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Randall Research Program Honors 31 UA Students    /  UA News

Thirty-one University of Alabama undergraduate researchers received recent recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 5, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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UA Senior’s Film Selected for Screening at Cannes Film Festival    /  UA News

University of Alabama telecommunication and film student Michael Thomas’ short film “Traces” will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 28, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA professor, student measure intensity of helmet impacts during collisions    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The crack of football helmets is a distinct sound and one that a University of Alabama mechanical engineering professor and his student believe could be analyzed as part of a…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 13, 2015    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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UA Researchers Study Sounds from Colliding Football Helmets as Alternative to Understanding Forces    /  UA News

University of Alabama student Brandon McChristian hopes his research of sound waves generated from colliding football helmets leads to a a better understanding of the forces involved in those collisions and, perhaps one day, enables inexpensive sensing methods for a safer game.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 2, 2015    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Univ. of Alabama students building a fuel efficient car    /  WBRC Fox 6

University of Alabama students must get things in gear in a race to build a more fuel efficient car that also produces less pollution. “It’s exciting but it’s also terrifying…


Source: WBRC Fox 6    /    Published: April 1, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   , ,   

University of Alabama wins Hoverbowl Challenge    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama on Saturday claimed bragging rights over Auburn University in the University Hoverbowl Challenge. UA’s team had 160.67 points, topping AU’s 140.33. The Hoverbowl Challenge was held…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 1, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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UA Engineering Students Host Rocket Contest at Nearby Middle School    /  UA News

A water-rocket contest among middle-school students March 24 is the culmination of an outreach effort by students from The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 23, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News   

Not your Typical College Day: Transform this Camaro    /  The Educated Mom

Kaylie Crosby is the project manager overseeing a team of 134. Using the special technology of the auto industry, VDP (Vehicle Development Process) she and her team of engineers are…


Source: The Educated Mom    /    Published: March 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students   

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UA Announces Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2015    /  UA News

The University of Alabama Graduate School recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Student awards.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 11, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

Alabama Cross Country earns All-Academic Honors    /  RollTide.com

University of Alabama track and field/cross country junior Katelyn Greenleaf and sophomore Hannah Waggoner are two of 153 women in Division I who earned United States Track & Field and…


Source: RollTide.com    /    Published: February 27, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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.