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Nonprofit Colleges Online Releases 2017 Ranking of Best Online Master’s in Mechanical Engineering Degree Programs    /  NBC 3 (Louisville, Kentucky)

Nonprofit Colleges Online, a website dedicated to putting students before profits has published a ranking of Best Online Master’s in Mechanical Engineering Degree Programs highlighting schools that put education before…


Source: NBC 3 (Louisville, Kentucky)    /    Published: May 18, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering   

UA Engineering Student Wins Bioethics Essay Contest

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:     

UA Students Selected for National Research Experience    /  UA News

Two juniors at The University of Alabama were selected to work this summer at one of the of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: May 4, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

NSF Selects UA Student for Competitive Fellowship    /  UA News

Megan Hathcock, a graduating senior in engineering at The University of Alabama, accepted admittance to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program to research structural dynamics .


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

UA Lab Manager Honored for Contributions to Microscopy    /  UA News

The Microscopy Society of America recently awarded the 2017 Chuck Fiori Award to Richard L. Martens, manager of the Central Analytical Facility, or CAF, at The University of Alabama.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: May 1, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

UA Engineering Ph.D. Student Wins Competitive Award

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:     

UA engineering students participate in ASCE conference

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Engineering students from The University of Alabama traveled to Florida Atlantic University in March to participate in the American Society of Civil Engineers Southeast Student Conference. More…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Students,    /    Features:     

UA to Hold Commencement Exercises May 5-7    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 5-7 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Events, Students, UA News   

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   

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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.