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A recent study of about 3,000 people from Alabama and Mississippi took a look at how things unfolded on April 27. There was some concern about the number of fatalities…
Source: WBRC Fox 6 / Published: April 28, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
The earth shakes millions of times every year. Often, these earthquakes strike in familiar places, such as the recent, deadly quakes in Ecuador and Japan. At other times, a quake…
Source: Smithsonian.com / Published: April 27, 2016 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Michael E. Kreger, Dr. Sriram Aaleti
The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s Dr. John Baker, head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics, is the 2016 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 27, 2016 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. John Baker
Five years after one of the deadliest tornadoes ripped through Tuscaloosa and other parts of Alabama, people are still dealing with the emotional and physical effects. “A large number of…
Source: WBRC Fox 6 / Published: April 27, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
With graduation looming, many seniors at The University of Alabama are busy preparing for final exams. For a select group of students, wrapping up the semester means presenting the findings…
Source: Brasfield & Gorrie / Published: April 26, 2016 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
Stephen Peter Rowe, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2016 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 26, 2016 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
After Moore, Okla., got hammered by its third monster tornado in 13 years, Mayor Glenn Lewis had had enough. He pushed to make Moore the first U.S. city to beef…
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press / Published: April 25, 2016 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
In April five years ago, walls came down. Fences fell, splintered and sprawled. Canopied urban forests blew away in jagged moments; even trees sunk deep in ravines snapped. Growth-marks carved…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 25, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
A team of engineering students won first place in the University of Alabama’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition held earlier this month. The team has a start-up…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 25, 2016 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students
Sarah McFann, a University of Alabama senior from Arlington, Tennessee, has received an elite Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship for 2016. McFann is the first UA student to be named a recipient of the award, which has been presented to fewer than 1,200 students in its 53 year history.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 22, 2016 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News
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.
