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National Science Foundation grant funds engineering preparatory class    /  Fort Payne Times-Journal

The University of Alabama College of Engineering is using a National Science Foundation grant to start three preparatory classes and a scholarship fund in an effort to address student retention….


Source: Fort Payne Times-Journal    /    Published: September 16, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

International Agreement Signed by German, Alabama Universities    /  UA News

Leaders from several German and Alabama universities met in Tuscaloosa Thursday to sign an International Memorandum of Understanding giving Alabama engineering students a chance to study in Germany.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: September 15, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

NSF Grant Funds Engineering Preparatory Class, Scholarships    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering is using a National Science Foundation grant to start three preparatory classes and a scholarship fund in an effort to address student retention.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: September 11, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA College of Engineering student group hosts collegiate conference for black engineers

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Minority engineering students from across the southeast will convene in Tuscaloosa this weekend for a collegiate conference aimed to help them learn and grow. The University of…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: July 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Events, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

Where Are They Now: UA’s Kaylie Crosby    /  The Green Garage Blog (ecocar3.org)

Before graduating from The University of Alabama in May 2016, Crosby served as the UA EcoCAR 3 Team’s project manager for two years. She said that “participating in EcoCAR 3 prepared me…


Source: The Green Garage Blog (ecocar3.org)    /    Published: July 1, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News, Mechanical Engineering   

Launching Inspiration

  When Cassidy McCool was 4, her grandfather asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. Like most preschool children, McCool had no clue. “He said, ‘why don’t…


Author: Adam Jones and Judah Martin    /    Published: June 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students   

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Destin resident receives NASA recognition    /  The Destin Log (Florida)

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Megan Wood of Destin, a senior in mechanical engineering,…


Source: The Destin Log (Florida)    /    Published: June 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

Tide Continues To Roll

There’s a team of students at The University of Alabama who have won multiple national titles in recent years and perform at a high level. This team doesn’t play football, though….


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: June 11, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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UA Engineering Students Awarded Scholarships, Fellowships by NASA    /  UA News

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Fellowships were given to Nicholas Jose […]


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: June 7, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Professors Cracking Sustainable Car Code    /  Business Alabama

Obama-era EPA rules may be on their way out but that doesn’t mean the search for more sustainable transportation is over. The University of Alabama and three other schools were…


Source: Business Alabama    /    Published: May 31, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research    /    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.