's student in civil engineering, placed third in the AFH10 Construction Management Committee’s poster competition at the 2019 Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Baker Successfully Bridging the Diversity Gap in Computer Science
Since joining the College of Engineering in 2017, computer science assistant professor Corey Baker has made it his mission to ensure equal access to opportunity and learning.