Cheung’s project is also highlighted in this article covering the conference.
]]>The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research recognizes and rewards outstanding research accomplishments of lasting impact on engineering and computer science. Winners were:
I.S. Jawahir, Department of Mechanical Engineering
I.S. Jawahir is the James F. Hardymon Chair in Manufacturing Systems and founding director of the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM) at the University of Kentucky—an interdisciplinary research group that was approved by the university in 2012 thanks to his tireless work.
During 2010-2014, Jawahir was listed as PI on grants and contracts of nearly $3.5 million, from state, federal and industry funding sources. His laboratory consists of several million dollars of state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment that serves as the basis for his scholarly contributions. In the last three years, Jawahir has published 27 papers in top-tier journals in his research area, 23 conference papers, one book and four book chapters. He also graduated seven doctoral students and advised 11 international post-doctoral researchers. Jawahir is routinely invited as a keynote speaker and panelist at international conferences.
In 2010, Jawahir was elected as a Fellow in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers—one of the top honors afforded researchers in Jawahir’s field, as there are only 285 such fellows worldwide. Additionally, he was awarded the Milton C. Shaw Medal for Manufacturing Research in 2013, an award that recognizes significant fundamental contributions to the science and technology of manufacturing processes.
Guoqiang Yu, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Thus far in his young career, Guoqiang Yu has built an exemplary record of scholarship productivity in the area of near-infrared diffuse optical spectroscopy/tomography.
Since coming to the University of Kentucky in 2007, Yu has been awarded approximately $2.9 million as PI, and his collaborative activities have generated an additional $3.1 million. Yu currently has a large (~$1.5 million) National Institutes of Health R01 grant to test his diffuse optical instrumentation for assessing the effectiveness of head and neck tumor treatments. His research projects have engaged clinicians in UK’s radiology and surgery departments as well as the Markey Cancer Center with the goal of translating biophotonics technology into improved human healthcare.
A prolific author, Yu published 12 papers in 2012, eight in 2013, six in 2014 and thus far three manuscripts have been submitted in 2015. The content of these publications covers design and fabrication of novel instrumentation as well as its application to monitoring clinical therapies and for potentially diagnosing different conditions, ranging from intraoperative revascularization to breast cancer to radiation therapy. Yu’s publications have appeared in top quality journals with high impact factors, including Optics Express, Optics Letters, Journal of Biomedical Optics, Biomedical Optics Express and Brain Research.
The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service recognizes and rewards those individuals who excel in carrying out the service mission of the college. Winners were:
John Balk, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Since joining the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in 2004, John Balk has demonstrated exceptional commitment to the success of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Kentucky.
Since 2011, Balk has served as director of undergraduate studies for the materials engineering program. During that time, he has worked with the recruitment staff to increase undergraduate enrollment by 95%. In addition, Balk has been the faculty advisor for the materials engineering undergraduate professional organization Material Advantage for the last 10 years. As director of the Electron Microscopy Center, Balk ensures the microscopy needs of researchers within the college and across campus are met and he was seminal in helping establish the college’s German Engineering Exchange Program with the University of Karlsruhe.
As an active member of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Balk has been responsible for the organization of three symposia at national meetings of MRS and has chaired eight sessions at MRS and other conferences. He was elected chair of the 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Thin Film and Small-Scale Mechanical Behavior and selected as one of five meeting chairs for the 2015 Fall MRS Meeting to be held in Boston.
Jeffrey Seay, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Through classroom instruction, undergraduate research projects and service endeavors, Jeff Seay has created diverse opportunities for chemical engineering students at the University of Kentucky Paducah campus that have profoundly accelerated their professional development.
Seay’s highest profile service contributions have been in the organization of three international student trips based on the concept of global service learning in engineering. His initiative has resulted in student trips to sub-Saharan Africa in 2012 and 2014 as well as a forthcoming trip to India in 2015. Seay is the founding advisor for two student professional groups on the Paducah campus, Engineers for a Sustainable World and Energy Club of Kentucky.
Many of Seay’s professional service activities are an extension of his scholarship focus in sustainable engineering. He has been highly active in the Sustainable Engineering Forum and currently serves as the national chair. Seay is a faculty member of the UK Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing and served as organizing committee co-chair for the 4th International Forum on Sustainable Manufacturing in Lexington. In recognition of Seay’s high level of involvement in the sustainability community and commitment to sustainable engineering education, Seay received the national American Institute of Chemical Engineers Sustainable Engineering Forum Education Award in 2013.
