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EPA Awards more than $28,000 in Grants to the University of Alabama for Innovative Technology Projects    /  EPA.gov

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the University of Alabama would receive two grants totaling $28,909 to fund two Phase I student teams through the People, Prosperity, and…


Source: EPA.gov    /    Published: March 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Dynetics donates to UA engineering

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A Huntsville-based applied science and information technology company recently chose to invest in The University of Alabama College of Engineering. Dynetics Inc. has gifted the College with…


Author: Gillian Castro and Alana Norris    /    Published: March 22, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Giving, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Solid State Additive Manufacturing MELD Workshop Hosted by Aeroprobe, University of Alabama    /  Manufacturing News

Registration is now open for the 2018 MELD Workshop. MELD is an innovative solid-state thermo-mechanical process for deposition of metal or metal matrix composites. It is highly scalable, open atmosphere…


Source: Manufacturing News    /    Published: March 19, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, In The News, Outreach   

University of Alabama students test drive electric ‘muscle’ car    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The white Chevrolet Camaro with the University of Alabama script A on the front still sounded like the muscle car that the name implies as it sped around the airport…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: March 15, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Spring break road travel safety    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Across Alabama, many people are either on spring break right now, or getting ready for it in the next few weeks. For those who will be on the road this…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: March 14, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Alabama trooper shortage is a matter of life and death — trooper advocate    /  Yellowhammer

Between late 2010 and the end of 2014, the state of Alabama did not hire a single state trooper. Despite this freeze, we still had over 400 state troopers. Now…


Source: Yellowhammer    /    Published: March 13, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

Funds set to develop ‘carbon capture’ at Gerald Gentleman    /  North Platte Bulletin (Nebraska)

The Gerald Gentleman power station near Sutherland will receive $2.7 million to plan a facility that will capture carbon dioxide instead of emitting it into the air. The funds will…


Source: North Platte Bulletin (Nebraska)    /    Published: March 12, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research   

Mentor inspires bold change in STEM studies at historically black colleges and universities    /  National Science Foundation

Metallurgical and materials engineer Viola Acoff has more than 20 years of experience broadening participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Her efforts to spark interest in materials science…


Source: National Science Foundation    /    Published: March 11, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering    /    Features:     

UA Names 2018 Premier Awards Recipients    /  UA News

The University of Alabama has announced the recipients of the 2018 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA Student Team Ready for Finals of National Vehicle Program    /  UA News

A team of University of Alabama students is preparing to present a Chevrolet Camaro they transformed into an electric hybrid vehicle, which will be the culmination of a grueling four-year program.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: March 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    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.