University of Kentucky Materials Science Engineering

Congratulations, Dr. Pham!!! Outstanding work.

Materials engineering assistant professor Jonathan Pham has received an NSF CAREER Award! The CAREER Award is one of the “most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization,” according to NSF.

The award will fund his project "Wetting and dynamics on soft and swollen polymeric surfaces" in the amount of $570,000 over five years.

Congratulations Dr. Pham!

https://www.engr.uky.edu/news/2021/02/jonathan-pham-receives-nsf-career-award

Congratulations to Bella Ritz, Thomas Chaney, Heidi Hanes, and Christopher Long for their department awards!

It's the 2020 College of Engineering Tau Beta Pi and Department Awards!

Due to the University of Kentucky moving all courses online and students departing from campus, the annual UK College of Engineering Awards Banquet sponsored by Tau Beta Pi was canceled. However, each department and Tau Beta Pi has named awardees.

We will reveal department winners and honorary society initiates and officers throughout the week, culminating in the Tau Beta Pi Awards on Friday. Check back regularly!

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Chemical Engineering Outstanding Junior: Skyler Hornback

Honorable Mentions: Maggie Campbell, Maggie Carpenter, Andrew Lin, Matt Morse

Chemical Engineering Outstanding Senior: Hannah Dvorak

Honorable Mentions: Mariah Bezold, Kelly Lynch, Rachel Monroe, James Obute

Omega Chi Epsilon Outstanding Senior: Patrick Ryan

AICHE Senior Award: Rollie Mills

Omega Chi Epsilon Officers:

President: Patrick Ryan

Vice President: Kelly Lynch

Secretary: Nate Morgan

Treasurer: Mitchell Stokan

E-Day Chair: Yuhan Long

MSE Outstanding Junior: Heidi Hanes

Honorable Mention: Christopher Long

MSE Outstanding Senior: Isabella Ritz

Honorable Mention: Thomas Chaney

Department of Civil Engineering

Outstanding Junior in Civil Engineering: Natalie Fields

Outstanding Senior in Civil Engineering: Logan Westmoreland

Outstanding Masters Student in Civil Engineering: Amanda Melendez

Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Civil Engineering: Erika Hernandez

Outstanding TA in Civil Engineering: Nabil Al-Aemery

Vincent and Roxanne Drnevich Award for Undergraduate Excellence: Ashley Hall

CE Outstanding Faculty and Lutes Teaching Award Nominee: Jimmy Fox

Chi Epsilon Initiates

Fall 2019: Cole Oldfield, Leonie Bettel

Spring 2020: Jared Jeffers, Gabrielle Dice, Morgan Baumann, Jacob Mattingly, Ashley Hall, Jennifer Kisabeth, Steven McGowen, Natalie Fields

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Materials playlist for Valentine’s Day! - Materials Connect Here is a playlist for songs with a materials edge, based on the titles & lyrics. STARSHIP Nothing’s gonna stop us – durability, resilient (sustainability) The Partridge Family I can feel your heartbeat – mechanical properties, 3D bioprinting SHAED T

Plan to be there!

We are so excited about the upcoming career fair on Tuesday, and especially grateful to the 129 organizations seeking to hire, and the 11 partners who are going above and beyond to support our student organizations as a Wildcat or HireBlue Partner. If you attend the career fair on Tuesday, please be sure to thank them! Atkore International Link-Belt Cranes Colortech Stored Value Solutions - SVS Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Thoroughbred Engineering Technologies de surface Ellison Topy America Computer Services, Inc. Bastian Solutions Midea CAC

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Dr. Eric Grulke. Although he was a professor of chemical engineering, he was a tireless proponent of the materials engineering program at UK, and joyfully mentored students, regardless of major, throughout his career. Memorial services will be held on campus this January.

Remembering Eric Grulke: 1949-2019 | University of Kentucky College of Engineering Eric Grulke, professor of chemical engineering and former director of the engineering electron microscopy center, passed away Friday, November 29, at his home.

Congratulations to our own Heidi Hanes for winning the MSE Program's intern of the year award for her work at Lexmark over the summer!

Still an hour and a half left to go nab an internship!! Head over to Buell Armory now!