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Eric S. McVay, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2015 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 23, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students, UA News
The University of Alabama on Saturday claimed bragging rights over Auburn University in the University Hoverbowl Challenge. UA’s team had 160.67 points, topping AU’s 140.33. The Hoverbowl Challenge was held…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 1, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Even though the calendar says it’s March, it’s Iron Bowl time again in Tuscaloosa. This matchup is of the hovercraft variety, an aircraft that can travel across smooth surfaces of…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: March 30, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, In The News, Students
Instead of footballs, sixth-grade Hillcrest Middle School students on Tuesday launched water rockets up to 40 yards across the football field. Counting down from 10, students watched as team Bazinga…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: March 25, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Outreach, Students
A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the Third Annual University Hoverbowl Challenge near Tuscaloosa March 28.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 24, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Students, UA News
A water-rocket contest among middle-school students March 24 is the culmination of an outreach effort by students from The University of Alabama.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 23, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News
A group of aerospace engineering students at the University of Alabama is hoping to attend a “Design, Build, Fly” competition in Tucson, Arizona this Spring, but they need a little…
Source: Yellowhammer / Published: March 10, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students
What do a Mako shark and a golf ball have in common? For Dr. Amy Lang, it’s all about their need for speed. “Do you know why a golf ball…
Source: Discovery Canada / Published: February 27, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Amy W. Lang
Inventors have been exploring biomimicry as early as the Renaissance era when Leonardo Da Vinci sketched out a bat-shaped wing contraption for human flight, called an ornithopter. Engineers take what…
Source: Science Line / Published: January 12, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Amy W. Lang
When humans begin to explore other planets, such as Mars, or return to the moon, their trusty robots will have to be more than remote-controlled hunks of metal. Much like…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: November 13, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.