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The international ransomware cyberattack has created serious problems in over 150 countries because of the threat. The University of Alabama has been keeping a close watch to make sure its…
Source: CBS 42 (Birmingham) / Published: May 17, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
At about 1 a.m. Monday, Rebecca Dietz noticed something wrong with “MARTE.” Dietz, a senior studying mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama, and several other members of the Alabama…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: May 16, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Click-It-Or-Ticket is a national campaign designed to save lives by encouraging more people to wear seatbelts. This year’s enforcement campaign will run from May 22 through June 4. Alabama Governor…
Source: WKRG-CBS (Mobile) / Published: May 12, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
We don’t see a lot of race cars at Bryant-Denny Stadium, but we did today. The number 15 race car is the work of Mechanical Engineering students, right here at…
Source: WVUA / Published: May 9, 2017 / Posted in: Events, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Four engineering students completed a year-long project in which they replicated an 18th century British Hanger rapier.
Author: Kim Eaton / Published: May 9, 2017 / Posted in: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Subhadra Gupta
There is a mechanical engineer and professor of mechanical and electrical engineering— whose distinguished and globe-trotting career has already spanned over 40 years— who can simply and succinctly explain how…
Source: Trucking Info / Published: May 6, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kaylee O’Connor, a junior chemical and biological engineering student from Fort Worth, Texas, won first place in the Institute of Biological Engineering bioethics essay competition. O’Connor’s submission…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 5, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Ryan Summers
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Five University of Alabama computer science seniors and members of the Association for Computing Machinery UA student chapter started a hacking competition this semester that they…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 4, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Events, Outreach, Students
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Xuyang “Rhett” Zhou, a Ph.D. student in materials science from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, was selected to receive a Microscopy & Microanalysis Student Scholar Award given by…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 1, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Gregory B. Thompson
Tasked with reducing the weight of a Chevrolet Camaro transforming into a hybrid electric vehicle, engineering students at The University of Alabama successfully fabricated a lighter hood, proving a cutting-edge…
Source: Graphene Entrepreneur / Published: April 30, 2017 / Posted in: In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. J. Brian Jordon
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.
