By Alana Norris
For the third year in a row, the University of Alabama Astrobotics team won the NASA Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The team beat out 45 other collegiate teams from across the nation. They received the Joe Kosmo Award for scoring the most points in the competitive events. The team also awarded the Efficient Use of Communications Power Award and the Capterpillard Autonomy award. Sources: Fox 6 (Birmingham), Alabama News Center
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: Alana Norris / Posted on: May 29, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
