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Alabama Space Grant Consortium names scholarship, fellowship winners for 2025-2026    /  uah.edu

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) has announced the recipients of its 2025-26 scholarships and fellowships. ASGC is located on the campus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.


Source: uah.edu    /    Published: June 2, 2025    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students   

6 College of Engineering Students Awarded Alabama Space Grant Consortium Scholarships and Fellowships

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has awarded four undergraduate scholarships and two graduate fellowships to students in The University of Alabama College of Engineering.


Author: Tanner Coffman    /    Published: May 30, 2025    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

4 UA Students Offered Critical Language Scholarships    /  UA News

The Critical Language Scholarship, or CLS program, is part of a U.S. State Department effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. CLS scholars gain critical language and cultural skills that enable them to contribute to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: May 28, 2025    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Students, UA News   

Chemical Engineering Students Earn Top Honors at Regional AIChE Conference

The University of Alabama’s student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers earned notable honors at the Southern Regional AIChE Conference in Tampa, Florida.


Author: Natalie Crouse    /    Published: May 23, 2025    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students,   

Szilvási Selected as OpenEye Cadence Outstanding Junior Faculty Award Recipient

Dr. Tibor Szilvási, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been selected as one of four ACS COMP OpenEye Cadence Molecular Sciences Outstanding Junior Faculty Award winners.


Author: Tanner Coffman    /    Published: May 23, 2025    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

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UA’s Safe State Hits a High Note with Inaugural Class After Major Renovation of FORTE Building

The UA OSHA Training Institute Education Center housed within UA Safe State hosted the inaugural training session in the newly renovated Facility for Outreach, Research, Training, and Education (FORTE) building, marking a major milestone in its commitment to hands-on safety education. Formerly known as the Tuscaloosa Music Building, FORTE now features two state-of-the-art classrooms designed to enhance learning opportunities on campus and beyond.


Author: Tatum Walker    /    Published: May 22, 2025    /    Posted in:   Alabama Safe State   

Igniting Innovation: 5 Inventions that Started at UA    /  UA News

May is National Inventors’ Month. To celebrate, we took a moment to applaud innovation at The University of Alabama, which is designated one of the Top 100 U.S. Universities in 2024 by the National Academy of Inventors.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: May 22, 2025    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News    /    Features:   , , ,   

Engineering Professors Named as 2025-2026 THRIVE Fellows    /  UA Institute for Social Science Research

The Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), in collaboration with the UA Research ASSIST Office, is excited to announce the 2025–2026 cohort of THRIVE Fellows — an interdisciplinary group of researchers selected to participate in the THRIVE Initiative: Transformative Human-centered Research for Impacting Vulnerabilities Everywhere.


Source: UA Institute for Social Science Research    /    Published: May 22, 2025    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:   , ,   

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2 Engineering Students Selected for 2025-2026 Shelby Scholars Class

Two University of Alabama students in the College of Engineering have been selected as 2025-2026 Shelby Scholars. Juniors Javen Bies-Dupree, of Birmingham, and Elizabeth Owens, of Pensacola, Florida, will join 38 other UA students in the class. The Shelby Scholars program is a credit-bearing leadership program for undergraduate students from any academic field who are passionate about public service.


Author: Tanner Coffman    /    Published: May 19, 2025    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

College of Engineering Inducts 2025 Class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently honored six alumni as Distinguished Engineering Fellows at a banquet hosted at Bryant-Denny Stadium on April 26. Each…


Author: Anna Claire Toxey    /    Published: May 19, 2025    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Home Page Main Story,   

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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 5,800 students and more than 150 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.