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Career development, it is said, often isn’t about what you know but who you know. But in civil engineering, what you know matters. “We’re living in times that are changing at an accelerated rate,”…
Source: ASCE News / Published: February 23, 2017 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted five individuals and honored a corporation during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa. The following […]
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 21, 2017 / Posted in: Alumni, Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, UA News
Pass under one bridge on the interstate, and you might as well have seen them all. Right? Not so fast. Researchers at The University of Alabama are using a one-of-a-kind lab in the quest for longer, more durable bridges.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: October 24, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Sriram Aaleti, Dr. Wei Song
The clicks of a mouse, the taps of a keyboard and the heat of a printing bed are helping students bring their ideas to life in a whole new way….
Source: Crimson White / Published: October 21, 2016 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students
Ten faculty members at The University of Alabama will take part in the 2016-17 Southeastern Conference Faculty Travel Program, which provides travel support and encourages collaboration among colleagues at other SEC member institutions.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: October 12, 2016 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. Wei Song
Monalisa Ruffin’s small fingers assembled snap connectors on a circuit board to create a closed-loop circuit in hopes that once she finished the activity, she could make a siren sound…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: October 11, 2016 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Beth Ann Todd
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2016 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: October 5, 2016 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. William Edward Back
The University of Alabama section of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, will host about 200 middle-school girls for a hands-on discovery of engineering.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: September 30, 2016 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Beth Ann Todd
About 87% of the country’s multifamily construction used wood framing in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Builders used steel framing, wood’s closest competitor, about 4% of the time,…
Source: Construction Dive / Published: September 19, 2016 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Thang N. Dao
The University of Alabama will be the lead institution in the state in a national effort to increase the number of students from underrepresented minority groups in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: September 15, 2016 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
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.
