September 14, 2026

University of Cincinnati alumnus Dinesh Keskar spent nearly four decades at the Boeing Company and facilitated billions of dollars in sales. HE earned his M.S. and PhD from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Earlier this year, he was honored by UC with the prestigious Kautz Alumni Master Award.

September 10, 2026

Speedcuber's Digest highlighted University of Cincinnati computer science student's two-time 2x2 speedcubing world recor.d At a recent competition in Mississippi, Sujan Feist recorded a 0.86 second average, tying the previous world record, which he set.

August 31, 2026

Dhuree Seth, assistant professor educator in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is one of 30 engineering faculty members nationwide who were named 2026 KEEN Engineering Unleashed Fellows. The University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science has been a partner of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) since 2024. Seth has been part of KEEN since she was a PhD student more than 10 years ago.

August 19, 2026

The loud roar of a jet engine can have far-reaching consequences, from hearing damage among aircraft carrier deck crews to noise pollution around airports and stress on aircraft components. Kaurab Gautam, a PhD student in aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati, is working to reduce this noise. A member of the Gas Dynamics and Propulsion Lab, Gautam's research focuses on understanding supersonic jet flow and acoustics to develop jet noise mitigation techniques. Recently, he was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science for this work.

August 17, 2026

Mark Turner has been part of the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science for 25 years. His work in the field of gas turbine simulation and design continues to leave a significant impact on the industry. He was honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers with the International Gas Turbine Institute Scholar Award. Turner is part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at UC.

August 6, 2026

Honoring the late Randy Allemang, BSME '72, MS '73, PhD '80, the Randall J. Allemang Endowed Faculty Support Fund at the University of Cincinnati is giving new life to the immeasurable impact Allemang had on the field of structural dynamics. The fund has reached $1 million in donations, making it an official endowed professorship with the UC Foundation.

August 3, 2026

Mateja Rudmann, construction management student at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science spent six months training for the Ironman: a specific, ultralong triathlon. She trained and completed the triathlon all while working full-time at Garney Construction through the cooperative education (co-op) program.

July 20, 2026

The United States is heavily reliant on imported rare-earth materials to make permanent magnets. Ugochukwu Philip Ochieze, materials science student at the University of Cincinnati, is studying how to use common materials to create permanent magnets, eliminating the need for expensive and scarce rare-earth materials. Pursuing his PhD, Ochieze was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

July 17, 2026

Industrial engineers work in the overlap between engineering, business, and systems. Fourth-year Industrial and Systems Engineering student Phoebe Ting knew Industrial and Systems Engineering was right for her when she discovered it. UC brought back ISE to the College of Engineering and Applied Science in 2022 and will graduate the first cohort in 2027. The program is being refined and strengthened with help of the students.

June 16, 2026

Prashant Khare, professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati and prolific researcher in the field of fluid dynamics, added another accolade to his list of achievements. Earlier this year, he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an honor bestowed on only 5% of all members of the organization. He serves as head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the College of Engineering and Applied Science.