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Inventors have been exploring biomimicry as early as the Renaissance era when Leonardo Da Vinci sketched out a bat-shaped wing contraption for human flight, called an ornithopter. Engineers take what…
Source: Science Line / Published: January 12, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Amy W. Lang
A University of Alabama business start-up team, composed of students focusing on a less costly replacement for the precious metal platinum, will compete against other entrepreneurs in the first round of the 2015 Alabama Launchpad Competition Jan. 23.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 12, 2015 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Arunava Gupta
The University of Alabama is home to more than a dozen startup companies that span across multiple fields of study. Some of these include 2b Electronic, whose main focus is…
Source: Crimson White / Published: January 8, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research
When it comes to weather in Alabama, no matter what time of year, there’s just one thing to do: “Prepare for it to be bad.” “The warning process has improved so…
Source: AL.com / Published: December 23, 2014 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
A University of Alabama-based startup company that specializes in biodegradable medical implants recently placed second at the International Innovation in Materials Science Competition in Boston, Mass.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: December 16, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News
January 28, 2014 is a day few of us will forget. People stranded in cars. Children stranded in schools. Families separated and scared after a winter storm hit metro Atlanta….
Source: WSB-TV 2 / Published: December 16, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Dr. Qing Peng, who joins the College of Engineering in January 2015, played a role in an invention recently recognized by R&D Magazine as one of the…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: December 10, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research
A University of Alabama professor of computer science is one of 49 scientists, engineers and educators recently named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: December 8, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement ceremonies Dec. 13 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: December 8, 2014 / Posted in: Events, Students, UA News
Per capita, Huntsville has one of the highest concentrations of software developers in the nation, said Jeff Gray, a computer science professor at the University of Alabama. But a majority…
Source: The Decatur Daily / Published: December 8, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
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.
