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An expert water researcher and University of Alabama alumnus is joining the faculty of UA’s College of Engineering. Dr. Steven Burian will join the civil, construction and environmental engineering department…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 10, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr, Dr. Russell J. Mumper
Over the summer, chemical and biological engineering faculty were able to bring a long-planned idea to fruition for their students. For the first time at The University of Alabama, the…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 15, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research, Students, / Features: Dr. Jair Lizarazo-Adarme, Dr. Stephen Ritchie
Leaving campus abruptly mid-semester was a tough adjustment for many students. Plans and competitions were canceled. Research and class projects were put on hold. Not having the in-person support of…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 14, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Students,
Two forward-thinking University of Alabama engineering faculty members have started a research project evaluating the quality of online engineering education in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Derek Williamson, civil,…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 13, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, / Features: Dr. Beth Ann Todd, Dr. Derek G. Williamson
As the country came together in the spring of 2020 to help out fellow Americans during the novel coronavirus pandemic, University of Alabama alumni and students also stepped up to…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 12, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students,
While faculty and students were adjusting to digital classrooms, The University of Alabama’s staff was working to keep their offices productive from their homes. From advising students on their courses,…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 11, 2021 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, / Features: Liz Moore, Samantha Proctor, Tyler Roberts
As faculty scrambled to adjust their classes from in-person to online this spring, they also had to deal with learning technology they hadn’t used before and outside factors like full…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 8, 2021 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, / Features: Dr. C. Heath Turner, Dr. Sevgi Zubeyde Gurbuz
Two University of Alabama alumni and a friend of the UA College of Engineering were inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame in the class of 2020….
Author: Alana Norris / Published: October 1, 2020 / Posted in: Alumni, Awards and Honors
The 19th Annual Capstone Engineering Society Golf Tournament was held Sept. 16, 2019, at Old Overton Country Club in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Thanks to generous contributions from sponsors and teams,…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: July 1, 2020 / Posted in: Alumni, Events
A similar thread of DNA links the Fuller family to The University of Alabama College of Engineering. From valuing education to their desire to engineer the future, this family has…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: June 30, 2020 / Posted in: Alumni, Computer Science, Home Page Main Story,
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.