The Henry Mason Lutes Award for Excellence in Engineering Education recognizes and rewards outstanding teaching accomplishments. This year’s winner was Bill Smith.
Bill Smith, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Exactly twenty years after receiving his first Henry Mason Lutes Award for Excellence in Teaching, Bill Smith’s dedication to student success at the University of Kentucky has earned him the award once again.
Despite serving as director of undergraduate studies for electrical engineering since 2006, as well as associate chair for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Smith often chooses to teach a full load of courses, foregoing the reduction allowed for administrative duties. Further, Smith recognizes the importance of having his students create and test what they build—crucial elements in his classes on wireless communications, antenna design, electromagnetic compatibility and circuits. Teacher and course evaluations consistently reveal Smith’s effectiveness as a professor. Students routinely praise him for his availability, enthusiasm for the course matter and clarity when teaching complex material.
Smith is a Kentucky native who graduated from the University of Kentucky with an electrical engineering degree in 1980. He returned to campus as an electrical engineering assistant professor in 1990. In his 25-year career, he has won his department’s teaching excellence award three times and Tau Beta Pi’s Outstanding Engineering Professor Award three times.
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Despite serving as director of undergraduate studies for electrical engineering since 2006, as well as associate chair for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Smith often chooses to teach a full load of courses, foregoing the reduction allowed for administrative duties. Further, Smith recognizes the importance of having his students create and test what they build—crucial elements in his classes on wireless communications, antenna design, electromagnetic compatibility and circuits. Teacher and course evaluations consistently reveal Smith’s effectiveness as a professor. Students routinely praise him for his availability, enthusiasm for the course matter and clarity when teaching complex material.
Smith is a Kentucky native who graduated from the University of Kentucky with an electrical engineering degree in 1980. He returned to campus as an electrical engineering assistant professor in 1990. In his 25-year career, he has won his department’s teaching excellence award three times and Tau Beta Pi’s Outstanding Engineering Professor Award three times.
]]>Initiated in 1992, the Hall of Distinction not only recognizes notable engineering alumni, but also serves to encourage exemplary achievements by current students and others.
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Abstract: Science and engineering have long been among the most esteemed and trusted professions in America. However, the perceived integrity of our research establishment is being challenged by a number of troubling developments. These include many well publicized incidents of research misconduct and retractions of research papers by journals on grounds of authors’ misconduct, by the appearance of hundreds of “predatory” online journals, and by publication of papers by prominent scientists alleging that “most published research findings are false”. This talk will review recent research on the prevalence of scientific misconduct. Distinguishing a real increase in the incidence of misconduct from an increased awareness of the problem is difficult, but in any event the issue is becoming more visible to the public and to the scientific community itself. This can potentially erode public trust in science and engineering. Students beginning their careers in science and engineering need to be aware that they will be under closer scrutiny in their work than their predecessors might have been, and that work practices that that might have gotten by in former years might now be subject to career-damaging sanctions. There are also new opportunities for the research community to work together to improve the reliability and integrity of science.
Biosketch: Kenneth R. Foster (IEEE M’77–SM’81–F’88, LF’13) received the Ph.D. degree in physics from Indiana University in 1971. He served from 1971 to 1976 with the U.S. Navy at the Naval Medical Research Institute. Since 1976 he has been with the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, where he is presently Professor of Bioengineering. His technical work involves the interaction of nonionizing radiation and biological systems, including studies on mechanisms of interaction and health issues related to radiofrequency and microwave energy. Major additional interests are the impact of technology on society and ethics in engineering and science. He has published more than 100 technical papers in peer reviewed journals, numerous other articles, and is the author of two books related to technological risk and the law. He is former president of IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology and is co-editor in chief of BioMedical Engineering Online, an open-access journal published by Springer.
]]>(ECE Freshmen are to see/contact their College advisors, 3rd floor RGAN, for more information.)
Summer & Fall ‘15 Priority Registration windows open:
April 1 for Honors, Athletes, ROTC, and Students with Disabilities
April 6 for Seniors
April 9 for Juniors
April 10 for Sophomores
(Verify your exact registration window on your myUK “Plan and Register” tab.)
NOTICE: The ECE Advising process has been modified. You will now meet with your academic advisor first (Danielle Green-Hinkle) and then your faculty mentor. Each faculty mentor will have their own sign-up process (usually through email or posting an appointment grid on their office door). Faculty mentors are assigned by the last digit of your student ID number. Once all signatures have been obtained, your academic advisor hold will be lifted.
