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NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge    /    In the News

NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solutions for reducing waste during missions to the Moon or deep space by recycling common materials, like fabrics, plastics, foam, and metals.

ECDC Names des Groseilliers Spring 2026 Outstanding Co-op Student

Crosby des Groseilliers, a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, has been named the Spring 2026 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. As a process engineering co-op student with Essity Professional Hygiene in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, she works within the papermill department.  

Lei Recognized with NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Tianjiao Lei, an assistant professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study interface engineering.

The University of Alabama EcoCAR team has completed the final year of the EcoCAR EV Challenge, concluding four years of technological achievement. Facilitated by the U.S. Department of Energy, the…

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ECDC Names des Groseilliers Spring 2026 Outstanding Co-op Student

Crosby des Groseilliers, a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, has been named the Spring 2026 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. As a…

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