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Dr. Alice Smith will join The University of Alabama Styslinger College of Engineering as an Endowed Shelby Distinguished Professor in January 2026. Recognized for her significant and leading-edge contributions in…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: November 19, 2025 / Posted in: Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research
Dr. Sriram Aaleti, professor and associate department head for graduate studies in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental engineering, was named one of four recipients of the 2025 Outstanding…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: November 13, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff / Features: Dr. Sriram Aaleti
Dr. Rohan Sood, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, has been elected to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Class of 2026 Associate Fellows.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: November 5, 2025 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff / Features: Dr. Rohan Sood
Graduate students from The University of Alabama are making waves in the world of aviation. Vamsi Krishna Undavalli, Jerry Hamilton and Chuming Wei from the Engines and Combustion Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering have received the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Aviation Award. Under the mentorship of Dr. Bhupendra Khandelwal, the team secured second prize in the 2025 cycle, receiving a $150,000 cash award.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: October 14, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Partners, Research / Features: Dr. Bhupendra Khandelwal
Dr. Jialai Wang, professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, and his research team were recognized at the 2025 Global Cement and Concrete Association Innovandi Open Challenge for their research project titled “High-Reactive Supplementary Cementitious Materials Derived from Recycled Concrete.”
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 28, 2025 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang
Dr. Aijun Song, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his research team successfully conducted multiple field demonstrations of underwater autonomous vehicles as next-generation water-observing technologies at the Black Warrior River and Lake Tuscaloosa. These demonstrations were part of the 2025 U.S. Geological Survey FLOW Academy.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 19, 2025 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, / Features: Dr. Aijun Song
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has presented the Microsystems Technology Office Award to three faculty members from the College of Engineering. Drs. A.B.M. Tahidul Haque and Sree Kalyan Patiballa, assistant professors in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Dr. Shreyas Rao, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, were recognized at the agency’s Spark Tank event, held July 24-25 in Aurora, Colorado.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 19, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. A B M Tahidul Haque, Dr. Shreyas Rao, Dr. Sree Kalyan Patiballa
Dr. Gregory Thompson, Distinguished University Research Professor and executive director of the Alabama Materials Institute, has been named a fellow of the International Field Emission Society.
Source: UA Research News / Published: July 16, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Features: Dr. Gregory B. Thompson
There’s nothing “once-in-a-generation” about extreme weather anymore. In 2024, the U.S. declared a major natural disaster an average of nearly every four days, according to an analysis by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). From wildfires to hurricanes to flash floods, the pace and severity of climate-related events is accelerating, putting millions of homes at risk.
Source: Guardian Service / Published: July 8, 2025 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff / Features: Dr. Patrick (Shane) Crawford
UA Safe State participated in the H2OSHA outreach campaign hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Birmingham Regional Office for Heat Awareness Week from June 24-26. The outreach campaign sought to teach employers how to protect their workers from heat-related illnesses.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: July 7, 2025 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Matt Hollub
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.
