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Cell phones that charge wirelessly, orthopedic implants that safely degrade inside the body, and a social network designed to connect those in the construction industry: these are the central concepts behind three University of Alabama start-up companies competing July 12 in a statewide business competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 8, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Grant for Research Fellowship to Owen Killeen, a University of Alabama senior in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 25, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News
The University of Alabama is the lead on a research grant to study the damage left by the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., to understand whether past tornadoes influenced building practices to better withstand future events. As part of the grant, the research team is also studying whether social media and engineering can combine to influence future building practice.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 3, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Thang N. Dao
The University of Alabama is one of seven universities recently chosen by the National Science Foundation to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences, or iAAMCS.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 30, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Monica Anderson
Dr. Stanley E. Jones, the James R. Cudworth Professor and University Research Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at The University of Alabama, was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 23, 2013 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News
Linda Wertheimer talks to Professor Andrew Graettinger of the University of Alabama about what can be to strengthen buildings and save lives when tornadoes strike. He was part of a…
Source: NPR / Published: May 22, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
The NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship awarded University of Alabama civil engineering student Will Guin a renewable fellowship for graduate school.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 14, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang
With more job opportunities than any other college major these days, computer science is hot. The Bureau of Labor says there will be up to 800,000 new jobs in this…
Source: WBRC Fox 6 / Published: May 13, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
After winning first place in last year’s NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition, a team of students called Alabama Lunabotics from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College will return to the competition May 20 at Kennedy Space Center.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 9, 2013 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
The University of Alabama Society of Automotive Engineers’ formula team, Crimson Racing, will return to the SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. May 7-11.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 3, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas
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.
