Fall 2024 Dean's List includes 1,009 engineering students

Published on Feb. 11, 2025

Pigman College of Engineering Spring 2025 Dean’s List  Listed alphabetically by last name.* *some students excluded for privacy purposes

Student Spotlight: Lauren Kargas

Published on Feb. 11, 2025

  Name: Lauren Kargas Major: Biosystems Engineering Graduation Year: 2026 Hometown: Somerset, KY

AEN-178: Wetland Curriculum for Kentucky High Schools

By Carmen Agouridis, Emily Nottingham, and Tiffany Messer
Published on Jan. 23, 2025

Wetland curriculum for high schoolers is designed to provide students with knowledge concerning the natural environment and its associated problems with water quality and quantity, along with awareness of how to help solve these problems.

‘UK at the Half’: UK leads collaborative Kentucky climate resiliency project

Published on Jan. 17, 2025

 

Q&A with Abby Phillips

Published on Nov. 13, 2024

  Name: Abby Phillips Major: Biosystems Engineering-Biomedicine Focus Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI  

Turning waste into fuel: Bourbon industry offers new path for renewable energy

By Jordan Strickler
Published on Nov. 12, 2024

University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment researchers are turning one of the state’s largest and fastest-growing industries into an unlikely renewable energy source.  

UK receives grant to explore drone technology for livestock management

By Jordan Strickler
Published on Sep. 16, 2024

The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has secured a $910,000 grant from the USDA to develop and refine drone technology in cattle management.

Michael Sama wins multiple awards for professional service at 2024 ASABE Annual International Meeting

By Grace Sowards
Published on Sep. 11, 2024

Michael Sama, a University of Kentucky Gatton Foundation Distinguished Professor in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), was recognized with three awards at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting. The honors were as follows: 

Comparative life cycle assessment of woody biomass processing: air classification, drying, and size reduction powered by bioelectricity versus grid electricity

Published on Aug. 31, 2024

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AEN-176: Providing and Improving Drinking Water for Livestock

By Steve Higgins
Published on Aug. 9, 2024

Water is a fundamental requirement for livestock. Depending on the species, livestock will consume two to six times more water than forages or feed. Nevertheless, drinking water quality for livestock is commonly overlooked, which can result in huge implications to animal health, well-being, and optimal productivity.