In The News: GAINING AN EDGE
Mary Ellen Sinnott’s time at The University of Alabama has been filled with more opportunities than she could have imagined. Read more
Sources: Jackson County Sentinel
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The College of Engineering's seven academic departments offer students an outstanding faculty, accredited engineering and computer science programs, and some of the most advanced facilities in the nation.
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In The News: Grant expands professor’s human-computer interaction research
Brain scanning technology will be put to the test in the Black Belt soon thanks to the University of Alabama. Human-computer interaction, also known as neurofeedback programs will be tried out by students and teachers in K-12 schools in the Black Belt. Devices like this that measure brain activity will be… Read more
Sources: Fox 6 (Birmingham)
In The News: In the lab: University of Alabama students help inspire next wave of scientists
Akshay Narkhede routinely prepares polymeric biomaterials during lab work in the Science and Engineering Complex at the University of Alabama. Narkhede, a doctoral student in chemical and biological engineering, uses these hydrogels to mimic the mechanical aspects of human tissue to study how cancer cells behave in human or clinical settings. Read more
Sources: Alabama News Center
Scottsboro Native Gains ‘Edge’ Through STEM Path, Army ROTC
Mary Ellen Sinnott’s time at The University of Alabama has been filled with more opportunities than she could have imagined. Read more
Grant Expands Professor’s Human-Computer Interaction Research
A University of Alabama computer science professor has received a grant to better understand how K-12 students in the Alabama Black Belt perceive human-computer interaction. Read more
In The News: Milestones: Parker
Alexander Minne, of Parker, participated in the University of Alabama’s Cooperative Education Program this fall. Minne worked at Hexcel Corp. in Decatur, Alabama. The program offers work related to the academic major or career interests of each student. Read more
Sources: Parker (Colorado) Chronicle
In The News: Aviation Week Network Announces 20 Twenties Winners for 2019; Top Technology Students to be Honored March 14 at Laureates Awards Gala
Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), today announced the winners of its awards program, “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties.” … Peyton Strickland, The University of Alabama. Read more
Sources: KAKE (Wichita, Kansas), Morning Star (Canada), ABC 25 (Waco, Texas), NBC 29 (Charlottesville, Virginia), ABC 3 (Cartersville, Illinois), WBOC 16 (Delmarva, Maryland), NBC 21 (Youngstown, Ohio)
In the Lab: UA Students Help Inspire Next Wave of Scientists
Akshay Narkhede has other research foci in Rao’s lab, but on this day, he’s focused on duplicating hydrogels to demonstrate to several young, curious shadows: high school seniors in a day-long immersion of hands-on lab experiments at UA. Read more
Engineering Doctoral Graduate Receives National Fellowship
A recent graduate of The University of Alabama civil, construction and environment engineering program has received a prestigious fellowship with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Read more
UA engineering professor named AVS Fellow
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A University of Alabama metallurgical and materials engineering professor has received an American Vacuum Society Fellow award for her contributions to disciplines related to materials, interfaces and processing. Dr. Subhadra Gupta has been named a 2018 AVS Fellow for her research in thin film and vacuum technology… Read more