Follow these four steps to make the advising process more productive:
1) SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT (NO DROP-INS) with your advisor. Appointments will be available March 2 – April 21. Advisor availability is limited, so if you wait to schedule your appointment – or if you miss your appointment – you may delay your registration until the Add/Drop window(April 28-Sept 1).
All ECE students will make their appointment through the online appointment scheduler on myUK: This system works best with FireFox and Explorer browsers, Safari and Chrome are problematic, and UK mobile app may or may not be compatible depending on device used.
2)Advising Worksheet: F15 Advising Worksheet with questionnaire(CLICK HERE FOR FORM)
Prior to your advising appointment, please print or pick up (473 FPAT) an Advising Worksheet. The worksheet will walk you through the necessary steps to prepare you for your appointment. Use this information to generate your list of proposed classes and any questions. Please come prepared.
3) Regularly check for HOLDS on your record (i.e. HAVEN, C.A.T.S., unpaid parking tickets, library fines, admissions, any unpaid UK bill, etc.) on myUK/myInfo/myStops and Holds. An “advisor hold” is normal; this will be lifted after you have met with your academic advisor and faculty mentor. You will not be able to register until all holds are cleared. May 2015 graduating seniors do NOT have to have their academic hold lifted to graduate.
4) Keep your appointment. Please be courteous of everyone’s time — the myAppointment system allows for cancellations 24 hrs in advance and/or email your advisor of your circumstances for last minute cancellations. If you are late for your appointment, please understand you may need to reschedule.
FACULTY MENTOR LIST- Each digit (0-9) has two faculty members listed. You have to choose one to meet with.
LAST DIGIT IN STUDENT ID NO. | FACULTY MENTOR | OFFICE PHONE | E-MAIL ADDRESS | OFFICE LOCATION |
0 | Liao, Yuan | 257-6064 | yuan.liao@uky.edu | 691 FPAT; Lab: 570 FPAT |
0 | Walcott, Bruce | 257-1182 | bruce.walcott@uky.edu | 221 MarksburyLab: 552 FPAT |
1 | Hassebrook, Larry | 257-8040 | l.hassebrook@uky.edu | 219 MarksburyLab: 209 CRMS |
1 | Lau, Daniel | 257-1787 | dllau@engr.uky.edu | 567 FPAT; Lab: 675 FPAT |
2 | Chen, Zhi David | 218-6550 | zhi.chen@uky.edu | 374 ASTeCCLab: 349 ASTeCC |
2 | Zhang, YuMing | 323-3262 | yuming.zhang@uky.edu | 414P CRMS |
3 | Adams, Robert | 257-1775 | robert.adams@uky.edu | 685 FPAT; Lab: 682 FPAT |
3 | Lumpp, James | 257-3895 | jel@uky.edu | 569 FPATLab: 551/559 FPAT |
4 | Hastings, Todd | 218-6544 | todd.hastings@uky.edu | 352 ASTeCCLab: 345 ASTeCC |
4 | Lumpp, Janet | 257-4985 | jklumpp@uky.edu | 697 FPATLab: 681 FPAT, 659, 652,654 |
5 | Dietz, Hank | 257-4701 | henry.dietz@uky.edu | 203 MarksburyLab: 108/108A, 204 Marksbury, 672 FPAT |
5 | Donohue, Kevin | 257-4004 | kevin.donohue@uky.edu | 201 MarksburyLab: 204 Marksbury |
6 | Elias, Joseph | jfe@cypress.com | 585 FPAT | |
6 | Smith, William | 257-1009 | william.smith@uky.edu | 467D FPAT |
7 | Cheung, Samson | 218-0299 | sen-ching.cheung@uky.edu | 217 MarksburyLab: 204 Marksbury |
7 | Singh, Vijay | 257-3243 | vsingh@uky.edu | 683 FPATLab: 651 FPAT, 369, 365, 368, 361, 360 Marksbury; 203, 205, 207 DV Terrell (0052) |
8 | Ashley, Jeff | 257-8049 | jeffrey.ashley@uky.edu | 565 FPAT |
8 | Hannemann, Regina | 257-5156 | regina.hannemann@uky.edu | 467A FPAT |
9 | Cramer, Aaron | 257-9113 | aaron.cramer@uky.edu | 687B FPATLab: 577 FPAT; 108, 109 Engineering Annex |
9 | Heath, J. Robert | 257-3124 | jr.heath@uky.edu | 453C FPATLab: 108 Marksbury |
We are looking forward to meeting with you and the opportunity to assist with your preparation for your next successful semester in Electrical and Computer Engineering!
