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NASA Launches LunaRecycle Challenge; UA Serves as Allied Organization

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   

Cameron Cook holding his award.

Cook Selected as Spring 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student

Cameron Cook, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, was selected as the spring 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. Cook completed his first semester of co-op…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: June 28, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering   

Federal Grant Powers UA’s Autonomous Bus Safety Research    /  UA News

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:   , , , , ,   

UA Students Win National Electric Propulsion Competition    /  UA News

After a series of setbacks, a student team from The University of Alabama took top prize in the unmanned division at the Promoting Electric Propulsion 2024 competition in Virginia Beach on April 15-16. Sponsored by the American Society of Naval Engineers, the event brought more than 200 student engineers from 34 universities to compete in time trials with their vessels that must travel five miles on battery power in uncertain conditions.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: May 22, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

Love at First SITE    /  UA News

Countless couples have started relationships at The University of Alabama. For Hannah and Jack Houser, you can say it was love at first SITE, as in the Student Introduction to…


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: April 29, 2024    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

Four members of the Crimson Racing team pose with their formula car at CAMX.

Crimson Racing Prepares for Upcoming Formula SAE Competitions

Crimson Racing is gearing up to participate in its next set of competitive endeavors. The team will attend the Formula South Invitational in Kennesaw, Georgia, this month and the Formula…


Author: Sarah Chase    /    Published: April 18, 2024    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Students   

ariel view of Engineering Quad

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $40 Million to Expand Clean Energy Workforce Training and Enhance U.S. Building and Manufacturing Efficiency    /  energy.gov

Funding From President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda will Support Institutions Nationwide to Boost Training Opportunities for the Energy Workforce, While Lowering Costs for Small Businesses and Reducing Emissions


Source: energy.gov    /    Published: November 16, 2023    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering    /    Features:     

Khandelwal Named to Class of 2023 AIAA Associate Fellows    /  AIAA

“Congratulations to each member of the Class of 2023 Associate Fellows,” said AIAA President Laura McGill. “This distinguished group of professionals has made significant and lasting contributions to the aerospace…


Source: AIAA    /    Published: January 6, 2023    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering    /    Features:     

Jalili Receives Prestigious Leadership Award from ASME

Dr. Nader Jalili, mechanical engineering department head and director of the Alabama Initiative on Manufacturing Development and Education, was recently presented the Michael J. Rabins Leadership Award by the American…


Author: Anna Claire Toxey    /    Published: November 15, 2022    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering    /    Features:     

5 Early Career Researchers Making Waves with National Awards    /  UA News

National grants allow each researcher to train and motivate a new generation of scientists and engineers not only at UA through instruction and lab work, but also through outreach efforts.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: September 27, 2022    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, 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.