By Associated Engineering Press
And many UA students played a key role in preparing the 5th graders for competition, including this, by the UA robotics team that dazzled the crowd. Kenny Ricks said, “Eight or nine students completely were involved, Matt Eastdap was the lead, but several other students brainstormed exactly how we wanted to do it. The teams could you know buzz in and the other team would get locked out when the first team buzzed in.”
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 26, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
