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When Lee Styslinger Jr. withdrew from his mechanical engineering studies at The University of Alabama, he had a monumental opportunity ahead of him.
Author: David Miller / Published: October 17, 2025 / Posted in: Alumni, Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering,
Graduate students from The University of Alabama are making waves in the world of aviation. Vamsi Krishna Undavalli, Jerry Hamilton and Chuming Wei from the Engines and Combustion Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering have received the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Aviation Award. Under the mentorship of Dr. Bhupendra Khandelwal, the team secured second prize in the 2025 cycle, receiving a $150,000 cash award.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: October 14, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Partners, Research / Features: Dr. Bhupendra Khandelwal
Oct. 4 wasn’t a typical Saturday for University of Alabama student Gabby Mathis. The chemical engineering major was picked to kick a field goal during ESPN’s “College GameDay” broadcast when UA hosted Vanderbilt. Mathis’s attempt was like many — the kick didn’t quite make it. But hosts Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit did their part to make it memorable. And while she’ll never forget that day, it’s just one of many things about UA that are special to Mathis.
Author: Jennifer Brady / Published: October 9, 2025 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Students, UA News
World Space Week, held every year Oct. 4-10, commemorates two events in the global history of space exploration...
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: October 8, 2025 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Rohan Sood
Dr. Jialai Wang, professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, and his research team were recognized at the 2025 Global Cement and Concrete Association Innovandi Open Challenge for their research project titled “High-Reactive Supplementary Cementitious Materials Derived from Recycled Concrete.”
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 28, 2025 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang
Henry Finch, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, was selected as the spring 2025 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. Finch is currently completing his third and final term with Lavender, Inc. in Aliceville, Alabama, where he has served as a project manager co-op within the engineering and project management teams.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: August 28, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students
UA diners who never run out of their favorite beverage have John Podsednik to thank for that. The 2023 engineering alumnus is using Bama Dining locations to perfect his low soda monitoring system and is close to that goal.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: August 25, 2025 / Posted in: Alumni, Mechanical Engineering, UA News
Dr. Aijun Song, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his research team successfully conducted multiple field demonstrations of underwater autonomous vehicles as next-generation water-observing technologies at the Black Warrior River and Lake Tuscaloosa. These demonstrations were part of the 2025 U.S. Geological Survey FLOW Academy.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 19, 2025 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, / Features: Dr. Aijun Song
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has presented the Microsystems Technology Office Award to three faculty members from the College of Engineering. Drs. A.B.M. Tahidul Haque and Sree Kalyan Patiballa, assistant professors in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Dr. Shreyas Rao, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, were recognized at the agency’s Spark Tank event, held July 24-25 in Aurora, Colorado.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 19, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. A B M Tahidul Haque, Dr. Shreyas Rao, Dr. Sree Kalyan Patiballa
Seventy fourth- through sixth-grade students from Tuscaloosa County attended the inaugural Code-N-Sensor Future Lab camp at The University of Alabama, where they participated in a week of hands-on activities focused on physiological computing.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 7, 2025 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach / Features: Dr. Chris S. Crawford
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.
