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UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2018 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: June 1, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News   

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UA professor receives award from U.S. Navy    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

A professor at The University of Alabama is honored by the Navy. Dr. Andy Lemmon, a UA engineering professor, who has participated in a three-year study on how to better…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: May 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Professor Receives Young Investigator Program Award from U.S. Navy    /  UA News

A University of Alabama professor has recently received a prestigious award from the U.S. Navy in hopes of advancing the future of Naval ships.


Author: Alana Norris and Gillian Castro    /    Published: May 24, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

‘Go, Bailey, Go!’    /  UA News

Engineering students designed and built a child with physical challenges a car he can drive himself.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: May 8, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Next generation of engineers get industry experience at the university level    /  Planet Analog

Partnerships between electronics manufacturers and institutions of higher education are helping to prepare the next generation of engineering for real world challenges; this effort presents many benefits for both sides….


Source: Planet Analog    /    Published: May 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA mechanical engineering students make car for boy with disabilities    /  ABC 33/40 (Birmingham)

A special gift was given to a student at Inverness Elementary School in Shelby County. Bailey Harris was born without arms – so, engineering students from the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA transformed a…


Source: ABC 33/40 (Birmingham)    /    Published: May 5, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

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UA robotics team creates buzzer for Cross-City African American History Championship    /  WVUA

And many UA students played a key role in preparing the 5th graders for competition, including this, by the UA robotics team that dazzled the crowd. Kenny Ricks said, “Eight or nine students completely…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: April 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

UA Recognizes Undergrad Randall Research Award Winners    /  UA News

The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program recognizes and celebrates the best research activity conducted by undergraduate students at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 25, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   , , , ,   

UA Cyber Researchers Delve Into the Dark Web    /  UA News

Students at The University of Alabama monitor network traffic to detect and prevent malicious activity.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 19, 2018    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, 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.