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Styslinger College of Engineering Hosts 2026 ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium

The Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering, in partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, hosted the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers Gulf Coast Student Symposium March 12-14 in Tuscaloosa, bringing together approximately 600 students, faculty and industry professionals from 15 universities.


Author: Natalie Crouse    /    Published: April 13, 2026    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Outreach, Students,    /    Features:     

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UA-Developed Software Used for NASA Moon Missions    /  UA News

An open-source software toolkit developed at UA plays an important part in NASA’s ongoing and future missions, including Artemis I and Artemis II.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: April 13, 2026    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, Partners, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA’s Alabama Mobility and Power Center to Integrate Honeywell Technology in Battery Research Lab    /  UA News

The University of Alabama’s Alabama Mobility and Power Center will integrate Honeywell’s AI-powered Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform in its battery research lab. The battery manufacturing automation platform optimizes operations by improving cell yields and expediting facility startups for battery manufacturers at any scale. This collaboration will allow the lab to train the next generation of engineers and battery professionals nationwide.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 8, 2026    /    Posted in:   Alabama Mobility and Power Center, Engineering, Research, UA News   

UA Students Named Finalists in University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics 2025 Design Competition

A team of students from The University of Alabama Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering was named a finalist out of 15 teams in the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office and University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics 2025 Undergraduate Hypersonic Flight Design Competition. This competition involved creating an “unpowered, high lift-to-drag, hypersonic projectile for low altitude operation” to be maneuvered at extremely high speeds of Mach 5-8, according to the UCAH.


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: April 1, 2026    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Faculty Earn University’s Top Honor for Research Excellence    /  UA News

The University will recognize excellence in faculty research, creativity and scholarship at the annual Faculty Research Day on March 31.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: April 1, 2026    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News    /    Features:   , , , ,   

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2026 Class    /  UA News

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted six individuals and honored one corporation and one engineering project during a ceremony Feb. 28 at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 13, 2026    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Events, UA News   

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NASA Selects 16 Phase 2 Milestone Winners in LunaRecycle Challenge

NASA has selected 16 teams from 11 U.S. states as Phase 2 Milestone Round winners in the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge. The competition advances innovative recycling technologies for future space missions….


Author: Natalie Crouse    /    Published: March 10, 2026    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Outreach   

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Successful UA Exchange Program Gets a Reboot    /  UA News

TUSCALOOSA — Fifteen first-year students at The University of Alabama are the first cohort of the Alabama-Esslingen-Mercedes Exchange, a continuation of a long-running exchange program in automotive engineering.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: March 10, 2026    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Partners    /    Features:     

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CCEE Faculty, Student Earn National Award for Wastewater Affordability Research

A research collaboration between civil engineering professor Dr. Mark Elliott and his former doctoral student Jillian Maxcy-Brown has earned national recognition from the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the…


Author: Natalie Crouse    /    Published: March 9, 2026    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Meet the Winners of the 2026 Premier Awards, UA’s Top Honors    /  UA News

The annual Premier Awards honor members of the UA community who exemplify the highest standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character. Six students, two faculty members and a student club received the University’s top honors.


Author: Jennifer Brady    /    Published: March 5, 2026    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

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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.