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What began as simply tinkering with a 3-D printer the summer before Valerie Levine’s junior year at The University of Alabama ended with children receiving prosthetic hands before the year’s end.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 22, 2017 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jason E. Bara
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Susan L. Burkett, Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in electrical and computer engineering, was named a 2016 American Vacuum Society Fellow. Fellows of the Society…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 20, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research
Thirty-one student teams from across the country will test their designs in simulated microgravity this year as part of NASA’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) activity. Test…
Source: Forward Geek / Published: May 19, 2017 / Posted in: In The News, Research, Students
Nonprofit Colleges Online, a website dedicated to putting students before profits has published a ranking of Best Online Master’s in Mechanical Engineering Degree Programs highlighting schools that put education before…
Source: NBC 3 (Louisville, Kentucky) / Published: May 18, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering
The international ransomware cyberattack has created serious problems in over 150 countries because of the threat. The University of Alabama has been keeping a close watch to make sure its…
Source: CBS 42 (Birmingham) / Published: May 17, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
After winning the top prize at a NASA robotics contest the past two years, a team of students at The University of Alabama returns to defend its title
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 16, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
At about 1 a.m. Monday, Rebecca Dietz noticed something wrong with “MARTE.” Dietz, a senior studying mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama, and several other members of the Alabama…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: May 16, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Click-It-Or-Ticket is a national campaign designed to save lives by encouraging more people to wear seatbelts. This year’s enforcement campaign will run from May 22 through June 4. Alabama Governor…
Source: WKRG-CBS (Mobile) / Published: May 12, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
We don’t see a lot of race cars at Bryant-Denny Stadium, but we did today. The number 15 race car is the work of Mechanical Engineering students, right here at…
Source: WVUA / Published: May 9, 2017 / Posted in: Events, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Four engineering students completed a year-long project in which they replicated an 18th century British Hanger rapier.
Author: Kim Eaton / Published: May 9, 2017 / Posted in: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Subhadra Gupta
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.
