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The University of Alabama and Airbus have signed an agreement designed to boost the school’s engineering education and research efforts. Airbus will assist UA in purchasing equipment in the areas of additive…
Source: Birmingham Business Journal / Published: May 31, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students
Obama-era EPA rules may be on their way out but that doesn’t mean the search for more sustainable transportation is over. The University of Alabama and three other schools were…
Source: Business Alabama / Published: May 31, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Hwan-Sik Yoon, Dr. Tim A. Haskew, Dr. Yang-Ki Hong
Ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend travel period, University of Alabama researchers are sharing statistics that show the role seat belts play in saving lives in traffic crashes. According to…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: May 29, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Rhonda Stricklin
For the third year in a row, the University of Alabama Astrobotics team won the NASA Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The team beat out…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: May 29, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Students from dozens of universities across the United States gathered at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for NASA’s 2017 Robotic Mining Competition (NRMC). Students showcased and competed with their…
Source: Spaceflight Insider / Published: May 26, 2017 / Posted in: Events, In The News, Research, Students
The NFL is already littered with former Alabama players on rosters. Now, it’s taking an idea born in Tuscaloosa and making it a standard policy on sidelines. Following the conclusion…
Source: Medical Health News / Published: May 24, 2017 / Posted in: Alumni, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research
An international team of researchers is studying the North-East Greenland Ice Stream to find out how much glaciers and ice sheets will influence rising seas. According to a report on…
Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia) / Published: May 23, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Siva Prasad Gogineni, Dr. Stephen J. Yan
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Susan L. Burkett, Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in electrical and computer engineering, was named a 2016 American Vacuum Society Fellow. Fellows of the Society…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 20, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research
Thirty-one student teams from across the country will test their designs in simulated microgravity this year as part of NASA’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) activity. Test…
Source: Forward Geek / Published: May 19, 2017 / Posted in: In The News, Research, Students
Nonprofit Colleges Online, a website dedicated to putting students before profits has published a ranking of Best Online Master’s in Mechanical Engineering Degree Programs highlighting schools that put education before…
Source: NBC 3 (Louisville, Kentucky) / Published: May 18, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering
Alana Norris was the communications specialist for The University of Alabama College of Engineering from 2017-2021.
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.
