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SME Norwood Chapter, UKERT, to Receive Awards at 2019 SME Annual Conference
Both organizations will be recognized at the SME 2019 Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference in Denver, Colorado, February 24-27, 2019.
KY-WV LSAMP Program Receives $3.5 Million to Diversify STEM Graduates
Coordinated by UK President Capilouto, director Fara Williams and co-PI and UK College of Engineering Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Johné Parker, UK has led the KY-WV LSAMP program since it was created in 2006.
UK Receives $1.7 Million NSF Grant to Advance Virtual Laboratory Infrastructure
The project will be jointly led by researchers at the University of Kentucky and the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Cui Awarded Two Grants Totaling over $650,000
Funding from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health will further Cui's work in debugging large ontologies and customizing data collection systems.
Bhattacharyya Receives UK Alumni Professorship Award
Created over 30 years ago, the award recognized faculty for their “influential scholarly contributions, sustained excellence in teaching, and outstanding career or public service.”
Seales Receives UK Alumni Professorship Award
Created over 30 years ago, the award recognized faculty for their “influential scholarly contributions, sustained excellence in teaching, and outstanding career or public service.”
UK Hosting 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing
Academic and industry leaders from 30 countries are gathering in Lexington, Kentucky, this week for the 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing.
Engineering World Health Receives $750 at UK Shark Tank Event
EWH proposed a new after-school program for high school students that encourages success from failure in the iterative engineering process through hands-on learning.
UK Team Wins National First Prize in 2018 AIChE Student Design Competition
The team of Robert Brooks, Ryan Hines, T. Jaye McCalla and Alex Ross will be recognized during October's annual AIChE conference.
Escobar Highlighted by AWIS for Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) interviewed University of Kentucky professor of chemical engineering Isabel Escobar for a “Member Spotlight” on their website.