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Engineering professor receives top prize for collaborative paper

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A College of Engineering professor was recognized this spring for his work on enhancing 360-degree video virtual reality streaming at an international conference. Dr. Jacob Chakareski, assistant professor…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: January 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research   

NSF welcomes Linda Blevins as Engineering deputy assistant director    /  National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation has appointed Linda Blevins to serve as deputy assistant director for the Directorate for Engineering…She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama, her master’s…


Source: National Science Foundation    /    Published: January 4, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News, Mechanical Engineering   

2014 Bremen HS Grad Credits Bremen Staff for His Success    /  Oak Forest Patch

Jake Zarobsky, a 2014 graduate of Bremen High School, is currently a graduate student at the University of Alabama studying computer science. He developed a software program that is being…


Source: Oak Forest Patch    /    Published: December 23, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Research, Students   

Olcmen named ASGC campus director, Baker steps down after 13 years

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An organization connecting students with NASA has named a new campus director at The University of Alabama. Dr. Semih Olcmen was appointed to the role of UA…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: December 14, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:   ,   

Company invests in UA combustion lab

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An Oklahoma company extended its partnership with the UA College of Engineering for the second year with a $10,000 donation.  Representatives from John Zink Hamworthy Combustion, based…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: December 12, 2017    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

A Raw Deal    /  UA News

Dr. Mark Elliott is leading a project to get a grasp on how much raw wastewater, and the diseases it can spawn, flow into the water of Alabama’s Black Belt.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: December 11, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Emeritus engineering professor receives inaugural society honor

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Garry Warren, metallurgical and materials engineering emeritus professor, was recently chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Julia and Johannes Weertman Educator Award by The Minerals, Metals…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: December 10, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering    /    Features:     

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UA researchers studying motion sensors to cut back on HVAC energy    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Researchers at the University of Alabama are studying ways to help cut back on energy that heat and cools our buildings. This is how 1.5 million-dollar project will work. UA…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: December 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

Computer Science Students Take Home First Place at HackATL    /  UA News

A team of College of Engineering students took home first place in a recent business competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

Improved Sensors Could Reduce Energy Used for HVAC Systems    /  UA News

Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama are part of a nationwide project to find ways of reducing energy used to heat, cool and ventilate buildings.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 7, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, 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.