UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - Key Persons


Aaron Camenisch

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Marketing
  • Marketing & Communications Associate Director of Marketing

Adam Price

Job Titles:
  • Research Facility Manager

Adriane Russell

Job Titles:
  • Budget and Accounting Processes, Financial Reporting, Human Resources, Budget Administrator for Mining Engineering Foundation, Business Office Compliance

Ahmad Salaimeh

Job Titles:
  • Industry Extension Specialist

Alex Fogle

Job Titles:
  • Research Facilities Manager

Alicia Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Associate

Alicia Burrus

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Assistant

Amy Long

Job Titles:
  • Staff Support Associate

Amy Terry

Job Titles:
  • Senior Information Specialist

Andrew Myers

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Director

Andy Kerr

Job Titles:
  • Laboratory Coordinator

B.J. Brandenburg

Job Titles:
  • Student Records

Barry Farmer

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Engineer

Becky Boston

Job Titles:
  • Conference Coordinator

Ben Stinnett

Job Titles:
  • Recruitment and Career Services Officer / Emeritus
  • Recruitment and Career Services Officer / Research and Graduate Studies

Bettie Berry

Job Titles:
  • Civil Engineering
  • College Business Analyst Specialist

Bill Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Industry Extension Specialist

Bob Day

Job Titles:
  • Research Facilities Manager

Bob Lewis

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  • Engineer

Brett Childers

Job Titles:
  • Senior Engineer
  • Technician

Britt Ingram

Job Titles:
  • Senior College Grants Officer

Bruce Cole

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor I

Callie Viens

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Assistant

Carol White

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Business Officer
  • College Business Analyst Specialist

Carrie Moore

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Associate I

Christie Priddy

Job Titles:
  • Director of Philanthropy

Christopher Goff

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Cindy Lane

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  • Dean

Claire Heaney

Job Titles:
  • Student Affairs Officer

Clark Graves

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Cody Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Computer Support Specialist

Dana Harrod

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Danielle Green-Hinkle

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Danny Wells

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Technician

David Silverstein

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Chemical Engineering at the Paducah Campus

Dean Buchheit

Job Titles:
  • Fellow of NACE International
Dean Buchheit is a fellow of NACE International. He is also a fellow of the Electrochemical Society. He has served on the editorial board for Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology. He has served as an ABET program evaluator for materials-oriented programs and is a past chair of the University Materials Council. Buchheit is the recipient of the H.H. Uhlig Educator's Award from NACE and the Morris Cohen Award from the Corrosion Division of the Electrochemical Society. He is also the recipient of the Stanley E. Harrison Faculty Award from the College of Engineering at Ohio State and is a two-time recipient of the Charles Ellison MacQuigg Award for outstanding teaching. Publications 2018 Feng, Z.; Hurley, B.; Li, J.; Buchheit, R., 2018, "Corrosion inhibition study of aqueous vanadate on Mg alloy AZ31." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 165, no. 2, C94-C102 -C94-C102. Klomjit, P.; Buchheit, R.G., 2018, "Characterization of inhibitor storage and release from commercial primers." Progress in Organic Coatings 114, 68-77 - 68-77. 2017 Li, J.; Buchheit, R., 2017, "Development of zinc ferrocyanide ion exchange compounds for corrosion-inhibiting and sensing pigments." Progress in Organic Coatings 104, 210-216 -210-216. Guo, X.; Hurley, B.; Yang, F.; Buchheit, R., 2017, "A Novel Organic Conversion Coating based on N-Benzoyl-N-Phenylhydroxylamine Chemistry for the Corrosion Protection of AA2024-T3." Electrochimica Acta 246, 197-207 - 197-207. 2016 Hughes, A.E.; Mol, J.M.C.; Zheludkevich, M.L.; Buchheit, R.G., 2016, "Introduction."Springer Series in Materials Science 233, 1-17 - 1-17. 2015 Li, J.; Birbilis, N.; Buchheit, R.G., 2015, "Electrochemical assessment of interfacial characteristics of intermetallic phases present in aluminium alloy 2024-T3." Corrosion Science 101, 155-164 - 155-164. 2014 Cavanaugh, M.K.; Li, J-C.; Birbilis, N.; Buchheit, R.G., 2014, "Electrochemical Characterization of Intermetallic Phases Common to Aluminum Alloys as a Function of Solution Temperature." JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY 161, no. 12,C535-C543 - C535-C543. Cavanaugh, M.K.; Li, J.C.; Birbilis, N.; Buchheit, R.G., 2014, "Electrochemical characterization of intermetallic phases common to aluminum alloys as a function of solution temperature." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 161, no. 12, C535-C543 -C535-C543. 2012 Alyamac, E.; Gu, H.; Soucek, M.D.; Qiu, S. et al., 2012, "Alkoxysilane oligomer modified epoxide primers." Progress in Organic Coatings 74, no. 1, 67-81 - 67-81.

