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UA engineering student wins AGU presentation award

A University of Alabama doctoral student has received a prestigious presentation award at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Atieh Alipour, a civil, construction and environmental engineering doctoral student, was…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: March 4, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students   

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Aerospace Engineering Student Receives Top Technology Award      /  UA News

A College of Engineering student is among the top 20 science, technology, engineering and math students in their 20s across the country and internationally.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 1, 2019    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students, UA News    /    Features:   , ,   

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COLLEGE NEWS: February 24, 2019    /  The Tuscaloosa News

University of Alabama – The University of Alabama will recognize the recipients of the 2019 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service — at a…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: February 25, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

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UA Recognizes Leadership, Innovation with 2019 Premier Awards    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will recognize the recipients of the 2019 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service — at a dinner Thursday, Feb. 21, as well as during Honors Week.


Author: Richard LeComte    /    Published: February 12, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Engineering Professor Chosen as 2019 Materials Research Society Meeting Chair

A University of Alabama associate professor of chemical and biological engineering has been chosen to help lead the 2019 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting. Dr. Yuping Bao will serve as…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: February 4, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

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UA College of Engineering Receives Three GAANN Grants    /  UA News

This year marks the first time UA has received three Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grants in separate engineering departments at the same time.


Author: Alana Norris and Gillian Castro    /    Published: January 30, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   , ,   

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Grant Expands Professor’s Human-Computer Interaction Research    /  UA News

A University of Alabama computer science professor has received a grant to better understand how K-12 students in the Alabama Black Belt perceive human-computer interaction.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: January 10, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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Aviation Week Network Announces 20 Twenties Winners for 2019; Top Technology Students to be Honored March 14 at Laureates Awards Gala    /  KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)

Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), today announced the winners of its awards program, “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties.” … Peyton…


Source: KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)    /    Published: January 7, 2019    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, In The News, Students   

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Alabama, Auburn universities earn recognition for research    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama and Auburn University have been designated R1 research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Sources: Tuscaloosa News, Alabama News Center, USA Today, WAFF 48 (Huntsville), Bristol Herald…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: December 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Research   

Engineering Doctoral Graduate Receives National Fellowship    /  UA News

A recent graduate of The University of Alabama civil, construction and environment engineering program has received a prestigious fellowship with the National Institute of Standards and Technology.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 17, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

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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.