By Associated Engineering Press
University of Alabama students must get things in gear in a race to build a more fuel efficient car that also produces less pollution.
“It’s exciting but it’s also terrifying at the same time,” Forrest Fletcher said.
Fletcher works with the design team. They’re making computer models for parts going on the EcoCar 3. In a competition that ends in 2018, he said one of the few students who’ll still be here when it ends. Sources: WBRC Fox 6 (article), WBRC Fox 6 (video), WCFT ABC 33/40
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: April 1, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Hwan-Sik Yoon, Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas, Dr. Tim A. Haskew
