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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes 5 Pigman College of Engineering students, alums

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced a total of eight students and recent graduates have been selected as award winners of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Of these eight, five were from the Pigman College of Engineering.

Rollie Mills recipient of Karen Wetterhahn Award

Rollie Mills, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and UK Superfund Research Program Center trainee, was selected by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program (SRP) the 26th recipient of the Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award.

Materials science innovator named 2023 AAAS Fellow

Yang-Tse Cheng, the Frank J. Derbyshire Professor of Materials Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has been named an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow.

UK Women’s Forum announces 30th anniversary Sarah Bennett Holmes Award winners

The Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards is among the most esteemed recognitions bestowed at the University of Kentucky and brings recognition for efforts that might otherwise go unnoticed.

David Lu wins poster competition at Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition

David Lu, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, awarded in best student poster competition at the 2024 conference in Palm Beach, Florida.

ChemE Car Takes First Place at Regional Competition

Kentucky Fried Chemicals takes first in the Southern Region at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) ChemE Car Competition.

Seay named AIChE Fellow

Jeffrey Seay, the PJC Board of Trustees Engineering Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has been elected an American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) Fellow, the organization’s highest grade of membership.

Chemical Engineering Students Win at AIChE Conference

Last month, chemical engineering undergraduate students and faculty advisor, Anastasia Hauser, attended the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Givens and Students Publish in AAPS Journal

Assistant Professor Brittany Givens and students Ashbey Manning, Claire Rowlands and Hope Saindon published a research article in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Journal.

Engineering Students Named Winners at Sustainability Showcase

Engineering students McKenna Clinch and Donovin Lewis were named winners at the third annual sustainability research poster competition.