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Cambron plans to begin graduate studies at UK next fall and complete his master’s degree in electrical engineering the following spring. He is enrolled in the University Scholars Program and been a member of the Solar Car Team for the last four years. His research interest areas are electro-mechanics, embedded systems and controls.
]]>Cambron plans to begin graduate studies at UK next fall and complete his master’s degree in electrical engineering the following spring. He is enrolled in the University Scholars Program and been a member of the Solar Car Team for the last four years. His research interest areas are electro-mechanics, embedded systems and controls.
]]>The selection committee issued PES scholarships to 184 recipients from 95 U.S. and Canadian universities for the 2014-15 academic year. The initiative recognizes undergraduate students who have declared a major in electrical or computer engineering, are high achievers with strong GPAs with distinctive extracurricular commitments and are committed to exploring the power and energy field.
Kirkpatrick, a junior, will receive $2,000 and Cambron, a junior and third-year recipient, will receive $3,000. Bartlett, a sophomore, will receive $2,000 as a PES Scholar and an additional $5,000 since he was named the John W. Estey Outstanding Scholar recipient for IEEE Region 3. In addition to the scholarship, recipients will receive a certificate and a pin and will be publicly honored by the university at a future event.
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]]>From left to right: Lee Todd, Lindell Ormsbee, Braden Lusk, Dean John Walz, William Murphy, Czarena Crofcheck, Greg Wasilkowski
The second annual College of Engineering Dean’s Faculty Awards Reception was held April 28 at the Hilary J. Boone Center. College faculty members were on hand to see their colleagues receive awards in the areas of excellence in research, service and teaching. The winners in each category are listed below, along with a brief biography.
Braden Lusk, Department of Mining Engineering: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research
Braden Lusk has developed an extensive explosives and blasting research program that has significantly impacted the methods used to blast near residential areas. Orica, a worldwide leader in blasting and explosives for the mining industry, has indicated that Lusk’s novel ground vibration fundamentals and prediction capabilities will change the way operators design mine blasts. Currently, his methodology is being used at Nelson Brothers, a publically-owned coal company.
An indicator of Lusk’s research quality and respect for his contributions is the number of new projects he has received over the past two years. His research funding has totaled $1.24 million and includes awards from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Appalachian Research Initiative for Environmental Science at Virginia Tech and others. In addition, Lusk has received notable attention for his study of ballistic and blast resistance on power transformers undertaken for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Lusk’s research is conducted in a world class underground laboratory that he personally developed and many companies test their products in his facility. Lusk has also directed extensive studies which have resulted in the development and testing of new mine seals and mine refuge chambers.
Lindell Ormsbee, Department of Civil Engineering: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research
Lindell Ormsbee has been actively engaged in research, teaching and consulting in water resources and environmental engineering and has published more than 250 technical papers and reports on topics within this field.
In addition to serving as the Raymond-Blythe Professor of Civil Engineering, Ormsbee is the director of the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute (KWRRI) and the associate director of the University of Kentucky Superfund Research Center—one of 18 national centers. As a result of his leadership, the KWRRI was recognized in 2011 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a Center of Excellence for Watershed Management. He was recently elected as a Fellow of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute.
Since 2010, Ormsbee has brought in $3.9 million in research awards in which he was the principal investigator as well as project expenditures of $4.2 million. Over that same period, he is associated with over $10 million in collaborative funding. He is currently co-PI on pending collaborative funding of an additional $20 million. In these research administration capacities, Ormsbee has collaborated with numerous faculty members at UK and other universities to develop highly successful interdisciplinary research proposals that have resulted in several million dollars of research funding.
Czarena Crofcheck, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service
Czarena Crofcheck’s leadership and service at the department, university and national levels reveal a passion for helping young people and expanding the field of biological engineering.
Crofcheck has helped launch her department’s U.S.-Brazil undergraduate exchange program, participated in several educational outreach projects and served as student branch advisor. A model department citizen, Crofcheck often works with high school and undergraduate students on independent research projects, judges elementary school science fairs, leads tours of the department for school groups and prospective students and has represented BAE at UK’s Engineers Day open house for the last nine years.
