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Ten years from now, cars and trucks will have more electronics and software than mechanical parts, which creates an opportunity for research and innovation. “There is a dramatic shift in…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: July 27, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq, Dr. Mark E. Barkey, Dr. Samit Roy
They were called the “best and the brightest,” and now many of the students who helped kick-start the current era of The University of Alabama are taking positions of responsibility…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: July 23, 2015 / Posted in: Alumni
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – A paper co-authored by a University of Alabama researcher and her advisor is featured on the cover of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. The SEM…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 2, 2015 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Dr. Laurentiu Nastac, associate professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, organized a symposium and was the main editor of a book of…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 2, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Laurentiu Nastac
When humans begin to explore other planets, such as Mars, or return to the moon, their trusty robots will have to be more than remote-controlled hunks of metal. Much like…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: November 13, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Natalie Anderson comes from a family of entrepreneurs. Her parents own and manage their own company, but she came to The University of Alabama to study chemical engineering, not business….
Author: Adam Jones / Published: November 13, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Research, Students
During the mobile phone’s meteoric rise from clunky car phone to the powerful computers in our hands today, the problem of battery life has continued to dog the technology. “Energy…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 9, 2014 / Posted in: Outreach, Research
Just 15 years ago, the area between the engineering buildings on The University of Alabama campus and the Bryce Hospital land used to be the back edge of campus —…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 8, 2014 / Posted in: Research
Dean Charles Karr, who has been at The University of Alabama College of Engineering as a student, a researcher, professor or an administrator for more than 30 years, likes to…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 8, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. Arunava Gupta, Dr. Dawen Li, Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, Dr. Patrick Kung, Dr. Ramana G. Reddy, Dr. Seongsin (Margaret) Kim, Dr. Subhadra Gupta, Dr. Yang-Ki Hong
When the forefathers of what we call the Internet were connecting their computer centers together in the 1960s, it is doubtful any could have predicted the radical changes the network…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: September 7, 2013 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr
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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.
