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Isabel Escobar Elected to Become the Next AWIS National Governing Board Chair

December 13, 2021

Isabel Escobar, professor of chemical engineering and associate director of UK’s Center of Membrane Sciences, has been elected to serve as Board Chair for the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) beginning January 1, 2022.

The UK Superfund Research Center hosted a Science Visualization Workshop

December 03, 2021

The UK Superfund Research Center’s Research Experience and Training Coordination Core hosted a one-day ‘Science Visualization’ workshop.

Earn a Digital Badge by Pairing Summer Online Courses

May 07, 2020

Students inside and outside UK can earn badges for taking two classes within the same concentration. Courses must be completed during the summer of 2020 to be eligible for a badge.

Mike Detisch Wins Best Poster and Travel Awards in Portugal

October 16, 2019

Materials engineering doctoral student Mike Detisch won two awards at the Imagine Membrane Conference in Horta, Portugal, in September.

$3 Million NSF Grant to Support the Next Generation of Kentucky Food, Energy and Water Systems Innovators

October 03, 2019

UK faculty members Carmen Agouridis and Isabel Escobar will be involved with the project.

Brad Berron Receives NSF Grant for Collaboration with US FDA

October 01, 2019

The results of the study may be used to develop standardized approaches for reviewing and evaluating the efficacy of bioprinting approaches for medical product applications.

Mujan Seif Awarded Society of Women Engineers 2019 Outstanding Collegiate Member

September 30, 2019

Only ten collegiate members receive the Outstanding Collegiate Member Award annually.

David Silverstein Elected AIChE Fellow

September 30, 2019

Silverstein will be recognized at a ceremony on November 12 during the AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

The University of Kentucky College of Engineering Welcomes over 20 New Faculty Members

September 19, 2019

In September 2018, we announced the largest faculty hiring initiative in the college’s history. One year later, we have welcomed over 20 new faculty members to the college.

Barbara Knutson Named Kevin and Susan Hobbs Professor of Chemical Engineering

September 12, 2019

Knutson has taught chemical engineering at the University of Kentucky since 1995.