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College of Engineering Graduates Honored
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 8:01am
Dr. Joseph E. Savoie, President UL Lafayette, presented awards to two oustanding graduates from the College of Engineering during a ceremony on May 13, 2019.
Jacob Leblanc, an Industrial Technology major with a 4.0 GPA, was chosen as the Oustanding Master's Graduate for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and he represents the Department of Industrial Technology as its Outstanding Master’s Graduate. He has maintained a 4.0 GPA while pursuing a master’s degree in systems technology. LeBlanc’s thesis examined microbial fuel cells, which use natural bacteria to generate electrical currents. The cells are a potential sustainable energy source. While pursuing his graduate degree, LeBlanc taught industrial and electronics technology courses at South Louisiana Community College. He’s also enrolled in UL Lafayette’s B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration, and will complete an MBA this summer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology from UL Lafayette in 2017, and was the College of Engineering’s Outstanding Graduate that year.
LeBlanc hopes to continue teaching and may work toward a Ph.D. at a later date. He is the son of Vicki and Chris LeBlanc of Scott, Louisiana. For more information on Jacob's oustanding journey, click here
Kyle Farmer, a Chemical Engineering major with a 4.0 GPA, was chosen as the Outstanding Graduate for the College of Engineering. As part of his research at the University, Farmer helped invent an infrared-based gas flowmeter that received a provisional patent. Flowmeters measure the rate at which gasses flow through pipes. The invention is designed to replace existing flowmeters that are more expensive and less user-friendly. The infrared-based gas flowmeter can be tailored to fit specific applications. It was tested at the University and as a pilot project at a wastewater treatment plant. Farmer collaborated with Lafayette Consolidated Government on a case study to research the potential of organic wastes as sources of bioenergy.
He will work as a process engineer for Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies. His parents are Scott and Jackie Farmer of Odessa, Texas.
Pictured from left to right: Jacob LeBlanc, Dr. Ahmed Khattab, Interim Dean for the College of Engineering and Kyle Farmer.