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Rocketry Challenge    /  WVUA 23

Tuscaloosa area middle school sixth graders compete in a rocketry challenge at Hillcrest High School Friday, April 8, 2016. Andrew Scott, a Hillcrest Middle School student, launches his rocket. The…


Source: WVUA 23    /    Published: April 11, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students   

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UA Engineering Assisting NASA with Test of Spin-Off Technology    /  UA News

Engineers with NASA are using a lab at The University of Alabama to help develop a spin-off technology aimed at girding structures against earthquakes.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 8, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News   

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UA Engineering Students Host 2016 Rocket Contest at Nearby School    /  UA News

Student volunteers from the University of Alabama College of Engineering will host the Tuscaloosa Rocketry Challenge at Hillcrest High School’s football field at noon Friday, April 8.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 6, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News   

2 UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars    /  UA News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2016-2017.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 6, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

2 UA Faculty Members Win NSF CAREER Awards    /  UA News

The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors, Dr. Alexey Volkov and Dr. Kimberly Genareau, for CAREER Awards for their research.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 5, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News   

Racing is rewarding for University freshman    /  Crimson White

Tyler Audie has always had a calculated perspective on life. So much so, that at the age of nine he earned the nickname, “The Professor,” among his Pop Warner football…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: April 5, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

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UA Alumna, Director of Google Engineering to Speak on Campus    /  UA News

Dr. Nan Boden, director of engineering at Google, is speaking Friday, April 8, on The University of Alabama campus as part of the department of computer science’s colloquium series and with the Alabama IEEE Computer Society.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 5, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, UA News   

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UA Set to Host Chemical Engineering Conference, Car Contest    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will host the regional conference for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers on campus from March 31 to April 2. It will include a contest of small-scale cars fueled by chemical reactions.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Students, UA News   

Hovering By    /  Mosaic

The vehicle, powered by a 5-foot-wide propeller in back, was a natural target for a group of third graders visiting the University of Alabama for the College of Engineering’s E-Day….


Source: Mosaic    /    Published: March 15, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

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Cracking the Code – Getting IT in the classroom    /  Let's Talk Tech Podcast

In this episode, show host Dave Miller interviews Dr. Jeff Gray, one of the nation’s leading experts on the front lines of efforts to integrate computer science in the classroom,…


Source: Let's Talk Tech Podcast    /    Published: March 11, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    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.