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UA student project supplies children with 3D printed prosthetic limbs    /  AL.com

A group of University of Alabama students plan to continue a program that supplies children in need with customized prosthetic limbs made using a 3-D printer. The Alabama Prosthetic Project…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: October 19, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students   

UA Researcher on Team Exploring Potential Lunar Habitats for Humans    /  UA News

An engineering researcher at The University of Alabama is part of a project garnering international attention to potential sites for future habitats on the moon.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: October 18, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Alumni Association Honors Four With Teaching Awards    /  UA News

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2017 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.


Author: Richard LeComte    /    Published: October 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

An Alabama inventor who makes your hair stand on end    /  AL.com

If you’ve ever been to a science museum and put your hand on a metal globe that made your hair stand on end, you can thank an Alabamian. The device…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: October 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News, Mechanical Engineering   

Where aerospace engineering and NCAA soccer meet    /  ESPN.com

The first flight was a short one. A plane bound for Madrid from Seville spends less than an hour in the air. But for Celia Jimenez Delgado, who was 14…


Source: ESPN.com    /    Published: October 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

Students collaborate and create in The Cube, a group of six accessible engineering labs    /  Crimson White

In early May of this year, junior aerospace engineering and mechanics major Zack Andrews set out in search of a 3D printer for one of his models. He ran into…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 12, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students   

Alabama universities plug into industry with auto research projects    /  Made in Alabama

Alabama isn’t only a major center for auto manufacturing, it’s also a growing hub for research and development projects that drive future industry technologies. At the University of Alabama, the Center…


Source: Made in Alabama    /    Published: October 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

‘Bama Salute’: AFROTC Swears In New Group of Cadets at Soccer Match    /  UA News

ROTC contracting ceremonies are typically low-key: an oath taken as a group in front of fellow cadets, cadre and family…Bailey is an aerospace engineering major and hopes to eventually work…


Author: Jamon Smith    /    Published: October 5, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Students, UA News   

Women’s Basketball Tips off Official Practice Slate; Taylor Berry Awarded Scholarship    /  RollTide.com

Practice ended with its usual circle time, however some special news was delivered via an envelope to junior Taylor Berry, who found out she had earned a scholarship. Berry is a…


Source: RollTide.com    /    Published: October 4, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

Middle and high school students invited to UA’s E-Day

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Students from across the state have been invited to the Capstone to learn about the University’s engineering program. The University of Alabama College of Engineering is hosting…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: October 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students   

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.