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ECE Professor Publishes Work on Multiview Content

Dr. Jacob Chakareski, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering who recently  joined The University of Alabama College of Engineering, is the author of one paper and co-author on another…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research   

Hovercraft team rises to new success    /  Crimson White

The University of Alabama hovercraft team is taking competition to new heights. On Friday the group competed against Auburn at the second annual University Hoverbowl Challenge, where it completed 40…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: March 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

Burkett Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering announces Dr. Susan L. Burkett, Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, as the 2014 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

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UA Engineering Students to Compete in Concrete Canoe Event    /  UA News

A team of University of Alabama engineering students will return to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Southeast Conference Concrete Canoe Competition March 27-29.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 17, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Two Teams with UA Ties Set For Finals of Start-up Business Competition    /  UA News

Two teams with University of Alabama ties are part of seven young businesses hoping to prove they could be commercially viable at the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition. Teams with UA ties have done well in past Launchpad competitions, with a company based off UA technology one of the winners in the most recent competition last year.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 17, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA students to take part in Hovercraft competition    /  WCFT ABC 33/40

A group of Alabama students are heading to Auburn Saturday to compete in a unique competition. Students from the University of Alabama aerospace engineering program are taking part in a…


Source: WCFT ABC 33/40    /    Published: March 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

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UA-affiliated Company Finalist in Clean Energy Business Contest    /  UA News

A start-up company, e-Electricity, based on research at The University of Alabama, is a finalist in a clean energy competition supported by the United States Department of Energy.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Students to Present Research Findings at National Conference    /  UA News

Eleven University of Alabama undergraduate students will present their research findings April 3-5 at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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World Wide Web’s 25th Birthday    /  WVUA TV

Today is the world wide web’s 25th birthday. The Internet innovation that is used daily by so many Americans has now reached a quarter century, but how have our lives…


Source: WVUA TV    /    Published: March 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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Three UA Teams Win Culverhouse Business Plan Competition with Innovative Ideas    /  UA News

Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s Edward K. Aldag Jr., Business Plan Competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    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.