The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 125 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines. Of those 125 scientists and scholars, 21 are UK Pigman College of Engineering faculty.
Martha Grady, Ph.D., a Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Scholar and an associate department chair in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is leading a multidisciplinary team to investigate how 3D-printed titanium can be engineered to resist harmful bacteria.
For more than a century, Engineers Day — better known as E-Day — has transformed the University of Kentucky’s engineering complex into a hands-on playground for discovery. On Saturday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering will welcome thousands of students, families and community members for its annual open house celebrating science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Today’s most powerful supercomputers can answer big scientific questions. However, managing large amounts of data presents a major obstacle. That challenge is the focus of the work by Xin Liang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science. Liang recently received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award with $500,000 over five years for his research.
The Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky has launched the Commonwealth’s first Bachelor of Science in AI. The undergraduate degree program, housed in the Department of Computer Science, will welcome its first class in Fall 2026.
Engineering For All is a special event hosted by the Pigman College of Engineering designed for future engineers and their families to connect with student organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, and other groups to get answers to all your questions about engineering courses, internships, co-ops and campus resources, and more.
