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Hovercraft team rises to new success

By Associated Engineering Press

The University of Alabama hovercraft team is taking competition to new heights. On Friday the group competed against Auburn at the second annual University Hoverbowl Challenge, where it completed 40 laps on its homemade craft. Sources: The Crimson WhiteThe Opelika-Auburn News

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: March 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students