JB Speed School of Engineering

06/17/2026

What started as a master's thesis is now an award-winning study shaping the future of virtual reality training. Dr. Fasal Aqlan and collaborators Dr. Jason Saleem, Dalton Sparks, and Rumena Begum just earned a Best Paper Award for their research on how teams collaborate in immersive digital spaces.

Learn more about their work and what's next here:

A research team led by Dr. Fasal Aqlan, associate professor in the University of Louisville’s J.B. Speed School of Engineering, has received the Best Paper Award from IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors for their study “Exploring Team Dynamics in Virtual Reality Enviro...

06/10/2026

Big news from our Civil & Environmental Engineering department!

Speed School has renewed its research partnership with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for a third time, with the latest renewal carrying a $1.5 million contract to fund cutting-edge transportation research through 2028. Across research areas that include smarter intersection design and bridge-monitoring sensors, our faculty and students are tackling the infrastructure challenges that matter most to Kentuckians.

Read the full story here:

The J.B. Speed School of Engineering has renewed its biennial research partnership with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), securing a $1.5 million contract that will fund civil and environmental engineering research through fiscal years 2027 and 2028. The renewal marks the third iteration o...

06/09/2026

Louisville's "can opener" viaduct at Third Street and Eastern Parkway is no stranger to semi-truck collisions, but the I-65 closure has pushed things to a new level. To help make sense of it all, civil & environmental engineering faculty member Brandon Shelley breaks down the engineering and policy challenges behind one of the city's most persistent infrastructure problems:

Tucked at the intersection of Third Street and Eastern Parkway, just steps from the Vogt Building on Speed School’s campus, sits one of Louisville’s most notorious spectacles. The Third Street viaduct, a railroad bridge owned by CSX and Norfolk Southern, carries trains overhead while allowing ve...

05/22/2026

History is being made right here at UofL.

Thane Hudelson, a Computer Science senior at Speed School, is on track to become the University of Louisville's first-ever Space Force cadet to commission, and this summer, he's heading to Colorado for classified briefings, zero-gravity flights, and joint military exercises before leading field training for ~2,000 cadets in Alabama.

Read his story here: https://engineering.louisville.edu/thane-hudelson-space-force/

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By the time Thane Hudelson walks across the stage to commission in 2027, he will have already made history as the University of Louisville’s first Space Force cadet ever to commission. For the rising senior Computer Science major in Speed School of Engineering, the path to that milestone has been ...

05/19/2026

Happy Plant Something Day!

This spring holiday has us thinking back to the meaningful work our students do beyond the classroom. December 2024 Commencement Banner Bearer Weston Young and fellow graduate students in Prof. Tyler Mahoney's Watershed Erosion and Sediment Transport course got their hands dirty for a great cause, planting sycamore trees and red maple saplings along Beargrass Creek. Both in and beyond the classroom, Speed School engineers are putting their skills to work for our community and our environment.

05/17/2026

For many college students, summer means a well-earned break. For Speed School students, it means staying in the game.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Week 2 of the Summer semester, and our students are doing what they always do: putting in the work, whether that's inside the classroom or out on co-op building hands-on experience in their field.

05/15/2026

This May, we're honoring National Inventors Month by shining a spotlight on the innovation happening right here at Speed School. The Speed Center for Innovation (SCI) provides our students with access to sophisticated machinery and a hands-on environment that transforms classroom concepts into tangible creations. The inventor's mindset is alive and well at Speed School!

05/12/2026

Congratulations to our Speed School students who were inducted into the Order of the Engineer! By taking the oath and receiving their rings, they have joined a tradition dedicated to bridging the gap between education and experience, and to representing the engineering profession with integrity.

This is just the beginning of a remarkable journey, and we are honored to have witnessed it.

05/09/2026

From Day 1 to Commencement Day, what a journey it's been! The entire Speed School community comes together this May to celebrate the incredible Class of 2026. To our graduates: you've made your families and mentors proud. To everyone who supported them along the way: thank you. This achievement is yours too.

For more information about those graduating this semester, learn more here: https://engineering.louisville.edu/commencement/

05/09/2026

We are thrilled to introduce Chasity Bryant, Speed School's Banner Bearer for the May 2026 Commencement Ceremony!

Chasity is graduating with a degree in civil and environmental engineering and will join Qk4 full time after graduation. Read her full story here: https://bit.ly/4uxrVc6