Debbie Gayhart

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Associate, Conference Coordinator

Deborah Bastani

Job Titles:
  • College Business Analyst Specialist

Dee Fuhs

Job Titles:
  • College Business Analyst

Derrick Meads

Job Titles:
  • Marketing & Communications
  • Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

Dewayne Burnett

Job Titles:
  • Research Facility Manager

Diane Freeman

Job Titles:
  • Freshman Academic Advisor

Diane Mier

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Coordinator II

Donnie Stamper

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Engineer

Doug Carr

Job Titles:
  • Programmer
  • Systems Analyst

Dr. Jennifer McIntosh

Job Titles:
  • Director of Student Services

Eileen Grady

Job Titles:
  • Research Scientist

Elizabeth Lutin

Job Titles:
  • College Business Analyst

Emma Rushing

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Assistant

Eric Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Media Production Manager / Recruitment

Geaunita Caylor

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Gisella Lamas-Samanamud

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer, Chemical Engineering, Paducah Campus

H. Lynn Tilley

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director - Engineering Computing Services

H.E. Katterjohn

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Mechanical Engineering Director of Paducah Campus

Hari Ghimire

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer, Paducah Campus

Herb Mefford

Job Titles:
  • Research Facility Manager

Hussamuddin Nasir

Job Titles:
  • Engineer Associate / Research

Hyun-Tae Hwang

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Paducah Campus

Jack Cheng

Job Titles:
  • S $1 Million Gift Will Lift Up Future Generations
Materials science alum Jack Cheng has given $1,000,000 to the UK College of Engineering to support state-of-the-art teaching and research spaces. Cheng is the founder, president and CEO of AA Metals, Inc.

James R. Boyd

Job Titles:
  • Director of International Partnerships, College of Engineering

Jamie Creech

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Jana Kennelly

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Philanthropy

Janet Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Conference Coordinator for the Technology Transfer Program

Jason Souders

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator for PEIK, FEEDER, KIAC and KY DOE EPSCOR, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jen Smith

Job Titles:
  • Training Program Manager

Jennifer Cecil

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Associate

Jennifer Doerge

Job Titles:
  • Director of Advising and Engineering Student Services

Jennifer Ellis

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor I

Jennifer Haffly

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Associate

Jennifer Moore

Job Titles:
  • UK Superfund Research Center Program Coordinator

Jessica Ripley

Job Titles:
  • Student Affairs Officer

Jim Norvell

Job Titles:
  • Electronics Technician

Jimmy Ash

Job Titles:
  • Engineer Aide Senior

John Baker

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Paducah Campus

John Maddox

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Paducah Campus

John Roberts

Job Titles:
  • Recruiter

Johnson Lam

Job Titles:
  • Freshman Academic Advisor

Jonathan Furnish

Job Titles:
  • Stewardship Officer

Josh Calnan

Job Titles:
  • Director of Blasting and Explosives Research & Department Research Coordinator

Joshua Duruttya

Job Titles:
  • College Business Analyst Specialist

Judith Cromer

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Associate

Julie Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Officer II

Julie Tolliver

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Officer II

Karin Pekarchik

Job Titles:
  • Senior Extension Associate

Kathy Ice-Wedding

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor I

Katie Robertson

Job Titles:
  • Student Affairs Officer

Katie Wilder

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Engineering Living Learning Program

Kelsey Carew

Job Titles:
  • Student Affairs Officer

Kenny Blair


Kevin Hudson

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  • Systems Programmer

Kimberly Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Administration and Academic Affairs
  • Associate Dean for Administration and Academic Affairs Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biomedical Engineering

Kimberly Kelley

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Assistant

Kyle Dippery

Job Titles:
  • IT Manager, Servers

Lacey Hill

Job Titles:
  • Recruiter

Laura Whayne

Job Titles:
  • Librarian

Lee Brion


Lee Moser

Job Titles:
  • Agriculture Extension Associate

Lesley Brenner

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor, Academic Advising, Student Services, Departmental Scholarship Coordinator, Recruitment, Student Success Incentives
  • Mining Engineering

Levi McIntosh

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Madhav Baral

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Mark Bell

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Mark Spellman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Investigator

Marlene Spurlock

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Mary McBeath

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean / Administration

Mary-Michael Deskins

Job Titles:
  • Scholarship Director / Student Records

Matt Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Digital Communications

Megan Perrin

Job Titles:
  • Conference Coordinator

Melanie Smith

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Associate, Conference Coordinator

