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Plugging the Hypersonic Missile Gap — The First $1.4 Billion    /  Business Alabama

By the time you finish reading this sentence, a hypersonic weapon could have flown from Mobile to Huntsville, where Lockheed Martin Space is researching and developing just such a device…


Source: Business Alabama    /    Published: November 6, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Dr. Viola L. Acoff

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Dr. Viola L. Acoff, associate dean for undergraduate and graduate programs, was the first African American female faculty member in The University of Alabama College of Engineering. Hired in 1994,…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: November 5, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach    /    Features:     

UA engineering adds two ABET accreditations to undergraduate programs

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – All University of Alabama College of Engineering undergraduate curricula are now fully accredited by ABET, the national accrediting agency for engineering and computing programs, with the two…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: November 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students    /    Features:   , , ,   

History of UA Women in Engineering

Engineering at The University of Alabama began in 1837, but it was not until the 1920s that women started to enroll in the College of Engineering. In 1939, Rose Rabinowitz,…


Author: Gillian Castro and Alana Norris    /    Published: November 2, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students,    /    Features:     

UA Again Selected for National Vehicle Competition    /  UA News

Students at The University of Alabama will compete in the latest national vehicle competition that challenges students to develop a hybrid-electric, autonomous vehicle over the next four years.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: October 31, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

The U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge    /  Geospatial World

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks announced the launch of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC), revealing the 12 competing…


Source: Geospatial World    /    Published: October 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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UA engineers build structure that could survive a natural disaster    /  WVUA

A building has now been made to survive the impact of an earthquake, and possibly a hurricane. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA engineers built a two-story structure to stand strong in the wake of…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: October 25, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

UA engineering assistant professor wins top conference paper award

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A University of Alabama assistant professor of computer science was awarded three Best Paper Awards at the 2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: October 24, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

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AU, UA team up for $2M project to make diesel fuel burn cleaner    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Auburn University researchers are working on a bio-based additive to make diesel fuel burn cleaner as part of a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy project that will see researchers…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 22, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:   ,   

Co-ops give engineering students ‘real-world application’    /  Crimson White

For students like Alexandra Andreen, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, the Cooperative Education Program, or co-op, provided her with distinct professional experience not offered by any other program. “I…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 17, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 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.