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2025 Pigman College of Engineering Faculty Awards

May 5, 2025

The annual Pigman College of Engineering Faculty Awards ceremony was held on May 1 at Malone's Prime and Events. Awards were given in the areas of research, service and graduate studies.

Mining students at NSSGA Student Design Competition

Mining faculty and students receive awards at MINEXCHANGE 2025 conference

May 5, 2025

In February, faculty and students from the University of Kentucky Department of Mining Engineering received several awards at the Society for Mining Engineering's annual MINEXCHANGE conference in Denver, Colorado. Jack Groppo, professor and director of undegraduate studies in the Department of Mining Engineering, was named the winner of the 2025 Frank F. Aplan Award, which recognizes contributions that further the understanding of the technology of coal and/or mineral engineering.

Mining students form new National Sand, Stone & Gravel Association chapter

May 5, 2025

Recently, students in the Department of Mining Engineering formed a new student chapter of the National Sand, Stone & Gravel Association (NSSGA) at the University of Kentucky. The NSSGA represents the aggregates industry, which includes companies involved in producing stone, sand, and gravel.

Zach Agioutantis named 2025-26 University Research Professors

Alicia Gregory

Apr 29, 2025

Zach Agioutantis, department chair and professor for the department of Mining Engineering, was named University Research Professors for the 2025-26 academic year.

Moradi, Agioutantis, Roghanchi and Schafrik receive grant to enhance health and safety outcomes in mining

Apr 7, 2025

UK Pigman College of Engineering researchers in the Department of Mining Engineering Ali Moradi (PI), Zach Agioutantis (Co-I), Pedram Roghanchi (Co-I) and Steven Schafrik (Co-I) have received a $1,250,000 grant over five years from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for their project, "Strategic Health and Safety Optimization in Transition from Open Pit to Underground Mines."

Sophomore undergraduate students Gable Rath and Cade Spurlock explain to Dr. Roghanchi how they used AI to help solve a sensor problem while designing an autonomous drone.

Roghanchi, Schafrik, Moradi, Agioutantis, Siddique and Wilson receive grant to implement courses on artificial intelligence in the mining industry.

Apr 7, 2025

UK Pigman College of Engineering researchers in the Department of Mining Engineering Pedram Roghanchi (PI), Zach Agioutantis (Co-I), Ali Moradi (Co-I) and Steven Schafrik (Co-I), Muhammad Abu Bakar Siddique (Co-I) in the Department of Computer Science and Sarah Wilson (Co-I) in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering have received a nearly $442,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for their project, "IGE Track 1: Integrating Artificial Intelligence Technologies into Mining Education."

Agioutantis, Schafrik, Sottile and Beck receive grant to develop automated sensing module for miner safety

Apr 7, 2025

UK Pigman College of Engineering researchers in the Department of Mining Engineering Zach Agioutantis (PI), Steven Schafrik (Co-I) and Joseph Sottile (Co-I) and Matt Beck (Co-I) in the Department of Chemical and Material Engineering have received a nearly $250,000 grant from the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Incorporated for their project, "Automated Sensing Module for Enhancing Miner Safety."

Schafrik, Agioutantis and Sottile receive grant to demonstrate autonomous shuttle car operations

Apr 7, 2025

UK Pigman College of Engineering researchers in the Department of Mining Engineering Steven Schafrik (PI), Zach Agioutantis (Co-I) and Joseph Sottile (Co-I) have received a nearly $439,000 grant from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for their project, "Development and Demonstration of an Automated Shuttle Car."

UK’s Honaker wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award

Lindsey Piercy

Mar 21, 2025

Rick Honaker, Ph.D., professor of mining engineering in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has been named winner of the 2025 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Kentucky.

Photo of Jian Shi holding glass container in a lab

UK researchers develop greener, more sustainable ways to recover metals from electronic waste

By Jordan Strickler |

Feb 13, 2025

As electronic waste (e-waste) piles up globally, researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering are spearheading innovative methods to recover valuable metals from discarded devices and industrial waste.

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2025 Pigman College of Engineering Faculty Awards

Mining faculty and students receive awards at MINEXCHANGE 2025 conference

Mining students form new National Sand, Stone & Gravel Association chapter

Zach Agioutantis named 2025-26 University Research Professors

Moradi, Agioutantis, Roghanchi and Schafrik receive grant to enhance health and safety outcomes in mining

Roghanchi, Schafrik, Moradi, Agioutantis, Siddique and Wilson receive grant to implement courses on artificial intelligence in the mining industry.

Agioutantis, Schafrik, Sottile and Beck receive grant to develop automated sensing module for miner safety

Schafrik, Agioutantis and Sottile receive grant to demonstrate autonomous shuttle car operations

UK’s Honaker wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award

UK researchers develop greener, more sustainable ways to recover metals from electronic waste

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