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Big, black wasplike things living in your toilet may sound more like a horror scene than a sanitation solution … Often they do so because there are no sewer systems…
Source: ABC News / Published: June 25, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Mark Elliott
A team at The University of Alabama is working to modernize traffic lights to become smarter and communicate with vehicles passing through. Changes are needed, they say, to improve the flow of traffic because congested areas have no other option.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 24, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Alexander Hainen, Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Travis Atkison, Dr. Xiaoyan Hong
Mentor Ashton Greer, who recently defended her dissertation as part of graduate work in civil engineering at the University of Alabama, enjoyed the breaks outdoors from grad school life. Greer…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: June 8, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students
During North America’s biggest event for the smart transportation industry, which is taking place this week from June 4-7, Applied Information is taking part in four presentations on connected V2X…
Source: Traffic Technology Today / Published: June 6, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Alexander Hainen
Nearly 500 students at The University of Alabama highlighted their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference on March 27. Among the participants and presentations were Timothy Foley,…
Source: Carroll County Times (Virginia) / Published: May 19, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Research, Students
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently recognized Robert P. Barnett as its 2019 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer. He has demonstrated loyalty to the College by previously serving on the…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 15, 2019 / Posted in: Alumni, Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama hope to combine two methods of constructing tall-wood buildings to yield a new system that could lead to wood-framed buildings reaching eight to 12 stories and that withstand earthquakes better than traditional light-frame wood structures.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 13, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Sriram Aaleti, Dr. Thang N. Dao
It’s Construction Safety Week, an important time to highlight concepts and practices that are crucial to the industry year-round … It’s a group effort by Miranda Reed, Anil Cercer, and Ifeanyi…
Source: ASCE News / Published: May 12, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
The massive socioeconomic impacts engendered by extreme floods provides a clear motivation for improved understanding of flood drivers … Affiliations: Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama,…
Source: Nature.com / Published: May 11, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Extreme floods across the continental United States are associated with four broad atmospheric patterns, a machine-learning based analysis of extreme floods found.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 10, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
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.
