By Associated Engineering Press
Athletics Tent, Engineering, player treatment, sideline
When a University of Alabama football player with an injured arm instinctively stiff-armed a defender in the 2015 Southeastern Conference Championship Game, he was able to do so thanks to doctors, athletic trainers, engineering students, professors and a 3-D printer.
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: February 13, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Tim A. Haskew
