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The University of Alabama is putting research into service with the launch of its new electric bus fleet. Funded through a federal grant secured by UA researchers and campus partners, the buses provide quieter, energy-efficient transit while creating a real-world research platform for evolving transportation technologies.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: September 3, 2026 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, UA News
More and more students are turning to co-ops to get hands-on experience and a leg-up as they launch their careers. To help raise student awareness of co-op opportunities, The University of Alabama Career Center is hosting its first-ever Crimson Co-Op Day Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. across campus, including an information session at 3 p.m. in the Career Center.
Author: Jennifer Brady / Published: September 1, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students, UA News
NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solutions for reducing waste during missions to the Moon or deep space by recycling common materials, like fabrics, plastics, foam, and metals.
Source: NASA.gov / Published: August 28, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering
Crosby des Groseilliers, a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, has been named the Spring 2026 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. As a process engineering co-op student with Essity Professional Hygiene in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, she works within the papermill department.
Author: Grace Schwartz / Published: August 27, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Eighteen University of Alabama faculty and staff who hold leadership roles within their respective departments were selected for the Leadership U class for 2026-2027. Offered by the Office for Academic Affairs, Leadership U is open to those who display the potential to develop into future leaders and who have an interest in higher education leadership knowledge, skills and values.
Author: Jennifer Brady / Published: August 18, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Kalyan Kumar Srinivasan, Rusty Pettus
The University of Alabama EcoCAR team has completed the final year of the EcoCAR EV Challenge, concluding four years of technological achievement.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 18, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Hwan-Sik Yoon, Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas
The University of Alabama Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering has advanced in the 2026 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Engineering Schools Rankings, rising to No. 83 overall and No. 51 in public university rankings.
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: June 16, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Two teams from The University of Alabama achieved top placements in the 2025-26 Solar District Cup Competition organized by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Author: Grace Schwartz / Published: June 11, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students,
Dr. Bhupendra Khandelwal, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS). FRAeS is the highest level of distinction within the Royal Aeronautical Society, the world’s oldest and…
Author: Grace Schwartz / Published: June 9, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. Bhupendra Khandelwal
Dr. Kalyan K. Srinivasan has been appointed head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering. After beginning his professional career in academia…
Author: Grace Schwartz / Published: June 3, 2026 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. Kalyan Kumar Srinivasan
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.
