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UA alumnus Bob Hines was selected for NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He was chosen as one of 12 candidates from a pool of 18,300 applicants – the largest number of applicants in the space program’s history.
Author: Jamon Smith / Published: October 2, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, Awards and Honors, UA News / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr, Dr. John Baker
Katie Wright is building on four terms as a co-op student to continue her growth with Southern Company as a part-time intern … Katie knew she couldn’t achieve this goal…
Source: Public / Published: September 29, 2017 / Posted in: Alumni, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Students and professors gathered in Gorgas Library on Monday to munch and meet. The event, called “Pizza and Professors” connected students and professors with pizza and potential research partners. The event…
Source: Crimson White / Published: September 28, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle
The first woman to helm a major U.S. energy explorer, Hollub’s first order of business when she took the reins at Occidental last April was cutting costs. The company has shed…
Source: Fortune Magazine / Published: September 27, 2017 / Posted in: Alumni, Awards and Honors, In The News
Stroke survivors often lose some of their motor functions, and recovery can be a long and expensive process. By integrating virtual reality, robot, and motion capture technology, a low-cost solution…
Source: Scientia / Published: September 24, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Fei Hu, Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq, Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Monica Anderson
Using scientific skills to serve the community by educating the public and influencing public policy has always been the professional goal of Dr. Kenya L. Goodson. Kenya is a native…
Source: Black Warrior Riverkeeper / Published: September 23, 2017 / Posted in: Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News
Dynetics CEO David King announced Ronnie Chronister as vice president of Contracts. Chronister has been with the company since 2014 as the director of Army, Cyber, and Missile Defense Programs
Source: Dynetics / Published: September 22, 2017 / Posted in: Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News
Engineering students from the University of Alabama and four peer institutions in the state will have an opportunity to study engineering in Germany as part of a new exchange program….
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: September 21, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Kevin W. Whitaker
In the poorest sections of the American South researchers are finding hookworm, dengue fever, and other parasites and viruses that are more commonly associated with developing countries or, in the…
Source: Circle of Blue / Published: September 20, 2017 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Mark Elliott
As University of Alabama Chancellor emeritus Malcolm Portera tells it, Tuscaloosa was in a “world of hurt” in the early 1980s. The area had lost four manufacturers under the pressure…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: September 19, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Charles L. Karr
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.
