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A University of Alabama engineering doctoral student was awarded a national fellowship with the U.S. Department of Transportation. Gabi Willis, a civil engineering doctoral candidate, was awarded a fellowship with…
Author: Brooklyn Pfanstiel / Published: March 2, 2020 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Sriram Aaleti
After Michiganders tested the first wave of driverless buses, the greatest gripe was the lack of music. “There’s this clear trend where people were not commenting on the autonomy at…
Source: grbj / Published: December 28, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Steven Jones
A team of University of Alabama students placed in the top five at a national competition in civil engineering and their faculty adviser won an award for his contributions to…
Author: Brooklyn Pfanstiel / Published: October 29, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students / Features: Dr. Sriram Aaleti
Within months, millions of trees had been lost statewide—a massive die-off whose seemingly abrupt onset left researchers like Mukesh Kumar shaken. “It really caught our eye,” recalls the University of Alabama ecohydrologist. “We…
Source: PBS / Published: October 8, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Predicting if droughts and heat waves will kill a forest is difficult, but new work involving an engineering researcher at The University of Alabama could help spot problems early to mitigate risks and possibly help restore a forest.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: October 7, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Researchers at the University of Alabama are embarking on a $16.8 million project to transform the roads and highways in the Tuscaloosa area into a smart transportation network that is…
Source: Alabama Newscenter / Published: October 3, 2019 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Center for Transportation Operations, Planning and Safety, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Alexander Hainen, Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle, Dr. Jun Liu, Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Randy Smith
For years – 13, to be exact – Dr. Kevin White has been on a mission to improve wastewater management infrastructure in portions of rural Alabama. The $755,761 grant came…
Source: Yellowhammer / Published: August 26, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Mark Elliott
The University of Alabama is set to lead a study on farming in the deep south, specifically irrigation-fed farming. According to The University of Alabama, that practice of farming isn’t as common…
Source: NBC 13 (Birmingham) / Published: July 27, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Glenn Tootle, Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. Hamid Moradkhani, Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Unique research led by The University of Alabama will study whether more irrigation-fed farms in the Deep South could lead to a more robust agriculture industry, possibly becoming an even greater economic engine.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: July 25, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Glenn Tootle, Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. Hamid Moradkhani, Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Big, black wasplike things living in your toilet may sound more like a horror scene than a sanitation solution … Often they do so because there are no sewer systems…
Source: ABC News / Published: June 25, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Mark Elliott
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.
