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A University of Alabama graduate student from the College of Engineering claimed the top prize in the University’s inaugural 3 Minute Thesis competition, while another engineering graduate student won the “People’s Choice” award Wednesday night.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 22, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News
Classmates say that when senior David Phelps enters a room, he brings an energy unlike any other. Phelps has played in the African Drum Corp, visited Ghana, attended Well College…
Source: Crimson White / Published: September 25, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
The University of Alabama department of civil, construction and environmental engineering will host a symposium on campus to discuss the future of the field.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: August 8, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, UA News
Cell phones that charge wirelessly, orthopedic implants that safely degrade inside the body, and a social network designed to connect those in the construction industry: these are the central concepts behind three University of Alabama start-up companies competing July 12 in a statewide business competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 8, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Grant for Research Fellowship to Owen Killeen, a University of Alabama senior in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 25, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News
The University of Alabama is the lead on a research grant to study the damage left by the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., to understand whether past tornadoes influenced building practices to better withstand future events. As part of the grant, the research team is also studying whether social media and engineering can combine to influence future building practice.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 3, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Thang N. Dao
Linda Wertheimer talks to Professor Andrew Graettinger of the University of Alabama about what can be to strengthen buildings and save lives when tornadoes strike. He was part of a…
Source: NPR / Published: May 22, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
The NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship awarded University of Alabama civil engineering student Will Guin a renewable fellowship for graduate school.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 14, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang
It could have easily been his first interview, judging by the way Jackson Blankenship fiddled so nervously in his chair, self-consciously contemplating his answer to each question. But this was…
Author: Judah Martin / Published: March 30, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students
A team of University of Alabama engineering students will return to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Southeast Conference Concrete Canoe Competition in Miami March 14-16.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 28, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 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.
