President’s Faculty Research Award Recipients Recognized
The University of Alabama is honoring faculty members for their research and creative contributions. Read more
Dr. Jialai Wang
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Jialai Wang’s main research efforts focus on material innovations to enhance the resilience and sustainability of civil infrastructure systems. His current research topics include: Synthesis and characterization of innovative sustainable materials, including low and non-clinker construction materials, fiber reinforced polymer composites, sponsored by NSF CMMI #0927938, #1000580. In-situ nanoparticle production for better performance of… Read more about Dr. Jialai Wang
In The News: Concrete Thinking: The University of Alabama Concrete Laboratory
In 1837, The University of Alabmaa (UA) become one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s fully accredited College of Engineering has approximately 5,000 students and more than 200 faculty and staff. In the last seven years, the University has aggressively improved its… Read more
Sources: Concrete Works
In The News: Detours – Nanotubes
University of Alabama Engineering graduate student Will Guin works with “pop-tubes,” which use microwaves, to create a more effective airframe skin for the Boeing 787 aircraft. His research and presentation won him first place in the 3 Minute Thesis competition on campus in 2013. Read more
Sources: The Center for Public Television
Three CCEE Graduates Students Awarded Departmental Grants
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Three graduate students in The University of Alabama department of civil, construction and environmental engineering were awarded an inaugural grant that will pair each with a funded undergraduate research assistant. Shahrooz Amidi, Phillip Grammar and Stephanie Wood were the first recipients of the department’s Resilient Infrastructure and… Read more
UA News: UA Engineering Student Awarded NASA Fellowship
The NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship awarded University of Alabama civil engineering student Will Guin a renewable fellowship for graduate school. Read more
Capstone Engineer – Spring 2012
Engineers have always strived to build what is needed for today by attempting to solve tomorrow’s problems. While today’s problems are being solved, we must train tomorrow’s engineers and computer scientists, our students at The University of Alabama College of Engineering, for the challenges ahead. The third phase of the… Read more
UA Research: When the Earth Shakes
Within The University of Alabama’s South Engineering Research Center, professors are leading international efforts aimed at improving building codes and retrofitting existing buildings to reduce earthquake risks. Read more
Capstone Engineer – Fall 2011
As Tuscaloosa and the state of Alabama recover from the devastating tornadoes in April, it is quite a comfort to recognize the stellar efforts of our alumni. As you explore this issue of the Capstone Engineer, you will get a glimpse of a few of the many stories of our… Read more
