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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   

NFL adopting Alabama’s medical evaluation tent for sideline    /  Medical Health News

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   

UA Engineering Recognizes Outstanding Alumni Volunteer for 2017    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recognizes Shaw Gilmer as the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Events, UA News   

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior    /  UA News

Michael R. Dunn, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2017 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Students, UA News   

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2017 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Events, UA News   

Medical tent created by Alabama continues to evolve, expand    /  AL.com

After seeing the initial prototype for what’s become the SidelinER, Jeff Allen called Alabama dean of engineering Charles Karr. “You and your team did an unbelievable job,” the Crimson Tide’s…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: April 25, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Meet one of the unsung heroes of the Alabama football program    /  AL.com

Allen also worked with Alabama’s engineering department, using a 3D printer to make a form-fitting splint out of a lightweight Kevlar material that was both protective and flexible enough that…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: April 20, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Research, Students   

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State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2017 Class    /  UA News

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted five individuals and honored a corporation during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa. The following […]


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: February 21, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, UA News   

How to defy the status quo and create your own business    /  AL.com

I recently sat down with Sparkman High School and University of Alabama engineering graduate, William “Skip” Garrett, to discuss what convinced him to leave corporate life at Boeing and General…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: March 24, 2016    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News   

Making a Name

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   

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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.