Melissa Brown

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Administrative Assistant

Michael Mabe

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer

Michele Baker

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Michelle Mossey

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Monica Mehanna

Job Titles:
  • Research & Graduate Studies

Nader Ekramirad

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • Research Assistant

Nancy Miller

Job Titles:
  • Research Facility Manager

Natalia Mandzy

Job Titles:
  • Research Facility Manager

Nathaniel Swallom

Job Titles:
  • Research Scientist

Nick Cprek

Job Titles:
  • Research Facility Manager

Nicole Worthy

Job Titles:
  • Training Assistant

Patrick Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Philanthropy

Paul Ross

Job Titles:
  • IT Analyst

Paula Ackerman

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Assistant

Ravyn Ladenburger

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Communications

Rebecca Burchett Liebert

Job Titles:
  • Dean of the College of Engineering
  • Rebecca Burchett Liebert Dean of the College of Engineering

Rich Reitenour

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Rick Younce

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Technician

Robert Hannigan

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Assistant

Robin Baskette

Job Titles:
  • Technical Writer
  • Technical Writer and Editor at the Kentucky Transportation Center
Robin Baskette is a Technical Writer and Editor at the Kentucky Transportation Center. She finalizes any publication produced by KTC researchers, from project proposals and web copy to marketing brochures and journal articles. Robin's prior research and development experience allows her to present the Center's work in its best light. Robin has been involved in several KTC projects: the Inland Waterway Research Initiative brochure and CIWIEE proposal summary, the Louisville Smart Cities Proposal, and the Jurisdictional Roadside Ditches brochure. She is developing a proof of concept for an online Engineering Policy Guide that will streamline the Transportation Cabinet's design, construction, and maintenance procedures. Robin holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and a MA in Education from Eastern Kentucky University.

Robyn Morefield

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Rosemary Fama

Job Titles:
  • Agriculture Extension Associate

Rudolph Buchheit

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Administration
  • Rebecca Burchett Liebert Dean of the College of Engineering
Rudolph G. Buchheit became the Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering July 1, 2018. Prior to coming to UK, Dr. Buchheit was the associate dean for academic affairs and administration of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, an academic unit comprising more than 350 faculty members, 400 staff members, 8,500 undergraduate students and 2,200 graduate students. During his tenure, Dean Buchheit supervised the recruitment of a three-year faculty cohort that was 45 percent women and diverse men, and he oversaw an operating budget of $240 million, including $130 million in research expenditures. Dean Buchheit is passionate about student and faculty success and looks forward to building upon the College of Engineering's considerable momentum. Dean Buchheit earned his bachelor's degree in engineering science at Loyola University-Maryland. He also has a master's degree and doctoral degree in materials science from the University of Virginia. Dean Buchheit served as department chair of Materials Science and Engineering at Ohio State from October 2006-August 2014. Before joining Ohio State, Dean Buchheit was a senior member of the technical staff in the Materials and Process Sciences Directorate at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.

Russell Howard


Sandra Dunn

Job Titles:
  • Client Relations and Development Manager

Sarah West

Job Titles:
  • Senior Operations Manager

Scott Reynolds

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Assistant

Sergiy Markutsya

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Paducah Campus

Shelbey Kralik

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Chair

Shelia Williams

Job Titles:
  • Staff Associate

Shelley Spiggle

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Associate I

Stephanie Kesner

Job Titles:
  • Research Facility Manager

Stephanie Mahan

Job Titles:
  • Business Office Manager

Stephen Hicks

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor I

Steve Higgins

Job Titles:
  • Director of Environmental Compliance, Assistant Adjunct Professor

Sue Mills

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Services Assistant

Sue Nokes

Job Titles:
  • Acting Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement, Professor
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Facilities

Summer Russell

Job Titles:
  • Data Management Specialist

Susan Herrick

Job Titles:
  • Student Affairs Officer

Susan Smith

Job Titles:
  • Science & Engineering Library

T. John Balk

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
  • Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, William T. Bryan Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Engineering
  • Materials Engineering

Tanya Dvorak

Job Titles:
  • STEM Outreach Education Coordinator & Principal Extension Specialist

Tara Schuessler

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Ted Walter

Job Titles:
  • Senior College Grants Officer

Thomas Suggs

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor I

Tim Jones

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Tim Scully

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Tom Kennelly

Job Titles:
  • College Business Analyst Lead

Tony Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Recruitment

Troy Howell

Job Titles:
  • Senior Department Business Officer

Tyler Steadman

Job Titles:
  • Server Administrator and Support

Valerie Pitts

Job Titles:
  • Business Analyst Specialist

Vicki Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Staff Assistant

Wendy Compton

Job Titles:
  • Research & Graduate Studies

William Aaron

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

William Marvel

Job Titles:
  • Network Programmer

Wit Wang

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of International Partnerships

Zach Fuqua

Job Titles:
  • Director of Engineering Career and Co - Op Office