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The Alabama Astrobotics Team recently returned from NASA’s 2025 Lunabotics Challenge with national recognition for its innovative approach to lunar robotics and systems engineering. Hosted annually at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: June 18, 2025 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Rajiv Doreswamy
With less than a week before the final event of the 2025 NASA Lunabotics Challenge, members of The University of Alabama Astrobotics team were working in shifts to fine-tune their lunar robot. Fourteen-hour days weren’t unusual. And they loved it.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: June 18, 2025 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) has announced the recipients of its 2025-26 scholarships and fellowships. ASGC is located on the campus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.
Source: uah.edu / Published: June 2, 2025 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has awarded four undergraduate scholarships and two graduate fellowships to students in The University of Alabama College of Engineering.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: May 30, 2025 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Qiaofu Zhang
Two University of Alabama students in the College of Engineering have been selected as 2025-2026 Shelby Scholars. Juniors Javen Bies-Dupree, of Birmingham, and Elizabeth Owens, of Pensacola, Florida, will join 38 other UA students in the class. The Shelby Scholars program is a credit-bearing leadership program for undergraduate students from any academic field who are passionate about public service.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: May 19, 2025 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Dr. Chongze Hu, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, received a $635,000 Department of Energy Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Award for his research project titled “Computational-Guided and Data-Driven Discovery of High-Entropy Two-Dimensional MXenes.”
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: October 17, 2024 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, Partners / Features: Dr. Chongze Hu
NASA announced the launch of the LunaRecycle Challenge on Monday, Sept. 30, offering $3 million in prizes for innovations in recycling material waste on deep space missions with The University…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: October 2, 2024 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Sameer Mulani, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, was elected to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2025 Associate Fellowship. The AIAA…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: September 23, 2024 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff
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: Dr. Anwarul Haque
Growing up, Sindhu Belki was often discouraged from reaching for the stars. Belki knew she wanted to pursue a career in aeronautics from a young age, but she realized she would…
Author: Grace Owens / Published: April 29, 2024 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Students, UA News
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.
