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May is National Inventors’ Month. To celebrate, we took a moment to applaud innovation at The University of Alabama, which is designated one of the Top 100 U.S. Universities in 2024 by the National Academy of Inventors.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: May 22, 2025 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Dawen Li, Dr. M. N. V. Ravi Kumar, Dr. Shuhui Li, Dr. Xiangrong Shen
The Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), in collaboration with the UA Research ASSIST Office, is excited to announce the 2025–2026 cohort of THRIVE Fellows — an interdisciplinary group of researchers selected to participate in the THRIVE Initiative: Transformative Human-centered Research for Impacting Vulnerabilities Everywhere.
Source: UA Institute for Social Science Research / Published: May 22, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff / Features: Dr. Dawen Li, Dr. Fei Hu, Dr. Steven T. Weinman
Dr. Seongsin “Margaret” Kim, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been selected as an Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide Fellow. Kim joins a prestigious group of 121 members from 27 countries in the 2025 class.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: May 12, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering / Features: Dr. Seongsin (Margaret) Kim
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Researchers from The University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies in the College of Engineering received $3.07 million from the U.S. Department of Defense in…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: December 6, 2024 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama researchers recently received a nearly $1.7 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy for their work in second-life battery pack manufacturing. The faculty…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: December 5, 2024 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Patrick Kung, associate professor and associate department head for undergraduate programs, and Dr. Seongsin Margaret Kim, professor, of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: November 19, 2024 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Partners / Features: Dr. Patrick Kung, Dr. Seongsin (Margaret) Kim
NASA announced the launch of the LunaRecycle Challenge on Monday, Sept. 30, offering $3 million in prizes for innovations in recycling material waste on deep space missions with The University…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: October 2, 2024 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research
Four professors at The University of Alabama received one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: June 6, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Mizanur (Mizan) Rahman, Dr. Nilesh Kumar, Dr. Shunqiao Sun, Dr. Tibor Szilvási
The UA Astrobotics team earned a ninth win in NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge, a robotic mining competition held in a simulated lunar environment.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: June 4, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
With a grant from the Federal Transit Administration and the United States Department of Transportation, The University of Alabama is gearing up for a $3 million project to develop advanced…
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: May 31, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Partners, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Alexander Hainen, Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Brandon Dixon, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle, Dr. Nathan Jeong, Dr. Xinwu Qian
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.
