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UK’s Brent Seales, global team secures Europe’s top research grant to digitally decode Herculaneum scrolls

Brent Seales, heritage science chair in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant as part of an international team seeking to unlock the secrets of the Herculaneum scrolls.

UK’s Alexandre Martin wins NASA medal for advancing space technology

Alexandre Martin, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal — one of the highest honors given to individuals outside the agency.

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Hastings appointed associate dean for research and graduate studies

The University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of J. Todd Hastings, Ph.D. as associate dean for research and graduate studies, effective July 1, 2025.

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The 2025 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Leonie Bettel

Leonie Bettel, a doctoral candidate and graduate assistant in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, is one of nine winners to receive the University of Kentucky’s 2025 Outstanding Teaching Awards.

SEC engineering leadership comes to the Commonwealth

Engineering education leaders from across the Southeastern Conference (SEC) gathered at the University of Kentucky for the annual SEC Engineering Leadership Meeting. The meeting welcomed more than 100 participants, including engineering deans, associate deans, department chairs and other higher educational leaders.

‘Visualize the invisible’: How UK researchers use drones to explore the atmosphere

What once started as a mission to test an aircraft on Mars has turned into research using drones at the University of Kentucky that now helps engineers predict tornadoes.

UK engineering researcher leads NSF‑funded initiative to model heart fibrosis with machine learning

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are teaming up with researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) to develop cutting-edge simulations of heart disease progression. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded UK and MSU a four-year, $1.2 million collaborative grant titled “SCH: Machine‑Learning Enhanced Computational Models of Cardiac Pathophysiology.”

Announcing the Clifford and Eric Cremers Chair in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The Pigman College of Engineering is proudly announces the establishment of the Clifford Cremers and Eric Cremers Chair in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. This endowment is made possible through a generous gift from mechanical engineering alumnus, Eric Cremers ’84 and his wife Laura, in honor of Eric’s late father, Clifford Cremers.