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Meet the Pioneering Pilot Who Flies the Air Force’s Most Advanced Fighter Jet    /  InStyle

“I’ve thought, ‘Am I good enough to do this? Am I better than the guys?’” says Wolfe, who studied chemical engineering at the University of Alabama before joining the Air…


Source: InStyle    /    Published: April 20, 2021    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News   

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Alabama Water Institute Awards Multiple Equipment Grants    /  Alabama Water Institute

Dr. James Harris, assistant professor in UA’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been awarded $30,130 from the AWI for a diffuse reflectance UV-Visible spectroscopy system, the first of…


Source: Alabama Water Institute    /    Published: April 12, 2021    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering    /    Features:   , , ,   

Davis Milton

Professional Alabama Engineers talk careers, representation and the future growth of STEM    /  The Standard

The career-launching website Indeed.com lists engineering as one of its most sought-after fields of employment and collegians will add to that the profession is one of the most popular degree…


Source: The Standard    /    Published: February 18, 2021    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News   

Lauren Baltimore

UA Students Win Gilman International Scholarships    /  UA News

The scholarships will enable students to study abroad during the 2021-2022 academic year.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 1, 2021    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Students, UA News   

Tibor Szilvasi

UA welcomed Dr. Tibor Szilvási to the chemical and biological engineering department last year

The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering welcomed Dr. Tibor Szilvási as an assistant professor in the department of chemical and biological engineering. Szilvási’s research focuses on designing functional materials…


Author: Arayna Wooley    /    Published: January 22, 2021    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

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Remote Control

Over the summer, chemical and biological engineering faculty were able to bring a long-planned idea to fruition for their students. For the first time at The University of Alabama, the…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: January 15, 2021    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research, Students,    /    Features:   ,   

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Ingenuity in a Crisis

As the country came together in the spring of 2020 to help out fellow Americans during the novel coronavirus pandemic, University of Alabama alumni and students also stepped up to…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: January 12, 2021    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students,   

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Pandemic Parenting

As faculty scrambled to adjust their classes from in-person to online this spring, they also had to deal with learning technology they hadn’t used before and outside factors like full…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: January 8, 2021    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story,    /    Features:   ,   

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Student Receives Top Award from the Society of Women Engineers    /  UA News

The senior majoring in chemical engineering was honored in November by the organization, which has more than 40,000 members globally.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: December 1, 2020    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Students, UA News   

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Biomedical Sciences Team Joins The University of Alabama    /  UA News

Three professors specializing in biomedical sciences, biochemistry and bioengineering will join The University of Alabama, boosting research and innovation in novel design and engineering of advanced drug delivery systems.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: December 1, 2020    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, 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.