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UA Doctoral Student Named Fellow by International Organization    /  UA News

A University of Alabama engineering doctoral student was named a fellow by the International Road Federation.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 6, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

AIM device counts chews and takes photos to automatically track your diet    /  GIzmag

There are already a number of devices that allow people to keep track of what and how much they eat, in order to help themselves lose weight or maintain a better-balanced…


Source: GIzmag    /    Published: November 6, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Nanomechanical testing by ME Professors Yields Sought-after Journal Article

Drs. Paul Allison and Brian Jordon, assistant professors of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, along with Rich Martens, manager of UA’s Central Analytical Facility, recently published a journal…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:   ,   

UA Professor Developing Wearable Device to Track Diet    /  UA News

A University of Alabama researcher is the lead on a $1.8 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Health to test the practical accuracy of a wearable sensor in tracking diet.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

A Clean Hit

Michael Carton joined the Alabama Club Baseball team his sophomore year at The University of Alabama, but he’s played the sport competitively since his T-ball years. He enjoys the travel…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: November 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Friendly Faces

Cassidy Lamm met Lauren Lambert in her high school freshman English class in Huntsville, Alabama. The two became fast friends, taking most of the same classes and even taking leadership…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: October 31, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Former NTSB Medical Officer to Speak in UA Lecture Series    /  UA News

Dr. Mitch Garber, a physician and engineer with more than 20 years of military and civilian experience in transportation accident investigation, will speak about the intersection of engineering and medicine as part of the Richard C. Bradt Lecture Series in The University of Alabama College of Engineering.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 31, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News   

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UA Hosts Second Year of Three-Minute Thesis Competition    /  UA News

Graduate students at The University of Alabama get a chance to show off their research and presentation skills in the second iteration of Three Minute Thesis, and this time the stakes are even higher.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 30, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Research, Students, UA News   

Student Researchers Recognized at UA’s NanoBio Summit    /  UA News

Judges selected seven student presenters as winners for their research poster presentations given during a recent scientific forum on nanotechnology and biotechnology hosted by The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 28, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Bruna Rossati trades Brazil for Bama    /  Crimson White

Bruna Rossati is a senior majoring in chemical engineering who came to Tuscaloosa from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, as part of a cultural exchange program between The University of Alabama and…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 23, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, 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.