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MTE Grad Student Awarded for Research Presentation

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – A University of Alabama graduate student in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering placed second in the oral presentation competition at the 2014 National Black Graduate…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: August 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

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Aerospace Engineering Student Receives National Scholarships

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Jackson A. Morris, a junior from Naperville, Illinois, studying aerospace engineering and mechanics was selected to receive the Ellis F. Hitt Digital Avionics Scholarship from the American Institute…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students   

UA Engineering Students Win Metal-Casting Contest    /  UA News

A team of University of Alabama engineering students won the 2014 Student Casting Competition for the Southeast organized by the American Foundry Society.This is the third time in four years UA students have won the AFS competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students, UA News   

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UA Engineering Students Selected for NASA Scholarships    /  UA News

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium awarded seven undergraduate scholarships and one graduate fellowship to students at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA Engineering Professor Receives Oak Ridge Powe Grant    /  UA News

Dr. Lin Li, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, was one of 35 researchers selected to receive a nationally-competitive grant from Oak Ridge Associated Universities through the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

UA’s Randall Research Program Recognizes 15 Budding Investigators    /  UA News

Fifteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 9, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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UA engineers champions in NASA competition    /  Crimson White

In 2009, NASA created an event called the Robotic Mining National Championship. Engineering students from The University of Alabama have competed as a team in the event every year since…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: May 28, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Students   

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Three CCEE Graduates Students Awarded Departmental Grants

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Three graduate students in The University of Alabama department of civil, construction and environmental engineering were awarded an inaugural grant that will pair each with a funded…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   , ,   

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MTE Students Awarded FEF Scholarships

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Six students studying metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama were awarded Foundry Educational Foundation Scholarships at the conclusion of the 2014 spring semester. The…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 2, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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Young award-winning engineer serves community    /  The Redstone Rocket

Joan Reichwein Smith, systems integration lead engineer at the Utility Helicopters Project Office, was selected as the 2013 Alabama Young Engineer of the Year by the Engineering Council of Birmingham…


Source: The Redstone Rocket    /    Published: April 30, 2014    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   

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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.