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University of Alabama students aim to put Crimson Racing on the map    /  The Tuscaloosa News

As a crowd of onlookers lined the sidewalk of Seventh Avenue on the University of Alabama campus on Wednesday, members of Crimson Racing unveiled their 2016 Formula car, which zipped…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

NASA Responds to an S.O.S. of Historic Proportions    /  Smithsonian.com

The earth shakes millions of times every year. Often, these earthquakes strike in familiar places, such as the recent, deadly quakes in Ecuador and Japan. At other times, a quake…


Source: Smithsonian.com    /    Published: April 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Research    /    Features:   ,   

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Baker Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s Dr. John Baker, head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics, is the 2016 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:     

Construction Technology Pilot Project Prepares University of Alabama Students for Workforce    /  Brasfield & Gorrie

With graduation looming, many seniors at The University of Alabama are busy preparing for final exams. For a select group of students, wrapping up the semester means presenting the findings…


Source: Brasfield & Gorrie    /    Published: April 26, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior    /  UA News

Stephen Peter Rowe, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2016 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 26, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Homes can be built to avoid wind damage, but no codes or inspectors in some rural counties    /  Chattanooga Times Free Press

After Moore, Okla., got hammered by its third monster tornado in 13 years, Mayor Glenn Lewis had had enough. He pushed to make Moore the first U.S. city to beef…


Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press    /    Published: April 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

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University of Alabama student teams on path to start own businesses    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A team of engineering students won first place in the University of Alabama’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition held earlier this month. The team has a start-up…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

UA Engineering Student Receives Prestigious Hertz Fellowship    /  UA News

Sarah McFann, a University of Alabama senior from Arlington, Tennessee, has received an elite Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship for 2016. McFann is the first UA student to be named a recipient of the award, which has been presented to fewer than 1,200 students in its 53 year history.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 22, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Three Innovative Teams Win UA Business Plan Competition    /  UA News

Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 19, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Students from around the globe compete in NASA rocket competition    /  WHNT CBS 19

Nearly 50 teams from across the country are in Huntsville this weekend to show, and eventually blast off, their custom-made rockets. Let’s be clear, these aren’t your bottle rockets you…


Source: WHNT CBS 19    /    Published: April 18, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, 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.