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Preparing to tackle the challenges: ASCE’s 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering–College for 2026    /    In the News

Civil engineering is amid a workforce crisis driven by a variety of factors, from the boomer generation retiring, to increasing maintenance needs, to demand for a wide range of new projects from bridges to data centers, renewable energy to water and wastewater needs.

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For a “Research Omnivore,” UA Offers a Place to Stretch Wings    /    UA News

Dr. Alice Smith believes solving complex computational problems takes creativity. “What we do is really artful,” she said. “I tell my students there’s no right or wrong answer. If it works, great. If not, try something else.”

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Crawford Awarded NSF Grant to Advance Hands-On Data Science Education

Dr. Chris Crawford, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, was awarded a grant  from the United States National Science Foundation to support the design and development of an…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently honored six alumni and one former department head by inducting them into its 2024 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows….

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Preparing to tackle the challenges: ASCE’s 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering–College for 2026

Civil engineering is amid a workforce crisis driven by a variety of factors, from the boomer generation retiring, to increasing maintenance needs, to demand for a wide range of new…

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Doctoral Student Earns AIAA SwRI Student Paper Award

Jafar Sadique Pilakkadan, a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, has received the 2026 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SwRI Student Paper Award in…

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