Move over, Excalibur
Four engineering students completed a year-long project in which they replicated an 18th century British Hanger rapier. Read more
Dr. Subhadra Gupta
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Gupta is involved with a project for the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Program. Read more about Dr. Subhadra Gupta
UA Engineering Students Re-create History
A few University of Alabama engineering majors have spent the past five months researching and developing a plan to create a replica of an 18th century British Hanger rapier that has been part of UA Museums for the last half century. Read more
Dr. Su Gupta on Women in STEM Experience
Dr. Su Gupta, professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, explains what she tells young women who are looking to enter the STEM fields. Read more
UA’s Cleanest Room
Take a virtual visit to this University of Alabama research laboratory via this slideshow. Read more
A Clean Hit: A baseball player after hours, metallurgical engineering student Michael Carton finds his niche in the lab.
Michael Carton joined the Alabama Club Baseball team his sophomore year at The University of Alabama, but he’s played the sport competitively since his T-ball years. He enjoys the travel and has played with the team in states across the South, including Louisiana, Tennessee and South Carolina. Then there’s the… Read more
In The News: The cleanest room at The University of Alabama: Research at Microfabrication Facility will focus on boosting memory on hard drives
College campuses aren’t always known for their cleanliness; but WIAT 42 got a look inside the cleanest room at the University of Alabama, the new microfabrication facility. The brand new facility is where scientists can make very tiny devices that can be applied towards hard to reach areas, like the… Read more
Sources: WIAT CBS 42, Al.com, The Tuscaloosa News, WVUA
Ready to Collaborate: College’s newest building fosters cross-discipline interaction
Dean Charles Karr, who has been at The University of Alabama College of Engineering as a student, a researcher, professor or an administrator for more than 30 years, likes to tell the anecdote that faculty from two departments once stuck tape on the floor as a line of demarcation between… Read more
Capstone Engineer – Spring 2014
With the completion of the North Engineering Research Center, The University of Alabama has completed about $300 million in engineering and science facilities. The four buildings surround the Shelby Engineering and Science Quad, and are helping transform the UA College of Engineering’s teaching and research along with recruitment of students… Read more
UA News: NSF Selects UA Students, Alumna for Highly Competitive Fellowships
The National Science Foundation selected seven University of Alabama students and one alumna for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program from among more than 13,000 applicants. Read more
