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Practice ended with its usual circle time, however some special news was delivered via an envelope to junior Taylor Berry, who found out she had earned a scholarship. Berry is a…
Source: RollTide.com / Published: October 4, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students
UA alumnus Bob Hines was selected for NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He was chosen as one of 12 candidates from a pool of 18,300 applicants – the largest number of applicants in the space program’s history.
Author: Jamon Smith / Published: October 2, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, Awards and Honors, UA News / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr, Dr. John Baker
The first woman to helm a major U.S. energy explorer, Hollub’s first order of business when she took the reins at Occidental last April was cutting costs. The company has shed…
Source: Fortune Magazine / Published: September 27, 2017 / Posted in: Alumni, Awards and Honors, In The News
A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama placed first in an international contest to design better antennas for small satellites, called CubeSats.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: August 7, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Yang-Ki Hong
The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Aug. 5 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Author: David Miller / Published: July 31, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Events, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News
Dr. Richard C. Bradt, metallurgical and materials engineering professor emeritus at UA, has been named a Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramic Society.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 26, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News
Dr. Samit Roy in aerospace engineering and mechanics was competitively selected to serve a two-year rotation as a program officer in the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Arlington, Virginia.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 23, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. Samit Roy
Two Tuscaloosa students were named among thousands of students as National Merit Scholars. Jordan Walker of Northridge High School and Roeder McNair of Holy Spririt Catholic High School were named…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: June 19, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Megan Wood of Destin, a senior in mechanical engineering,…
Source: The Destin Log (Florida) / Published: June 13, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
There’s a team of students at The University of Alabama who have won multiple national titles in recent years and perform at a high level. This team doesn’t play football, though….
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 11, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
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.
