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UA College of Engineering Opens New Manufacturing Program

By Abby Woodruff

Dr. Jalili in the IMaDE lab

The UA College of Engineering’s Alabama Initiative on Manufacturing Development and Education, or Alabama IMaDE, held its grand opening ceremony Sept. 30.

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: Abby Woodruff    /    Posted on: September 30, 2021    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, UA News,    /    Features: