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Chemical engineering student receives scholarship to attend conference

  Claire Belson, a chemical engineering student from Cary, North Carolina, was selected to receive the Guy Bourdeau Scholarship given by the Additive Manufacturing Users Group. As the scholarship recipient,…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: March 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students   

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UA Center for Advanced Public Safety to receive grant to evaluate seatbelt use    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Governor Robert Bentley wants to make Alabama roads safer. He is doing that by awarding about $140,000 in grants to evaluate new traffic safety data. That work is to be…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: March 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Outreach, Research   

UA Professor Selected as Fellow of Materials Research Society    /  UA News

The Materials Research Society recently elected a University of Alabama scientist to its 2017 Fellows class.


Author: Derek Hooper    /    Published: February 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

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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   

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Postdoc Fellow Wins Poster Contest

Muhammad Farooq, a postdoctoral fellow in The University of Alabama Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the best poster award at a conference recently. Farooq’s poster about real-time feedback from…


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: December 21, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

Graduate Student Wins Poster Contest

Sashank Gautam, a graduate student in The University of Alabama Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, placed first in a student poster contest at an industry conference in November. Gautam’s…


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: December 20, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students    /    Features:     

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Two UA Engineering Professors Honored    /  UA News

Drs. Ramana Reddy and Gregory B. Thompson, who teach metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, will be honored by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, or TMS, for their contributions to education and their profession.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 5, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

UA Alumni Group Honors Faculty Members for Teaching    /  UA News

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2016 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 5, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Engineering Students Recognized for Smart Shoe Insole    /  UA News

Two students studying electrical engineering at The University of Alabama were recognized recently for designing and crafting a wireless shoe insole that monitors activity users can track on a mobile phone app.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Media Recognizes 30 Under 30 Future Leaders of Manufacturing    /  ME Advanced Manufacturing

The most challenging aspect of mechanical engineering student Kaylie Crosby’s daily routine might seem surprising. It’s not a particularly hard engineering course or spending many solitary hours studying for a…


Source: ME Advanced Manufacturing    /    Published: July 8, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, 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.