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A group of engineering students at The University of Alabama modified a battery-powered ride-on car hoping to provide some freedom for a preschool student born with an abnormality that limits mobility.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 12, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Keith A. Williams
Three undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are ready to take the next step in changing how life-saving medicines are stored and transported after winning the $50,000 grand prize at the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Business Plan Competition recently at UA.
Author: David Miller / Published: April 3, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News
Trying to to learn how police officers react to “shoot, don’t shoot” situations, researchers at the University of Alabama are measuring brain waves during virtual reality police training. According to…
Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer / Published: March 28, 2017 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Daniel J. Fonseca
University of Alabama researchers are using a novel approach to learn how police officers react to “shoot, don’t shoot” situations: measuring brain waves during virtual reality police training.
Author: David Miller / Published: March 27, 2017 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Daniel J. Fonseca
Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: March 21, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Andrew Lemmon, Dr. J. Brian Jordon, Dr. Jason E. Bara, Dr. Paul G. Allison
In an effort to improve combustion engines while reducing harmful emissions, engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will test how blended fuels can work with advanced engines.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 24, 2017 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle
From Bharat Balasubramanian’s perspective, the Southeast must be more than a place for efficient, low-cost manufacturers of high-quality vehicles. To ensure long-term success, the region needs world-class engineers doing research…
Source: Southern Automotive Alliance / Published: February 17, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
When a University of Alabama football player with an injured arm instinctively stiff-armed a defender in the 2015 Southeastern Conference Championship Game, he was able to do so thanks to doctors, athletic trainers, engineering students, professors and a 3-D printer.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 13, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Tim A. Haskew
Environmentalists, start your engines? When you think about the Camaro, the term “muscle car” comes to mind… A team at the University of Alabama has lept forward in the process. This…
Source: ASME / Published: February 8, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Hwan-Sik Yoon, Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas, Dr. Tim A. Haskew
A global group of experts that devise standards for additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, will meet at The University of Alabama.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 26, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Steve Daniewicz
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.
