UK Engineering

UK now offers a Bachelor of Science in AI, the first in the state and among few in the nation. The program is designed to develop the technical skills, ethical grounding and real-world experiences needed to use AI effectively and responsibly across a variety of industries. uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/ai…

Congratulations to Johné Parker, Ph.D., associate dean for access and community engagement and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, for being elected a Fellow by @ASMEdotorg! 🏅👏 Parker is one of only 3,384 Fellows out of nearly 69,231 ASME members and one of only 23 worldwide conferred the grade of Fellow in 2026. Read more: engr.uky.edu/news/parker-na…

The bracket is set, and so is brunch! We're teaming up with @ukyengineering and @UKGattonCollege to cheer on @KentuckyMBB at the SEC Tournament in Nashville. We hope you'll join us! Learn more and register >> bit.ly/4ccQOEh

Join us for brunch before the Cats tip off at the SEC Tournament on Wednesday! 🏀😺 Register events.blackthorn.io/en/f44kS177/se…

2️⃣1️⃣ Pigman College of Engineering researchers are among the top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world 🏆 ⭐️Akinbode Adedeji ⭐️Fazleena Badurdeen ⭐️Rudolph Buchheit ⭐️Hailong Chen ⭐️Muhao Chen ⭐️Zhi Chen ⭐️Yang-Tse Cheng ⭐️J. Zach Hilt ⭐️Rick Honaker ⭐️Dan Ionel ⭐️I.S. Jawahir ⭐️Xu Jin ⭐️Haluk Karaca ⭐️Thomas Tie Luo ⭐️Dakshnamoorthy Manivannan ⭐️Alexandre Martin ⭐️Daniel Pack ⭐️Qing Shao ⭐️Fuqian Yang ⭐️Guoqiang Yu ⭐️YuMing Zhang Read more: engr.uky.edu/news/21-pigman…

Our team finished up #NationalEngineersWeek at the @ukyengineering #EDay event on Saturday. Reed Ryan, Marisa Aull, Michelle Lowe and Molly Durham entertained and educated hundreds of kids with informative activities about asphalt. . #STEM #asphalt #education

Happy Caturday and game day! We hope you’ll join us, @ukyengineering and @UKGattonCollege in Nashville in a few weeks to cheer on @KentuckyMBB at the SEC tournament. Learn more and register >> bit.ly/4ccQOEh

Martha Grady (@ukyengineering) is leading a multidisciplinary team to investigate how 3D-printed titanium can be engineered to resist harmful bacteria. research.uky.edu/news/uk-resear…

📣ALUMNI: JOIN US IN NASHVILLE! 🤠😸🏀 Alumni of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Gatton College of Business and Economics, and the Pigman College of Engineering are invited to gather in Nashville at the #SEC Tournament as we cheer on the CATS! 🔵⚪️ 📅 March 12 🕰️ 5:30-7:30 p.m. (CDT) 📍5055 Broadway Place, Nashville, TN *Time and date are tentative and dependent on when Kentucky plays its first game. REGISTER: events.blackthorn.io/en/f44kS177/se…

See all twelve KREPE-3 mission capsules before they reach the @Space_Station! 📅 Feb. 20 ⌚️10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 📍RGAN Commons engr.uky.edu/news/krepe-3-f…

Congratulations to Odianosen Ewah, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering! Ewah was selected as the 2026 recipient of the Leadership Legacy Award from the University of Kentucky Martin Luther King Center. 👏 The award, presented during the 4th Annual Legacy Dinner and Awards on January 20, is given to both an undergraduate and graduate student who embodies the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of thoughtful leadership and trailblazing vision. Award winners demonstrate evidence of intentional community leadership, both in and outside of the university, the ability to advocate for innovation, creativity and vision in leadership, and the ability to positively impact individuals to act and advocate for social change.

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Xin Liang, assistant professor at @ukyengineering, recently received the prestigious @NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to help advance his research which helps scientists work more efficiently with massive datasets. Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/nsf-caree…

Congratulations to Diana M. Byrne, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, who has been honored with the 2026 Best Reviewer Award for the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management from @ASCE_EWRI. 👏 engr.uky.edu/news/byrne-win…

Congratulations to the 1,141 future engineers and computer scientists who made the University of Kentucky Fall 2025 Dean’s List! 🤩🎉 engr.uky.edu/news/fall-2025…

Starting in middle school, Evelyn Hinz dreamed of becoming an engineer. From aerospace ambitions to mechanical engineering, her journey at the University of Kentucky is a story of passion, persistence and growth. And her hard work has paid off — she already has a job lined up at Toyota after graduation. m.youtube.com/watch?v=w4WBBb…

Tired of all the “new year new me” posts but I’m no better. Ladies and gentlemen, your new favorite legends car driver.

Monon Rahman, the mechanical engineering graduate who graduated at 19 in ‘19, is well on his way to becoming a crew chief at #NASCAR! Check out his alumni spotlight to read more! 🏎️