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Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics News

University of Alabama Team Assesses Hurricane Irma Aftermath    /  UA News

A team of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students collected data in four Florida cities including Marco Island, the location where Irma made landfall.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 15, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

Funding their flight: Corporate sponsors support Alabama rocketry    /  Crimson White

The University of Alabama recently reached new heights with the Alabama Rocketry Association, the award-winning student organization that provides student with hands-on rocketry experience. Their team members find their passion…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

NASA Days connects students with industry professionals    /  UA News

Students that normally have their eyes to the sky, turned their attention to Shelby Quad on Thursday, gathering for the University of Alabama’s second NASA Days. NASA Days, hosted by…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 4, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, Events, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Alabama lays groundwork for future automated vehicles    /  Roads and Bridges

Advanced technology to make traveling safer and more efficient is the focus of a new project led by the University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation. Tuscaloosa is…


Source: Roads and Bridges    /    Published: October 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

UA Researcher on Team Exploring Potential Lunar Habitats for Humans    /  UA News

An engineering researcher at The University of Alabama is part of a project garnering international attention to potential sites for future habitats on the moon.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: October 18, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Alumni Association Honors Four With Teaching Awards    /  UA News

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2017 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.


Author: Richard LeComte    /    Published: October 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

Where aerospace engineering and NCAA soccer meet    /  ESPN.com

The first flight was a short one. A plane bound for Madrid from Seville spends less than an hour in the air. But for Celia Jimenez Delgado, who was 14…


Source: ESPN.com    /    Published: October 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

Students collaborate and create in The Cube, a group of six accessible engineering labs    /  Crimson White

In early May of this year, junior aerospace engineering and mechanics major Zack Andrews set out in search of a 3D printer for one of his models. He ran into…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 12, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students   

‘Bama Salute’: AFROTC Swears In New Group of Cadets at Soccer Match    /  UA News

ROTC contracting ceremonies are typically low-key: an oath taken as a group in front of fellow cadets, cadre and family…Bailey is an aerospace engineering major and hopes to eventually work…


Author: Jamon Smith    /    Published: October 5, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Students, UA News   

From UA Grad to Outer Space, Hines Selected as Astronaut Candidate    /  UA News

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:   ,   

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.