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Four UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars    /  UA News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected four University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2015-2016.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 9, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

The Catherine Johnson Randall Premier Award: Brian Goodell    /  Crimson White

Brian Goodell, a senior from Plattsburgh, New York, majoring in chemical engineering and physics, was awarded the Catherine Johnson Randall Premier Award for his outstanding academic performance at the University….


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: April 3, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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UA Announces Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2015    /  UA News

The University of Alabama Graduate School recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Student awards.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 11, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA Announces 2015 Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership    /  UA News

Recipients of the 2015 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 10, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

Study trip to India planned    /  Crimson White

Twenty-four students and two professors will spend 21 days in India this summer through a new study abroad trip in the STEM Path to MBA program offered by the Culverhouse…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 29, 2015    /    Posted in:   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   

Spanish student moved to U.S. for better education    /  Crimson White

Pablo Ramos Ferrer moved to Tennessee by himself when he was 18 years old and knew no one. He finished his senior year in Sewanee but Pablo’s home is Ibiza,…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 22, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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UA’s Neuro Challenge Team Nails Elevator Pitch to Advance in Competition    /  UA News

An undergraduate student team from The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce STEM Path to the MBA program has advanced to the second phase of the National Institutes of Health’s Neuro Startup Challenge.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 21, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

Professor doubles as musician    /  Crimson White

At open mics all around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alan Lane becomes Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, playing blues and folk music at clubs in the area. Lane, a chemical engineering professor, started…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 21, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

Meet Elizabeth Cook – Featured Student for January 2015    /  AICHE ChEnected

Where are you from? Houston, Texas What school do you go to? What year are you? The University of Alabama, third-year senior. Do you hold any positions in your AIChE…


Source: AICHE ChEnected    /    Published: January 16, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

Univ. of Alabama start-up business presenting a platinum replacement    /  Tech Alabama

Could platinum soon become obsolete? A University of Alabama (UA) technology may be the answer to replace this precious metal. Zhichao Shan and Archana Panikar, UA chemistry graduate students; Dr….


Source: Tech Alabama    /    Published: January 14, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students    /    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.