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UA Aerospace Engineering Professor Named ASC Fellow

September 16, 2020 - By Arayna Wooley - Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

A University of Alabama aerospace engineering faculty member has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Composites for the first time in its history. Through his research and contribution to the work of composites, Dr. Samit Roy, William D. Jordan professor of aerospace engineering, has been promoted to… Read more

In The News: UTSA’s NASA advanced measurements center hosts inaugural conference

September 9, 2020 - UTSA Today - Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Prasad Gogineni, chair of the CAMEE external advisory board and the Cudworth Professor of Engineering at the University of Alabama, was the keynote speaker. His presentation discussed the use of ultrawideband MIMO radars for mapping lava tubes, which are considered potential sites for stations to be used for launching manned… Read more

Sources: UTSA Today

In The News: SOPREMA Grants $20,000 in Scholarships in its Fifth Award Year

August 17, 2020 - SOPREMA - Mechanical Engineering

Dudley Moore of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is a graduate student at the University of Alabama studying mechanical engineering who will graduate in December 2021. A McNair Research Scholar and National Society of Black Engineers Volunteer of the Year recipient, Moore completed his third internship this summer as a heat transfer associate for… Read more

Sources: SOPREMA

In The News: Heat wave ‘Hugo?’ New coalition seeks to name hot weather like hurricanes.

August 7, 2020 - The Washington Post - Center for Advanced Public Safety

Heat waves are a silent killer. Unlike other extreme weather phenomena, you can’t see them coming, and they don’t leave behind a trail of destruction. But they kill more people than any other weather hazard in the country and exact a greater toll in the developing world. And they are… Read more

Sources: The Washington Post

In The News: Univ. of Alabama Engineering Students Enjoy Racing Internship

July 29, 2020 - aftermarketNews - Electrical and Computer Engineering

John Allen Racing is owned by team principal and driver John Allen, a 1979 UA College of Engineering graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. In 2018, Allen was named a UA Distinguished Engineering Fellow in acknowledgement of his vast professional, military and philanthropic achievements. Read more

Sources: aftermarketNews

In The News: Hurricane Response Reset: As storms intensify, flood zones change and the pandemic rages, experts urge new thinking about preparedness.

July 17, 2020 - Passagemaker - Center for Advanced Public Safety

Climate change is strengthening the severity and frequency of storms, and 2020 is on track for another active hurricane season — the fifth consecutive such season, if the prediction comes to pass. “Generally, we don’t have strategies for how you message for multiple hazards like this,” says Susan Jasko, a… Read more

Sources: Passagemaker