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Department of Energy Selects UA Engineering Graduate for Fellowship    /  UA News

A recent graduate from The University of Alabama College of Engineering was one of 27 students nationwide selected for a highly-competitive graduate fellowship in computational science from the U.S. Department of Energy.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 17, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA Graduates Receive Fulbright Awards for 2016-17    /  UA News

Seven University of Alabama alumni and graduate students have won Fulbright awards for 2016-17.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 17, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

National Science Foundation Selects UA Graduates for Competitive Fellowships    /  UA News

Two graduating seniors at The University of Alabama have accepted admittance to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Sarah McFann from Arlington, Tennessee, and Samantha Tilson from Littleton, Colorado, both in chemical and biological engineering, are two of 2,000 NSF Graduate Research Fellows selected from more than 13,000 applicants. The students from UA will receive financial support for graduate studies.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 9, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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University of Alabama student teams on path to start own businesses    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A team of engineering students won first place in the University of Alabama’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition held earlier this month. The team has a start-up…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

UA Engineering Student Receives Prestigious Hertz Fellowship    /  UA News

Sarah McFann, a University of Alabama senior from Arlington, Tennessee, has received an elite Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship for 2016. McFann is the first UA student to be named a recipient of the award, which has been presented to fewer than 1,200 students in its 53 year history.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 22, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Three Innovative Teams Win UA Business Plan Competition    /  UA News

Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 19, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

2 UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars    /  UA News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2016-2017.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 6, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

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UA Set to Host Chemical Engineering Conference, Car Contest    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will host the regional conference for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers on campus from March 31 to April 2. It will include a contest of small-scale cars fueled by chemical reactions.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Students, UA News   

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UA Set to Host Engineering Educators

The University of Alabama will host the American Society of Engineering Education Southeast Section Annual Conference March 13-15 at on campus and at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tuscaloosa. This is…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: March 9, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering    /    Features:     

Student Engineers in Action begin replacing steps at Moundville Archeological Park    /  Crimson White

Standing 60 feet tall and made up of approximately 112,000 cubic yards of dirt, Alabama’s tallest mound began receiving a make-over on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Mound B steps at…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: February 15, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students   

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.