By Associated Engineering Press
The University of Alabama’s Astrobotics team won the NASA robotic mining competition, for the fourth year in a row. UA’s team won bragging rights, and a big check last weekend. Alabama Astrobotics has been fine tuning a robot, that’s good at digging. Sources: WVUA (Tuscaloosa), Fox 6 (Birmingham), Alabama News Center, Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa News, Sun This Week (Minnesota)
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: May 28, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, In The News, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
