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The Kentucky Professional Engineers in Mining (KY-PEM) is a non-profit membership society for registered professional engineers, and other professionals that specialize in the mining, metallurgy, and exploration industries in Kentucky.

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Previous PEM Seminars

In-Person & Virtual Sponsored by
Friday, August 6, 2027
Hyatt Regency Hotel (Downtown)
Lexington, Kentucky

KY Professional Engineers in Mining (PEM)
UK Department of Mining Engineering
SME-Central Appalachian Section (SME/CAS)

*8 Professional Development Hours

Registration

Registration for the PEM Seminar scheduled for Friday, August 6 at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington is now open, and the agenda is attached. You can register to attend in-person or by Zoom.

Online registration: https://www.jotform.com/form/261404583469160 

Please note:  If you need to register multiple people with the same credit card, please fill out individual registration forms for each individual. (Credit cards can only be used by registering online, so DO NOT send us credit card numbers via email or written correspondence.)

If you would rather send a check, the address where your check should be mailed will appear after you click the appropriate button. Please include the names of attendees with your check.

PEM Scholarships awarded

KY-PEM Scholarship Contributions

Since its inception, the proceeds obtained from the annual seminar are used to support mining engineering student activities at UK.  Since 2010, KY-PEM used its funds to establish a ‘Professional Engineers in Mining’ account at the University of Kentucky – College of Engineering for scholarships to be awarded to undergraduate students in the Department of Mining Engineering at the Chair’s discretion.

Year KY-PEM Scholarship Contributions
2011 $3,000
2012 $9,000
2013 $7,000
2014 $7,000
2015 $7,000
2016 $5,000
2017 $4,000
2018 $4,500
2019 $4,500
2020 $6,300
2021 $7,000
2022 $7,000
2023 $11,000
2024 $9,000
2025 $9,000
2026 $11,000

Commitment to Professional Practice Award Recipient

KY-PEM also sponsors an annual award to a graduating senior who exhibits a ‘Commitment to Professional Practice’.  The graduating senior listed in the table below received a $650 check and a framed print from Agricola’s ‘De Re Metallica’ as an award.

  Commitment to Professional Practice Award Recipient
2011 MALLORY ANNE MILLER
2012 AUSTIN BROCK
2013 ADAM G. BRYANT
2014 W. TYLER MEADOWS
2015 ALEX B. JOLLY
2016 MORGAN T. LANE
2017 COLTON GRANT
2018 M. VICTORIA KAREM
2019 LUCAS THAXTON
2020 CAITLIN STRONG
2021 KYLE DESNOYER
2022 CHRIS DAWALT
2023 HANNAH HEADY
2024 AMELIA FAUST
2025 WAYLON MARTIN
2026 SHARA-LYNN CARTER