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Social scientist on impact of “Into the Storm” on public, weather community    /  WHNT 19

Hoover, Ala. (WHNT)– Many of us living in the Tennessee Valley do not need a movie to show us how extreme mother nature can be. Damage following a strong tornado…


Source: WHNT 19    /    Published: August 8, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Mixing it Up    /  UA Culverhouse News

Like Reese’s peanut butter cups, sometimes the right mixture lends itself to a perfect combination. That’s the case for UA students who are mixing their majors and finding it’s fast…


Source: UA Culverhouse News    /    Published: July 29, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

UA to Hold Summer Commencement Exercise Aug. 2    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement ceremony Aug. 2 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 28, 2014    /    Posted in:   Events, Students, UA News   

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University of Alabama to host workshop on sustainable fuels    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering is co-sponsoring a sustainable fuels workshop Tuesday featuring 10 nationally recognized experts in energy. The “Sustainable Fuels: Production and Combustion,” workshop will focus…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: July 27, 2014    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach    /    Features:     

Foley hires new city engineer from Tuscaloosa    /  AL.com

FOLEY,  Alabama — Foley recently welcomed Chad Christian to the position of city engineer. Christian came to Foley from the city of Tuscaloosa, where he worked for 15 years as drainage…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: July 26, 2014    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News   

Students construct marshmallow launchers at University of Alabama engineering camp    /  WBRC Fox 6

Summer camp and marshmallows don’t mix like you think they might at the University of Alabama. Tyler Picchi explained how engineering campers brought the two together this week. “Well it’s…


Source: WBRC Fox 6    /    Published: July 24, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:   , ,   

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Civil engineering Ph.D. student honored for research

Henry Lester was one of two students who received the Young Scientist Award at the ASCE’s Second International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, or ICVRAM 2014, and…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 23, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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High-tech Huntsville company Venturi launches $20,000 competition to prevent hot car deaths    /  AL.com

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Mike Alvarez may be president and CEO of a high-tech aerospace company, but he’s also a father. And a grandfather. Last year Alvarez became disturbed by an…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: July 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students   

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Aerospace Engineering Student Receives National Scholarships

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Jackson A. Morris, a junior from Naperville, Illinois, studying aerospace engineering and mechanics was selected to receive the Ellis F. Hitt Digital Avionics Scholarship from the American Institute…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students   

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Robot invasion: Big Island to host college competition    /  Hawaii Tribune-Herald

In the first competition of its kind on the Big Island, seven college teams will put their robots to the test in an inaugural space mining simulation on the slope…


Source: Hawaii Tribune-Herald    /    Published: July 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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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.