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UA, Naval Observatory Partnership to Improve Precise Timing Education    /  UA News

The University of Alabama has partnered with the United States Naval Observatory to train UA students in precise timing and time interval technology, which is used in highly precise atomic clocks on which the U.S. military, financial sector, GPS satellites and power grids rely.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Professor Creates New Materials for Gas Separations    /  UA News

In response to future energy challenges, chemical engineers at The University of Alabama are creating new materials to more efficiently separate gases related to energy processes.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: February 6, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

Acoff leads UA team at ANSEP Dissemination Conference

Dr. Viola Acoff led a 10-member team from The University of Alabama at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) 2018 Dissemination Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 17-20.  


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: January 29, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

University of Alabama researchers seek spot-on way to weld super-strong steel    /  Alabama News Center

As cars have gotten sleeker and lighter over the decades, nostalgia about cars of yesteryear often romanticize their sturdiness – huge boxes of steel ready to take on any impact….


Source: Alabama News Center    /    Published: January 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Spot On    /  UA News

As cars have gotten sleeker and lighter over the decades, nostalgia about cars of yesteryear often romanticize their sturdiness – huge boxes of steel ready to take on any impact. It is a memory often not rooted in the reality of the safety of today’s vehicles.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: January 19, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

Spills, Sediment, and Shoreline Contamination    /  American Geophysical Union - Earth and Space Science News

A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describes the formation and behavior of oil-sediment residues in marine and coastal environments following an oil spill. (T. Prabhakar Clement, Department of Civil, Construction and…


Source: American Geophysical Union - Earth and Space Science News    /    Published: January 12, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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EAP University Grant Competition Winners For 2017    /  Public

We had some fantastic submissions to the 2017 EAP University Grant Program! Applicants used STK to demonstrate their problem solving and creating thinking. Selecting the top scenario was a challenging decision,…


Source: Public    /    Published: January 11, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

The Impact Cannon    /  Daily Planet - Discovery

In 2011, Alabama was hit by a giant tornado- the largest tornado recorded in the U.S. terms of the amount of damage it caused. Thousands were displaced from their homes-…


Source: Daily Planet - Discovery    /    Published: January 10, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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   

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.