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State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2019 Class    /  UA News

The state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals and honored an engineering project during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 17, 2019    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, UA News   

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University of Alabama team look at untreated sewage issue    /  The Tuscaloosa News

How much untreated sewage gets dumped in Alabama’s Black Belt? That’s the question a team of students and professors at the University of Alabama is trying to determine. Sources: Tuscaloosa News, USA…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 15, 2019    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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UA students participate in Drone Racing competition at UAH    /  WBRE-NBC (Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania)

Ben Fischer, University of Alabama: “We scratch build all of it. Some of us design. Like, I like to design my own frames, so we design it out. Get it…


Source: WBRE-NBC (Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania)    /    Published: April 14, 2019    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, In The News, Students   

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Empowered to Serve: UA Senior Eager for Career in Public Health    /  UA News

Joline Hartheimer is under no illusions about her “privileged” upbringing in Northern New Jersey. She says service has helped shape her personal and career goals.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 12, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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MSU-WP: From tree service to engineering    /  West Plains Daily Quill (Missouri)

How can internal combustion engines be made more eco-friendly? Colby Bain of West Plains hopes to help researchers at the University of Alabama (UA) find an answer to that question…


Source: West Plains Daily Quill (Missouri)    /    Published: April 11, 2019    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

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UA Celebrates Research, Creative Activity by UA Faculty

Members of The University of Alabama faculty were honored for their research and creative contributions at Faculty Research Day. Eight members of the UA faculty, including mechanical engineering associate professor…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 10, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering   

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UA to Celebrate Research, Creative Activity by UA Faculty    /  UA News

Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research and creative contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 10, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, UA News   

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Mind-Controlled Drones: Not As Far Away As You Think    /  Forbes

Not long ago, moving objects with your mind was the province of Jedi knights and boy wizards. But on April 6, competitors and spectators will descend on the University of…


Source: Forbes    /    Published: April 6, 2019    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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From Athlete to Accredited

From University of Alabama track star to assistant professor of an accredited civil, construction and environmental engineering program, Dr. Leigh Gilmore Terry has been part of the Alabama family since…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: April 5, 2019    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff,    /    Features:     

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Legendary Legacy

“Giving back to the University is my way of saying thank you to those who went before me and to pay it forward to the next generation of Alabama engineering…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: April 3, 2019    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering,   

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.