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After a national search, Dr. Sharlene Newman will lead the Alabama Life Research Institute as executive director, charged with providing a coherent vision for collaborative life research that embraces the full range of disciplines represented on campus while strengthening UA’s research portfolio and profile
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 20, 2019 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Kevin W. Whitaker, Dr. Russell J. Mumper
“Electric cars were not as disruptive as we all thought,” said Bharat Balasubramanian, a former Mercedes-Benz executive and head of the University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies. “There’s…
Source: Fox Business / Published: June 19, 2019 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
Success for UA’s Forumula SAE team did not come easy. The 18-member student team had to overcome a few small mechanical and electrical issues that needed to be addressed before competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 14, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
For the second consecutive year, a senior robotics team from The University of Alabama took home a win at an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers regional conference.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 12, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks, Dr. Tim A. Haskew
Fei Hu, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama, said the adaptation of AI is necessary for the growth and future of…
Source: Anniston Star / Published: June 10, 2019 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Fei Hu
Mentor Ashton Greer, who recently defended her dissertation as part of graduate work in civil engineering at the University of Alabama, enjoyed the breaks outdoors from grad school life. Greer…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: June 8, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students
During North America’s biggest event for the smart transportation industry, which is taking place this week from June 4-7, Applied Information is taking part in four presentations on connected V2X…
Source: Traffic Technology Today / Published: June 6, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Alexander Hainen
Within the next couple of years, every elementary, middle and high school in Alabama will offer computer science classes, giving students exposure to a field that is growing every day…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: June 5, 2019 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
UA made the announcement Monday in a statement, explaining that the 60-student Alabama Astrobotics team, mostly from the College of Engineering, won the Joe Kosmo Award for Excellence in NASA’s 2019 robotic mining competition….
Source: Yellowhammer / Published: June 4, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
For the fifth consecutive year, the student robotics team from The University of Alabama won NASA’s grand prize in its Robotics Mining Competition.
Author: Chris Bryant / Published: June 3, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
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.
