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UA engineering student creates self-defense jewelry line    /  WVTM (Birmingham) - Aug. 14

And while there is self-defense weaponry on the market, very few products are practical for integrating into the daily female lifestyle. That’s what inspired one University of Alabama student to create…


Source: WVTM (Birmingham) - Aug. 14    /    Published: August 15, 2018    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

UA demonstrates new MELD Machine    /  CBS 42 (Birmingham)

Researchers at the University of Alabama say a 3D printer will help the military operate more efficiently. UA is one of the first colleges with access to the MELD machine. It…


Source: CBS 42 (Birmingham)    /    Published: August 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Two UA Students Receive U.S. Department of Defense Scholarship    /  UA News

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded two University of Alabama mechanical engineering students a scholarship that covers their full tuition and secures them a job after graduation.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 2, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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ASTM International awards $10,000 scholarships to students at Alabama, McGill, Vanderbilt, IUP    /  Control Design

ASTM International president Katharine Morgan announced that four graduate students each won $10,000 scholarships for their graduate studies in fields where technical standards play a crucial role. This year’s winners…


Source: Control Design    /    Published: July 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

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   

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.