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Mechanical Engineering News

Ashton Blasingim: Intern    /  I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc.

Hello, my name is Ashton Blasingim, and I am one of the Mechanical Engineering interns with I.C. Thomasson this summer. I am an upcoming junior at the University of Alabama…


Source: I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc.    /    Published: June 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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Member News — EWMA Welcomes New Team Members    /  CIANJ.org

EWMA is proud to welcome our newest team members who will support our real estate, remediation and compliance services … Gavin Moffit, Engineering Intern, is a sophomore at the University…


Source: CIANJ.org    /    Published: June 27, 2018    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

UA engineering students chosen to participate in testing at Johnson Space Center

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A team of six University of Alabama mechanical engineering students were selected to participate in testing at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The students were…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: June 25, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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COLLEGE NEWS: June 10, 2018    /  The Tuscaloosa News

‒ The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2018 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows. Each year, the College of Engineering inducts a…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 10, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   

University Students to Test Microgravity Research in NASA’s Underwater Analog    /  Alabama Latino News

Twenty-five student teams from across the country will test their research underwater in May and June in simulated microgravity at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of the…


Source: Alabama Latino News    /    Published: June 4, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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   

‘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:     

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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Higher gas prices could cause more drivers to switch to electric cars    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Electric cars could be one option for drivers to consider as gas prices keep rising as the summer driving season nears. But what they save on gas could end up…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: May 1, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering    /    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.