With over 30 full-time faculty members dedicated to teaching and research, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering supports research in numerous relevant fields. We advance aerospace research and often work with NASA on research methods for its future missions. The Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing pioneers new manufacturing standards that respect the planet’s resources. Our Institute of Research for Technological Development (IR4TD) explores fire research, painting technology research, lean manufacturing systems and more. Mechanical and aerospace engineering is a diverse discipline, and our robust faculty is engaged in every aspect of it.
8 faculty and 8 graduate students named Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Scholars
Established in 2024, the Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Endowment supports faculty, research, graduate students, facilities and research infrastructure in the Pigman College of Engineering. In its inaugural year, the endowment has made $160,000 in funds available for distribution, with a priority on faculty and research scholar support.
Envisioning engineering education in West Kentucky - Founding the UK Engineering Paducah Campus
The story of the Paducah campus has always been one of community. As it builds toward the future, the forces behind its foundation take a look back on their ambitious journey to bring UK engineering to Western Kentucky.
PPL partners with UK IDEA on award for up to $72 million in federal funding from U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) announced today it has executed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for an award up to $72 million to help fund a groundbreaking carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture research and development project at the company's natural gas combined-cycle generation facility in Louisville, Kentucky.
