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Electrical Engineering

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Creating technological advances that improve everyday life and change the world for the better—that’s what drives us in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Our world-class faculty members continually produce groundbreaking research in the areas of power and energy, computer architectures, embedded systems, micro/nano scale devices and materials, signal processing, machine learning and computational electromagnetics. We help students chart lucrative, satisfying career paths in industry, academia and government.

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Contact & Location

Phone
(859) 257-9145
Email
engrcareer@uky.edu
Address

UKY Pigman College of Engineering
Career and Co-op Center
353 F. Paul Anderson Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0503

Career Service Hours

Day of the week
 Career & Co-op Center Hours Career Peer Drop-In Hours (Spring 2025)
Monday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Students do not need an appointment to meet with our Career Peers, but appointments with Zach and Betsy must be requested through Handshake,