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Type
  
Public

Location
  
Lexington, KY, USA

Phone
  
+1 859-257-1687

Dean
  
Larry Holloway

Established
  
1865

Website
  
engr.uky.edu

Founded
  
1865

University of Kentucky College of Engineering

Address
  
Ralph G.Anderson Building, 351 Administration Dr, Lexington, KY 40506, USA

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The university of kentucky college of engineering


The University of Kentucky College of Engineering is an ABET accredited, public engineering school located on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The college currently offers programs in Biomedical engineering, Biosystems engineering, Chemical engineering/Materials engineering, Civil engineering, Electrical engineering/Computer engineering, Computer science, Mechanical engineering and Mining engineering.

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In 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranked the college #12 among graduate programs for Biological/Agricultural Engineering.

Engineering education at the University of Kentucky goes back to the founding of the university as a Land-grant university in 1865.

The college is located in Anderson Hall as well as several other buildings on campus.

UK College of Engineering maintains a satellite campus on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah offering bachelor's degrees in Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Notable faculty

In 2006, the university created the Hardin-Drnevich-Huang Professorship in Geotechnical Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering to honor Bobby O. Hardin, Vincent P. Drnevich, and Yang H. Huang, who together created a nationally recognized program in Geotechnical Engineering at the university.

Notable alumni

  • Ralph G. Anderson, founder of Belcan Corporation
  • Sannie Overly, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
  • Paul Patton, 59th Governor of Kentucky
  • Lee Todd, inventor, entrepreneur, and 11th president of the University of Kentucky
  • Harlen Wheatley, Master Distiller at Buffalo Trace Distillery
  • William T. Young, businessman and philanthropist
  • Notable student projects

  • Solar Car Team
  • References

    University of Kentucky College of Engineering Wikipedia