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For the last 18 months, 29 university teams have competed in a unique autonomous vehicle event. The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) is a $1.5 million prize competition among universities to…
Source: The Robot Report / Published: September 10, 2021 / Posted in: Computer Science, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Airplanes were historically made of metal, usually an aluminum alloy. Now some new airplanes, such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, are about 55% composite materials instead, says Samit…
Source: Chemical & Engineering News / Published: September 7, 2021 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Samit Roy
Despite a drop in vehicle crashes this year in the state, fatal crashes have increased slightly, possibly because of lingering effects of the pandemic, according to research from The University…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: September 2, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. David Brown
As some of the brightest minds in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math), engineers have a language all their own—but not everyone speaks that language. Translating complicated and…
Source: CIS News / Published: September 1, 2021 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. William Edward Back
Jonathan Priedeman, a materials science doctorate student at The University of Alabama, earned an award from one of the most notable international journals specific to materials research, Acta Materialia. “The…
Author: Abby Woodruff / Published: August 30, 2021 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Gregory B. Thompson
Researchers will experiment with more effective ways of breaking down hard-to-recycle plastics.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: August 26, 2021 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Amanda Koh, Dr. C. Heath Turner, Dr. Jason E. Bara, Dr. Paul A. Rupar, Dr. Steven T. Weinman, Dr. Tibor Szilvási
Dr. Leigh Terry received a Fulbright Specialist Award to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships through educational and training activities within environmental science.
Author: Bryant Welbourne / Published: August 19, 2021 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, UA News / Features: Dr. Leigh Terry
The UA Career Center’s Campus Career Influencer Program targets faculty and staff who have a compelling interest and commitment to the development of student career readiness, in addition to academic…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: August 18, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Beth Ann Todd, Dr. Derek G. Williamson
President Biden recently announced an executive order that would make half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030 zero-emission. Now, it was a non-binding order, but it…
Source: Fox 6 / Published: August 16, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
Dr. W. Edward Back has been appointed as the interim dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering effective Aug. 16.
Author: Bryant Welbourne / Published: August 13, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. William Edward Back
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.
