UA Students Win International Antenna Contest
A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama placed first in an international contest to design better antennas for small satellites, called CubeSats. Read more
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UA to Hold Commencement Exercise Aug. 5
The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Aug. 5 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus. Read more
UA College of Engineering student group hosts collegiate conference for black engineers
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Minority engineering students from across the southeast will convene in Tuscaloosa this weekend for a collegiate conference aimed to help them learn and grow. The University of Alabama chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers along with the College of Engineering are hosting the Region 3… Read more
In The News: Inaugural class of STEM Scholars honored at graduation
On July 10, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-14) hosted a dual Women in STEM panel discussion and STEM Scholars graduation ceremony featuring keynote Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti and women STEM professionals from the Chicago area … After the graduation ceremony, Rep. Hultgren co-moderated a panel to discuss women in the… Read more
In The News: Where Are They Now: UA’s Kaylie Crosby
Before graduating from The University of Alabama in May 2016, Crosby served as the UA EcoCAR 3 Team’s project manager for two years. She said that “participating in EcoCAR 3 prepared me for my current role in numerous ways, and provided me with skills and lessons that I utilize in the workplace… Read more
Sources: The Green Garage Blog (ecocar3.org)
Bradt Named Life Member of Ceramic Society
Dr. Richard C. Bradt, metallurgical and materials engineering professor emeritus at UA, has been named a Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramic Society. Read more
Roy Selected by U.S. Air Force for Scientific Role
Dr. Samit Roy in aerospace engineering and mechanics was competitively selected to serve a two-year rotation as a program officer in the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Arlington, Virginia. Read more
In The News: UA professors comment on recent terror attacks
It seems that terrorists’ attacks are in the news more and more often, whether it’s overseas or in our native country. Last night, a man deliberately drove into a group of Muslims leaving a mosque in London, leaving 11 injured and one dead. In the wake of the terrorists’ attacks… Read more
Sources: WVUA (Tuscaloosa)
In The News: Tuscaloosa students named National Merit Scholarship winners
Two Tuscaloosa students were named among thousands of students as National Merit Scholars. Jordan Walker of Northridge High School and Roeder McNair of Holy Spririt Catholic High School were named winners in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Walker and McNair were among 54 students from across the state to be… Read more
Sources: Tuscaloosa News
Pitching Code: Computer science student designs app for baseball, starts company
Great ideas begin with questions, and for a University of Alabama student, his questions led him to an invention. Now, Matt Bowen and some classmates are turning that idea into a company. “This has been way more than I could have ever imagined,” said Bowen, a senior from Huntsville. Bowen… Read more
