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UA to Hold Summer Commencement Aug. 4    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Saturday, Aug. 4, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Events, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News   

ariel view of Engineering Quad

UA hosts SITE Camp    /  WVUA

The introduction to engineering program provides students with a five-day experience focusing on math, engineering, and computer science. The program hosted by the University of Alabama College of Engineering accepts 40…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: July 12, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, In The News, Outreach, Students   

UA engineering students chosen to participate in testing at Johnson Space Center

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A team of six University of Alabama mechanical engineering students were selected to participate in testing at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The students were…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: June 25, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

UA assistant professor organizes NSF visioning workshop

TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — A University of Alabama engineering professor was awarded a grant to organize a National Science Foundation visioning workshop this spring. Dr. Jacob Chakareski, electrical and computer engineering…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: June 22, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff   

University Students to Test Microgravity Research in NASA’s Underwater Analog    /  Alabama Latino News

Twenty-five student teams from across the country will test their research underwater in May and June in simulated microgravity at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of the…


Source: Alabama Latino News    /    Published: June 4, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2018 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: June 1, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News   

ariel view of Engineering Quad

Students win Alabama hackathon with cryptocurrency prototype app    /  Homeland Security News Wire

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are looking to make a name for themselves in the world of hackathons … DiCicco and Watts, working in conjunction with two students…


Source: Homeland Security News Wire    /    Published: May 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, In The News, Outreach, Students   

N. Hugh Mathews and Dean Karr shake hands

Engineering Recognizes Outstanding Alumni Volunteer for 2018

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently recognized N. Hugh Mathews as its 2018 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer. Mathews, a Birmingham native, has demonstrated consistent loyalty to…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: May 19, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Events    /    Features:     

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

The T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership Award honors a faculty member who exemplifies the constant guidance and leadership necessary to make the College of Engineering exceptional.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: May 18, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Events, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News    /    Features:     

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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.