Simone Silvestri, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Computer Science in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is part of a research team that has been awarded a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to answer that very question.
Alumnus Nathaniel Hudson was awarded the Torch of Excellence Award alongside current graduate student, Joshna Kurra, who received the Torch Bearer Award.
The Todds continue to support the university in myriad ways, including a recent gift to permanently endow the Patricia Brantley Todd Endowed Fund for Excellence, which supports UK Cooperative Extension Service programs and a biannual award for exemplary service by faculty and staff.
The Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering will host E-Day on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 100 exhibitors will set up interactive displays, demonstrations and exhibits, geared toward a K-12 audience.
UK is the institution with the largest number of faculty receiving this American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics distinction this year.
University of Kentucky alum Cynthia “Cinthy” Fanning, is the current vice president of kitchen clean up products at GE Appliances. At the company’s Appliance Park global headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, the $450 million installation of two new dishwasher manufacturing lines has created approximately 1,000 jobs in the Commonwealth.
Biyun Xie, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has received a prestigious U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to advance research in human-robot shared control for robotic telemanipulation.
This fall semester, the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering - Paducah Campus welcomed 54 incoming first-year students — the largest first-year class in program history. The Paducah Campus, which offers bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and computer engineering technology, was established 27 years ago to develop and retain engineering talent in the Western Kentucky region.
L. Sebastian Bryson, Ph.D., Hardin-Drnevich-Huang Professor and chair of the Department of Civil Engineering in the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, was the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Kentucky Section. The award was presented on Sept. 12 at the ASCE Kentucky Section Annual Meeting in Lexington.
SPARK Lab researchers within the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering received the best poster award for a paper at the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) International Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) in Anaheim, California.
