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NSF Selects UA Student for Competitive Fellowship    /  UA News

Megan Hathcock, a graduating senior in engineering at The University of Alabama, accepted admittance to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program to research structural dynamics .


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

UA Lab Manager Honored for Contributions to Microscopy    /  UA News

The Microscopy Society of America recently awarded the 2017 Chuck Fiori Award to Richard L. Martens, manager of the Central Analytical Facility, or CAF, at The University of Alabama.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: May 1, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

UA Engineering Ph.D. Student Wins Competitive Award

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Xuyang “Rhett” Zhou, a Ph.D. student in materials science from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, was selected to receive a Microscopy & Microanalysis Student Scholar Award given by…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: May 1, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

UA Students Develop Lightweight Hood Fused With Graphene    /  Graphene Entrepreneur

Tasked with reducing the weight of a Chevrolet Camaro transforming into a hybrid electric vehicle, engineering students at The University of Alabama successfully fabricated a lighter hood, proving a cutting-edge…


Source: Graphene Entrepreneur    /    Published: April 30, 2017    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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UA Civil Engineering Department works for bicycle lanes    /  WVUA

If you build it, they will come. That’s what Sassafras and their local partners think about Bike paths in Tuscaloosa. They are trying to make Tuscaloosa a bike friendly map….


Source: WVUA    /    Published: April 29, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students   

UA engineering students participate in ASCE conference

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Engineering students from The University of Alabama traveled to Florida Atlantic University in March to participate in the American Society of Civil Engineers Southeast Student Conference. More…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Students,    /    Features:     

UA to Hold Commencement Exercises May 5-7    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 5-7 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Events, Students, UA News   

UA Students Build Lightweight, Strong Hood for Chevy Camaro    /  UA News

Tasked with reducing the weight of a Chevrolet Camaro transforming into a hybrid electric vehicle, engineering students at The University of Alabama successfully fabricated a lighter hood, proving a cutting-edge material can work on a consumer car.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: April 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Engineering Recognizes Outstanding Alumni Volunteer for 2017    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recognizes Shaw Gilmer as the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Events, UA News   

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior    /  UA News

Michael R. Dunn, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2017 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Students, UA News   

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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.