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Pegah Safavi Faezeh Akbari awarded Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers scholarship

Jun 13, 2025

Safavi, a Ph.D. candidate in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, was one of 74 students worldwide selected to receive the SPIE Optics and Photonics Scholarship. This prestigious award, granted by the SPIE Scholarship Committee, recognizes students with strong potential to advance the fields of optics, photonics and related disciplines.

Faezeh Akbari receives Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers scholarship

Jun 6, 2025

Akbari, a third-year Ph.D. candidate, was one of 74 students worldwide selected to receive the SPIE Optics and Photonics Scholarship. This prestigious award, granted by the SPIE Scholarship Committee, recognizes students with strong potential to advance the fields of optics, photonics and related disciplines.

Biomedical Engineering teams sweep graduate division at 2025 PNC Wildcat Pitch Competition

May 13, 2025

Biomedical Engineering graduate students claim first, second, and third place in the 2025 PNC Wildcat Pitch Competition.

Creation of a Femoral Spacer Mold Project

Pigman College of Engineering hosts first ever Capstone Design Showcase

Apr 29, 2025

On April 28, the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering hosted its first ever Capstone Design Showcase in the Gatton Student Center. The event showcased 56 Capstone projects from over 200 students from seven engineering disciplines. Featured disciplines were biomedical engineering, biosystems and agricultural engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, engineering technology and materials engineering.

Ph.D. candidate wins Director's Award in 1-Minute Research Poster Pitch Competition

Apr 16, 2025

Pegah Safavi, a Ph.D. candidate in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering and member of the Biomedical Optics Lab, received the Director's Award in the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship (VACE)'s 1-minute Research Poster Pitch Competition at the Clinical Center for Translational Science (CCTS) Spring Conference, held earlier this month.

UK researchers develop groundbreaking microscopy technique to study cancer

Apr 16, 2025

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have introduced a novel microscopy technique that could revolutionize cancer research by providing an accessible, cost-effective way to study how cancer cells adapt to treatments. The National Institutes of Health-funded study, published in Biophotonics Discovery and featured on that publication’s cover, underscores its importance and potential impact on the field of oncology

Pegah Safavi, a graudate student in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is the 2025 Sarah Bennett Holmes graduate student award winner.

UK Women’s Forum announces 31st annual Sarah Bennett Holmes Award winners

Melissa McCaughan

Apr 15, 2025

The University of Kentucky Women’s Forum announced the four winners of the 2025 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award at a celebratory luncheon March 26. Award winners, nominees and other invited guests heard remarks from UK President Eli Capilouto and a keynote address titled "Standing Strong — Empowering Women to Define Their Path," presented by Tukea Talbert, D.N.P.

Su awarded James F. Lafferty Faculty Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering

Apr 7, 2025

Ni Su, assistant professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded the James F. Lafferty Faculty Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1.

PRD, Engineering students create products for the future of healthcare and electric mobility

Haley Simpkins

Apr 2, 2025

Students from the University of Kentucky College of Design's Department of Product Design and the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering teamed up with UK HealthCare, and other industry professionals, to create innovative medical devices and products addressing critical challenges in other industries.

Outstanding biomedical graduate student featured by SPIE

Mar 4, 2025

Faezeh Akbari, a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, recently had her work selected as a featured article by the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

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