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Where aerospace engineering and NCAA soccer meet

By Associated Engineering Press

The first flight was a short one. A plane bound for Madrid from Seville spends less than an hour in the air. But for Celia Jimenez Delgado, who was 14 years old and on her way to play soccer with a Spanish national team, it was her first flight. A mundane commute for others gave her a lasting memory … She found the right fit at Alabama, one of several good aerospace programs in a state with a strong connection to the field through NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Sources: ESPN.com WVUA (Tuscaloosa)

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: October 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students