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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
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
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
Two University of Alabama faculty are joining forces to advance their research with help from recently received grant money. Dr. James Harris, chemical and biological engineering assistant professor, and Dr….
Author: Abby Woodruff / Published: July 26, 2021 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. James W. Harris
ORAU has awarded competitive research grants totaling $175,000 to 35 junior faculty from its member institutions. The annual grants are made through the company’s Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement…
Source: Oak Ridger / Published: July 21, 2021 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. James W. Harris, Dr. Ning Zhang
The University of Alabama team of 65 students – spanning a variety of majors from engineering to communications and business – took home first place for year three of the…
Source: Franklin County Times / Published: July 19, 2021 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas
Happening at The University of Alabama, researchers are conducting a flooding study that can help communities better researchers are working to develop a framework that creates an opportunity to forecast hurricane-driven…
Source: Fox 6 / Published: July 6, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
A recent study from The University of Alabama shows traffic crashes on Independence Day can be more severe and deadly. According to researchers the July 4th holiday averaged a total of…
Source: Fox 6 / Published: July 2, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. David Brown
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.
