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Spin-off Company to Market, Sell UA-Developed Product    /  UA News

The University of Alabama licensed the technology behind a collapsible sideline tent designed to give better medical care to athletes to a spin-off company that will develop, market, manufacture and distribute the tent.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 7, 2016    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News   

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Area schools paying attention to computer science    /  Decatur Daily

Computer science plays a major role in contributing to an innovative and competitive workforce. So says Hartselle High School computer science teacher Bucky Garner, whose school district is looking to…


Source: Decatur Daily    /    Published: June 6, 2016    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

UA Baja Team Preforms Well, Wins an Event at Annual Contest

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Bama Racing performed well in the annual Baja SAE competition, completing the contest held at Tennessee Tech University and winning an event. “This is a good showing…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 3, 2016    /    Posted in:   Students    /    Features:   ,   

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SME Awards Additive Manufacturing Leaders and Visionaries    /  WDRB 41

SME also announced the winners of the Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award for “Contact-Free Support Structures for Part Overhangs in Powder-Bed Metal Additive Manufacturing,” written byKevin Chou, PhD, and Bo…


Source: WDRB 41    /    Published: June 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research   

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Hurricane season 2016 predictions: Will the hurricane ‘drought’ end for US?    /  AL.com

Could this be the year? The year the “hurricane drought”€ ends for the U.S.? The year the double red flags are dusted off, the plywood hammered over the windows and…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: June 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

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Hope Hull man competes on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ contest    /  The Montgomery Advertiser

On a piece of his grandfather’s land tucked in this rural community, Casey Suchocki is living his dream. The American Ninja Warrior contestant – and who will be featured on the…


Source: The Montgomery Advertiser    /    Published: May 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Alabama Robotics Team Wins Two NASA Championships in a Row    /  WVUA 23

The University of Alabama’s robotics team added another championship to the college’s pile over the weekend. Alabama Astrobotics, made up of engineering, computer science and other students from UA and…


Source: WVUA 23    /    Published: May 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

For Second Straight Year, UA Engineering Students Win NASA Contest    /  UA News

Alabama Astrobotics took top prize at the NASA Robotic Mining Competition, besting student teams from 45 other institutions in the challenge to build a robot capable of navigating and excavating simulated Martian soil.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 23, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA Researchers Expand Opportunities with Upgraded Atom Probe Technology    /  UA News

A new, powerful microscope recently installed at The University of Alabama will expand exploration into nanotechnology and geological sciences, helping research into fundamental science and spurring economic development.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 18, 2016    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, UA News   

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Department of Energy Selects UA Engineering Graduate for Fellowship    /  UA News

A recent graduate from The University of Alabama College of Engineering was one of 27 students nationwide selected for a highly-competitive graduate fellowship in computational science from the U.S. Department of Energy.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 17, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, 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.