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UA Professor Named Fellow by Manufacturing Society    /  UA News

Dr. Yuebin Guo, a professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, was elected a Fellow by the Society for Manufacturing Engineers, or SME, one of two elected Fellows in this year’s class from American universities.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 24, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, UA News   

UA College of Engineering to Host Open House    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host Engineering Day, or E-Day, an open house for high-school students and their families, Thursday, Oct. 2, from 8:15 a.m. until 1 p.m.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 24, 2014    /    Posted in:   Events, Outreach, UA News   

Student earns NASA scholarship    /  Crimson White

Lauren Howell is aiming for the stars – a bit more literally than most of her classmates. Howell, a sophomore majoring in aerospace engineering at The University of Alabama, was…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 24, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, In The News, Students   

Building Benchmarks for 50 Years    /  Business Alabama

Two women managers, including UA graduate, oversee the $280 million Grandview Medical Center project for Brasfield & Gorrie — marking the 50-year-old company’s longstanding initiatives to advance women builders.


Source: Business Alabama    /    Published: September 23, 2014    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News   

Startup weekend to bring business pitches    /  Crimson White

Eager to encourage entrepreneurial ideas, The University of Alabama will host the first Startup Weekend, a global event, from Sept. 26 to 28, open to all students and members of…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 17, 2014    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students   

Exchange Program To Give UA Students International Experience    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will partner with a German institution in a student exchange program aimed to provide students deep international industrial, educational and cultural experiences.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 15, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

Group provides theatre outlet for engineers    /  Crimson White

The College of Engineering has a secret. It’s not a car that runs on passionate performances of “Yea, Alabama” or a way to keep Bryant-Denny cool in sweltering Tuscaloosa heat….


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Events, In The News, Students   

New Civil Engineering Professor Wins Award

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Dr. Eric Marks was recently recognized for his work as a graduate research assistant, the position he held before joining faculty The University of Alabama in fall…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 9, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff   

AEM Professor Elected to Nanoengineering Post

Dr. Samit Roy, the William D. Jordan Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, was elected to vice chair of  a group within the American Society of Mechanical Engineers on nanoengineering….


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Outreach    /    Features:     

The cleanest room at The University of Alabama    /  WIAT CBS 42

College campuses aren’t always known for their cleanliness; but WIAT 42 got a look inside the cleanest room at the University of Alabama, the new microfabrication facility. The brand new…


Source: WIAT CBS 42    /    Published: September 3, 2014    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

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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.