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Coleman Selected as Fall 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student

Alanis Coleman, a senior majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics, was selected as the fall 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. Coleman completed…


Author: Tanner Coffman    /    Published: May 7, 2025    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students   

4 UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars    /  UA News

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation selected four University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2025-2026.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 4, 2025    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

Hooks Selected as Summer 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Christian Hooks, a senior majoring in civil engineering with a minor in structural engineering, was selected as the summer 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: November 4, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Students   

Clement Named 2024 Fellow of National Groundwater Association

Dr. Prabhakar Clement, professor of environmental engineering and founding director of the Center for Water Quality Research, has been designated as a 2024 National Ground Water Association Fellow. Fellows are…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: October 23, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Center for Water Quality Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

Dr. Gray

Gray Honored by UA Board of Trustees as Distinguished Teaching Professor

The University of Alabama Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Jeff Gray, a professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering, as a Distinguished Teaching Professor. Gray…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: October 11, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

Moradkhani Elected as 2024 AGU Fellow

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Hamid Moradkhani, Alton N. Scott professor of engineering in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and director for the Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research,…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: September 18, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff   

Cameron Cook holding his award.

Cook Selected as Spring 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student

Cameron Cook, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, was selected as the spring 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. Cook completed his first semester of co-op…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: June 28, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering   

Innovative UA Research Recognized with NSF CAREER Awards    /  UA News

Four professors at The University of Alabama received one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: June 6, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News    /    Features:   , , ,   

2 UA Faculty Named Fulbright Scholars    /  UA News

Two University of Alabama faculty members have received Fulbright awards for educators to teach and research around the globe. Dr. Anwarul Haque, associate professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics, and…


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: June 6, 2024    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Partners, UA News    /    Features:     

Astrobotics Team Continues Winning Tradition    /  UA News

The UA Astrobotics team earned a ninth win in NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge, a robotic mining competition held in a simulated lunar environment.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: June 4, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UA News    /    Features:     

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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.