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Alabama Engineering Recruit Da’Shawn Hand    /  WVTM Alabam's 13

Da’Shawn Hand has the rare blend of athleticism and speed. The nation’s top-rated defensive end had 94 scholarship offers on the table. “It was a long process, but next year I…


Source: WVTM Alabam's 13    /    Published: June 3, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

Engineering Professor Comes Up With Second Patent for Carbon-Capture Technology    /  World Industrial Reporter

Here’s the story of one patent following another:  Engineering Professor Dr. Jason E. Bara from University of Alabama, who has already patented a process that could improve stripping greenhouse gasses…


Source: World Industrial Reporter    /    Published: June 2, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

With Patented Technology, UA Professor Hopes to Improve Electronic Devices    /  UA News

Electronic devices could be made cheaper, smaller and more efficient by reducing the complexity of their internal method of converting and regulating energy, according to a patent by a University of Alabama engineering professor.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 2, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Engineering Professor Hopes to Improve Carbon-Capture with Patented Technology    /  UA News

Less than a year after patenting a process that could improve stripping greenhouse gasses from industrial emissions, a University of Alabama engineering professor was recently granted another patent that uses a different solvent to accomplish the same goal.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 29, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

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Alabama Governor Pushes Small Business Assistance    /  Cullman Times

A group of small business owners and politicians gathered at the Cullman, Alabama, Area Chamber of Commerce Friday to hear Governor Robert Bentley’s pledge to bring more assistance to locally…


Source: Cullman Times    /    Published: May 26, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach   

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University of Alabama professor’s free course trains high school teachers    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A University of Alabama computer science professor will lead a free, online course this summer to train high school teachers from across the nation in a new computer-science course and…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: May 25, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

Google Grant Helps UA Professor Offer Online Training to Teachers Nationwide    /  UA News

Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, will lead a free, online course this summer to train high-school teachers in a new computer-science course and future College Board AP exam.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 23, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Engineering Students Preparing for Off-Road Car Competition

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The University of Alabama Baja SAE team will compete in the Southeastern SAE Baja Competition May 22-25 in Pittsburg, Kansas. For the competition, the students built an…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

UA Start-Up Company Ready to Serve Construction Industry    /  UA News

A company supported by The University of Alabama will open for business June 6, the culmination of years of hard work by a recent engineering graduate.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News   

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University of Alabama rocket team set to launch in NASA competition    /  AL.com

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — A group of University of Alabama students aim to launch a rocket named Hermes 20,000 feet in the air this weekend as they vie for bragging rights in the annual…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: May 15, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students    /    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.