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College of Engineering Inducts 2024 Class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently honored six alumni and one former department head by inducting them into its 2024 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows….


Author: Anna Claire Toxey    /    Published: May 8, 2024    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Events, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story   

Engineering Doctoral Student Selected for National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Britney Mack, a first-year doctoral student studying chemical engineering, has been selected for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the nation’s oldest fellowship program. This prestigious fellowship was…


Author: Sarah Chase    /    Published: May 3, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students   

3 UA Students Earn Boren Scholarships for Foreign Study    /  UA News

Three University of Alabama students have received Boren Scholarships for the study of languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: April 24, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Partners, Students, UA News   

Clayton Selected as Recipient of UA’s Non-Traditional Thesis and Project Thesis Award

Jonathan Clayton, a non-thesis master’s student studying civil engineering, was recently selected as the recipient of The University of Alabama’s Non-Traditional Thesis and Project Thesis Award.  Clayton’s thesis project involved…


Author: Sarah Chase    /    Published: March 18, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students,   

Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2024 Class

The state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals and honored an engineering corporation during a recent ceremony at the Westin in Huntsville, Alabama.


Author: Anna Claire Toxey    /    Published: March 18, 2024    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, In The News   

3 UA Students Awarded Brooke Owens Fellowships    /  UA News

Three University of Alabama students were among 47 from around the nation selected for the prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship, a nationally acclaimed nonprofit program that awards exceptional women and gender minorities…


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: March 7, 2024    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students, UA News   

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Westermeyer selected for Aviation Week Network’s 20 Twenties program

Joey Westermeyer, a graduate student studying aerospace engineering, was selected as a fellow for the Aviation Week Network’s 20 Twenties program. The program inducts “20 of the brightest, most driven…


Author: Sarah Chase    /    Published: March 1, 2024    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students   

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2 College of Engineering Students Selected for Brooke Owens Fellowship

College of Engineering students Sindhu Belki and Zariah Orr are two of 47 undergraduate students in the nation selected for the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a nationally acclaimed nonprofit program that…


Author: Sarah Chase    /    Published: March 1, 2024    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students   

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8 Individuals Receive Premier Awards, UA’s Top Honors    /  UA News

The annual Premier Awards honor members of The University of Alabama community who exemplify the highest standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character. The 2024 recipients have made outstanding contributions to the…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 28, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

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Reeder selected as Outstanding Fall 2023
Co-op Student

Kymberly Reeder, a junior majoring in architectural engineering with a minor in engineering positive and intentional change, has been selected as the Outstanding Fall 2023 Co-op Student.


Author: Sarah Chase    /    Published: January 31, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students   

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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.