Crofcheck has routinely demonstrated a desire and strong ability to collaborate on larger university matters. During the transition from the University Studies Program to UKCore, Crofcheck worked many hours to create a statistical inference class that is now listed as a UKCore statistical inference course. She is currently serving on the Undergraduate Curriculum Council and is co-director of the Kentucky Girls STEM initiative.
In 2013, Crofcheck served as the national president for the Institute of Biological Engineering. Prior to becoming president, she developed programming for IBE’s annual conference, chaired the membership committee and served as treasurer.
William Murphy, Department of Mechanical Engineering: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service
William Murphy’s lengthy service record includes a wide range of high-impact activities that have directly benefitted UK students and faculty and the engineering profession.
In 1998, Murphy was named program director of the UK College of Engineering Extended Campus Program in Paducah. Despite stepping down in 2012, Murphy remains an active contributor to the program as a faculty member and is considered the “face of UK” in Paducah.
Murphy is a Fellow of ASHRAE (formerly called the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) and he recently received their Exceptional Service Award. He also serves on the national board of directors for the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) board of directors and global council. In addition to his national memberships, Murphy is a member of several university committees and is also an advisor for some of the Paducah campus’s student organizations. He frequently promotes STEM education among middle and high school students and is the director of the Paducah Area Middle School Science Fair.
In 2012, Murphy was named the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year and the West Kentucky Community & Technical College Outstanding Benefactor.
In addition to the Dean’s Awards, this year’s winner of the Henry Mason Lutes Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, Greg Wasilkowski, was recognized, as well former UK president Lee Todd, who was honored by the Kentucky Science Center earlier this year as an Ambassador of Science Literacy.
Grzegorz (Greg) Wasilkowski, Department of Computer Science: Henry Mason Lutes Award for Excellence in Engineering Education
Every semester, Greg Wasilkowski is presented with one of the most challenging teaching assignments in the Department of Computer Science—theoretical and mathematical foundations of computing. Although the content is crucial for a deep understanding of the nature of computer science, it is the exact opposite of what students expect to learn. Despite the difficulty of the material and the potential conflict of expectations, Wasilkowski is repeatedly lauded by students as an outstanding teacher.
In order to teach effectively, Wasilkowski supplements his mastery of the material with discernment, humor and seemingly boundless energy. He can detect when students are struggling, often leaving them amazed by his ability to quickly identify information or techniques that remove learning barriers. His comedic timing disarms ambivalent students and his passion and availability speak of the energy he invests in his vocation.
Wasilkowski does not believe the popular assumption that many people simply cannot do mathematics; rather, he believes many people simply do not have good teachers. This conviction has led to Wasilkowski’s practice of holding office hours five days a week and allowing for appointments outside those times. He truly cares how students perform in his classes.
Lee Todd, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Ambassador of Science Literacy
Dr. Lee Todd was named an Ambassador of Science Literacy by the Kentucky Science Center in January 2014 for his efforts to advance science literacy in Kentucky. The Ambassador of Science Literacy program started in 2009 as a way to honor individuals whose lives, work and community contributions reflect the Science Center’s mission and the science literacy values the Center represents.
Todd’s creativity, open-mindedness, critical thinking, collaborative spirit and willingness to challenge the status quo make him an ideal Ambassador for Science Literacy. He espoused the importance of S.T.E.M. studies and professional career opportunities to broad audiences during his time as University of Kentucky President and continues to do so by participating in Kentucky Science Center programs. In June 2013, Todd was the keynote speaker at the first Youth Science Summit, where he addressed one hundred teens and conveyed direct connections between passion for science, technology, engineering and math and the needs and challenges of the ever-changing world. Todd joins 14 other business leaders, educators, entrepreneurs and science literacy champions from across Kentucky who have earned this distinction from the Kentucky Science Center since 2010.
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1. Image Category. SEM, TEM, AFM, or any of the optically related images.
2. Publication category. Submissions can include any published paper. Only one submission per first author.
3. Poster Presentations Category. Any poster presentation based partially on work done at CeNSE was eligible. The winner was chosen based on both aesthetic and scientific appeal.
All submissions should be sent/brought to me at Brian.Wajdyk@uky.edu or room 45 of ASTeCC building. Deadline for submissions is October 21st and winners announced November 4th.
All winners will be chosen by a small anonymous committee headed by Brian Wajdyk with the mandate of impartiality. What can you win? Bragging rights and something to add to your resume. Certificates will be given to all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category. Results will be posted on the CeNSE website and posted on the boards on the 3rd floor of ASTeCC. Imagine. You can win and not even do anymore research! Just submit your previously prepared work.
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