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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – A paper co-authored by a University of Alabama researcher and her advisor is featured on the cover of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. The SEM…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 2, 2015 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Dr. Laurentiu Nastac, associate professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, organized a symposium and was the main editor of a book of…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 2, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Laurentiu Nastac
University of Alabama student Brandon McChristian hopes his research of sound waves generated from colliding football helmets leads to a a better understanding of the forces involved in those collisions and, perhaps one day, enables inexpensive sensing methods for a safer game.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 2, 2015 / Posted in: Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. W. Steve Shepard Jr.
University of Alabama students must get things in gear in a race to build a more fuel efficient car that also produces less pollution. “It’s exciting but it’s also terrifying…
Source: WBRC Fox 6 / Published: April 1, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Hwan-Sik Yoon, Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas, Dr. Tim A. Haskew
The University of Alabama on Saturday claimed bragging rights over Auburn University in the University Hoverbowl Challenge. UA’s team had 160.67 points, topping AU’s 140.33. The Hoverbowl Challenge was held…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 1, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Even though the calendar says it’s March, it’s Iron Bowl time again in Tuscaloosa. This matchup is of the hovercraft variety, an aircraft that can travel across smooth surfaces of…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: March 30, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, In The News, Students
Instead of footballs, sixth-grade Hillcrest Middle School students on Tuesday launched water rockets up to 40 yards across the football field. Counting down from 10, students watched as team Bazinga…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: March 25, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Outreach, Students
A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the Third Annual University Hoverbowl Challenge near Tuscaloosa March 28.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 24, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Students, UA News
A water-rocket contest among middle-school students March 24 is the culmination of an outreach effort by students from The University of Alabama.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 23, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News
Two University of Alabama students studying computer science recently finished in the top five at a national computer-science contest.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 23, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
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.
