UK Invites Community to Celebrate its 100th E-Day Open House

By Lindsey Piercy
Published on Feb. 26, 2023

A decades-long tradition, UK Engineering held its first E-Day on May 26, 1921. The university dismissed classes at noon to allow the community to tour the college and see its researchers and students in action. Now, an estimated 3,000 people attend E-Day each year.

Popular University of Kentucky lawn mower clinic is March 2-5

By Aimee Nielson
Published on Feb. 24, 2023

The University of Kentucky’s popular lawn mower clinic is March 2-5 at the Agriculture Machine Research Lab on the Lexington campus.  

Fall 2022 Dean's List Includes 1,034 Engineering Students

Published on Jan. 9, 2023

The University of Kentucky has released its Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester. A total of 5,631 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance – 1,034 were from the College of Engineering.

AEN-170: When to Replace Sprayer Nozzle Tips

By Tim Stombaugh
Published on Dec. 5, 2022

Nozzle tips are critical sprayer components for achieving accurate and uniform application of chemicals. Furthermore, nozzle tips are not cheap, especially when considering how many are required on a sprayer. As with any component on a machine, they will not last forever. So when should nozzle tips be replaced?

AEN-172: Decision Aid to Determine the Cost of Using a Drone Sprayer in Production Agriculture

By Gabriel Abdulai, Joshua Jackson, Karla Ladino, and Tim Stombaugh
Published on Nov. 29, 2022

Similar to other agricultural equipment purchases, cost and potential for return on investment for drone sprayers must be carefully evaluated. General Considerations and Requirements for Drone Spraying (AEN-171) summarized what aspects should be evaluated prior to the purchase of a drone sprayer, or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) sprayer.

AEN-171: General Considerations and Requirements for Drone Spraying

By Gabriel Abdulai, Joshua Jackson, and Karla Ladino
Published on Nov. 29, 2022

The purchase of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) sprayer, also known as a drone sprayer, must be evaluated carefully.

Distilleries finding “bourbon shrooms” profitable for spent grains

By Jordan Strickler
Published on Nov. 28, 2022

Mushrooms and distilleries have quite a bit in common thanks to students at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. With funding from the UK Office of Sustainability, a group in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, and the Department of Horticulture, is looking for ways to raise fungi using

The Engineering Student Council Receives Awards at the National Association of Engineering Student Councils Conference

Published on Nov. 9, 2022

Three students representing the University of Kentucky Engineering Student Council (ESC) attended the National Association of Engineering Student Councils (NAESC) East Regional Conference earlier this month at Louisiana Tech University.

Engineering Students and Alumni Were Honored at the 31st annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Program

Published on Oct. 17, 2022

Seun Adekunle, a computer science student, Maya Bentley Anthony, a biosystems engineering graduate, Jayla McCoy, a mechanical engineering student and Austin Mitchell, a civil engineering graduate were honored during the 31st annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards program Friday, Oct. 14 at the Gatton Student Center.

Where Are They Now? Ciara Pickering Checks in from South Carolina

By Karin Pekarchik
Published on Sep. 30, 2022

Ciara Pickering shares how BAE's bioenvironmental focus prepared her for her career, and how she spends down time hiking with her dog Wally.