University of Kentucky Mining Engineering

09/02/2026

Thank you Warrior Met for coming to present us tonight. It was a great turn out with over 50 members in attendance!

08/26/2026

SME Welcome Back BBQ!
So many future (and current) mining engineers!

08/24/2026

08/20/2026

Ben, Jack and Avern recruiting new freshmen to be the next generation of mining engineers!

08/07/2026

Our UK alumni getting their professional development hours at PEM 2026

07/24/2026

A big thank you to Hannah Garrott and Kullen Floyd for showing us around Warrior Coal outside Madisonville, KY last week!

05/20/2026

Congratulations to Drexel Short - our 2026 Distinguished Alum. Thank you for everything you have contributed to our industry - especially safety related advancements!

05/19/2026

The University of Kentucky is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Department of Mining Engineering! Come join the Gala as we look from the past to the future on Thursday, October 1. For more information see: https://mining.engr.uky.edu/alumni-giving/125-gala
and purchase tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/UKYMining

02/28/2026

Mining Engineering at Eday at UK!

02/22/2026

🎉🎉🎉🎉

Big congratulations to AggVision Consulting, our University of Kentucky Mining Engineering student design team, for earning Second Place in the 2025–2026 SME/NSSGA Design Competition!
This recognition reflects months of dedication, teamwork, technical excellence, and late nights refining their project.

Isaac Madill, Rashid Al-Rasbi, Zoe Silkwood, Lauren Prewitt, and Ben Turner

We are proud of each of you and grateful for the way you represented our program on a national stage.

Well done!