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Destin resident receives NASA recognition    /  The Destin Log (Florida)

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Megan Wood of Destin, a senior in mechanical engineering,…


Source: The Destin Log (Florida)    /    Published: June 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

UA students develop flexible solar cell    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A start-up technology company run by University of Alabama students and an associate professor is developing a thin, flexible solar cell with the goal of helping the military meet goals…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 12, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Sustainability Report: Are Composite Building Materials Sustainable?    /   Paste Magazine

In grade schools long ago, many people had to build something out of toothpicks or Popsicle sticks—a house, a bridge, a boat. It might have been an art project or a…


Source: Paste Magazine    /    Published: June 10, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Alabama Attorney General’s office warns of technical support service scams    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Computer users, beware. Just because Alabama’s Attorney General and the Fair Trade Commission got a company accused of using phony tech support practices to stop doesn’t mean you’re safe. “What…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

Open Source Survey Exposes Community Troubles    /  Tech News World

GitHub this week released the results of its survey on open source software development, practices and worldwide communities. GitHub partnered with researchers from academic institutions, industry organizations and the open source…


Source: Tech News World    /    Published: June 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

University of Alabama grad, former Redstone Arsenal flight surgeon among NASA’s 12 new astronauts    /  AL.com

Bob Hines and Dr. Frank Rubio are among the five women and seven men tapped for this year’s NASA astronaut class, which includes a physician, a surgeon, two geologists, three…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: June 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, In The News   

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UA Engineering Students Awarded Scholarships, Fellowships by NASA    /  UA News

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Fellowships were given to Nicholas Jose […]


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: June 7, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Crimson Racing races up the leaderboard at annual competition

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —The University of Alabama’s Formula SAE team raced to a 17th place finish out of 120 other collegiate teams from around the world at the Formula SAE Michigan…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: June 6, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Students   

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UA professor weighs in on Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris Climate Agreement    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

A chemical and biological engineering professor weighs in on what the President’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement means for you. Online there have been several opinions about…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 6, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

Engineering hall undergoes $24.6M upgrade    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Work to transform H.M. Comer Hall at the University of Alabama into the “new front door” for the College of Engineering remains on schedule. Renovations began this spring, and the…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 2, 2017    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News   

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Alana Norris

Alana Norris was the communications specialist for The University of Alabama College of Engineering from 2017-2021.


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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.