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Faculty help students gain real-world job experience    /  Crimson White

Internships and co-ops allow students to gain experience in the fields they’re interested in, and some University departments such as the journalism, accounting and engineering departments are especially helpful in…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 24, 2019    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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Allison McCarthy Makes a Name for Herself in Astronomy Community    /  New York Patch

Allison McCarthy graduated from Brewster High School just a few years ago, but she is already making a name for herself in the astronomy community. The 2016 Brewster graduate is…


Source: New York Patch    /    Published: January 23, 2019    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

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Gaining an Edge    /  Jackson County Sentinel

Mary Ellen Sinnott’s time at The University of Alabama has been filled with more opportunities than she could have imagined.


Source: Jackson County Sentinel    /    Published: January 17, 2019    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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In the lab: University of Alabama students help inspire next wave of scientists    /  Alabama News Center

Akshay Narkhede routinely prepares polymeric biomaterials during lab work in the Science and Engineering Complex at the University of Alabama. Narkhede, a doctoral student in chemical and biological engineering, uses…


Source: Alabama News Center    /    Published: January 15, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

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Scottsboro Native Gains ‘Edge’ Through STEM Path, Army ROTC    /  UA News

Mary Ellen Sinnott’s time at The University of Alabama has been filled with more opportunities than she could have imagined.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: January 10, 2019    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Shimer to participate in UA’s Cooperative Education Program    /  Hendersonville Standard (Gallatin, Tennessee)

University of Alabama student Neil Shimer of Hendersonville, will participate in UA’s Cooperative Education Program for spring 2019. Shimer will be working at Gaylord Chemical. Sources: Hendersonville Standard (Gallatin, Tennessee), Gallatin News…


Source: Hendersonville Standard (Gallatin, Tennessee)    /    Published: January 9, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Aviation Week Network Announces 20 Twenties Winners for 2019; Top Technology Students to be Honored March 14 at Laureates Awards Gala    /  KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)

Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), today announced the winners of its awards program, “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties.” … Peyton…


Source: KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)    /    Published: January 7, 2019    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, In The News, Students   

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In the Lab: UA Students Help Inspire Next Wave of Scientists    /  UA News

Akshay Narkhede has other research foci in Rao’s lab, but on this day, he’s focused on duplicating hydrogels to demonstrate to several young, curious shadows: high school seniors in a day-long immersion of hands-on lab experiments at UA.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: January 7, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

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MELD Selected for Phase I Army Expeditionary Technology Search    /  Manufacturing News

MELD Manufacturing Corporation’s patented MELD technology has been selected by the US Army to be part of its inaugural Army Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) … Additionally, the collaboration of MELD…


Source: Manufacturing News    /    Published: January 2, 2019    /    Posted in:   In The News, Research   

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Alabama, Auburn universities earn recognition for research    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama and Auburn University have been designated R1 research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Sources: Tuscaloosa News, Alabama News Center, USA Today, WAFF 48 (Huntsville), Bristol Herald…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: December 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Research   

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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.