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Doctoral Student Wins Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement
Doctoral student Xiaobo “Max” Dong, has been awarded the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement.
Herrin Gives Talk at National Academy of Engineering Workshop
“Engineering a Quieter America: UAS and UAV (Drone) Noise Emissions and Noise Control Engineering Technology” was held in Washington D.C. December 13-14.
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.
Tagavi Elected UK Senate Council Vice Chair-Elect
Professor Kaveh Tagavi will begin serving a one-year term as Senate Council Vice Chair on June 1, 2019. While maintaining a robust teaching and research profile, Tagavi has consistently found opportunities to serve.
Rahman Wins UKY Film Festival “Best of Show” Award
As team manager for the UK Solar Car Team, mechanical engineering senior Monon Rahman is a familiar face around campus. Recently, he won an award for something non-engineering related—filmmaking.
Mayor Announces METRO C.A.T.S. Program at Charles Young Center
The C.A.T.S. in the program name stands for Computer Access to Succeed. Corey Baker, assistant professor in the UK Department of Computer Science, played an integral role in the program's creation.
Balk Receives Three-Year $835,000 Grant from the Department of Energy
The overarching goal of the project is an improved understanding of processing-structure-property links in multi-principal element alloy (MPEA) materials, specifically the effects of alloy composition on mechanical behavior, with a focus on ductility.
UK Electrical Engineering Team Wins Award for Open-Source System That Detects Bird Sounds
Mike Johnson, professor and chair in the University of Kentucky Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, led the team, which worked on the project over the summer.
Chemical Engineering Students Attend Annual AIChE Student Conference
The UK students represented the AIChE student chapters for the chemical engineering programs in Lexington and at the College of Engineering Extended Campus in Paducah.
Rouch Retiring After 33 Years at UK
Keith E. Rouch, P.E., professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Mechanical Engineering, is retiring at the end of the semester. Rouch has been a professor at UK for the past 33 years, and served as department chair for 12 years.