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The University of Alabama’s Astrobotics Team will soon find out if it has what it takes to help NASA explore space. The team is gearing up for a competition at…
Source: WBMA ABC 33/40 / Published: May 14, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Students on the Alabama Astrobotics team from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College will participate in the NASA Robotics Mining Competition May 18-22 at Kennedy Space Center.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 13, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
Thirty-one University of Alabama undergraduate researchers received recent recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 5, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News
University of Alabama telecommunication and film student Michael Thomas’ short film “Traces” will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 28, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
The crack of football helmets is a distinct sound and one that a University of Alabama mechanical engineering professor and his student believe could be analyzed as part of a…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 13, 2015 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. W. Steve Shepard Jr.
University of Alabama student Brandon McChristian hopes his research of sound waves generated from colliding football helmets leads to a a better understanding of the forces involved in those collisions and, perhaps one day, enables inexpensive sensing methods for a safer game.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 2, 2015 / Posted in: Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. W. Steve Shepard Jr.
University of Alabama students must get things in gear in a race to build a more fuel efficient car that also produces less pollution. “It’s exciting but it’s also terrifying…
Source: WBRC Fox 6 / Published: April 1, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Hwan-Sik Yoon, Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas, Dr. Tim A. Haskew
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
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
Kaylie Crosby is the project manager overseeing a team of 134. Using the special technology of the auto industry, VDP (Vehicle Development Process) she and her team of engineers are…
Source: The Educated Mom / Published: March 20, 2015 / Posted in: In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, 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.
