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Engineering Faculty Awarded $3.07 Million by Department of Defense for Hybridization of Powertrain

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —  Researchers from The University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies in the College of Engineering received $3.07 million from the U.S. Department of Defense in…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: December 6, 2024    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research   

College of Engineering Battery Researchers Awarded Nearly $1.7 Million in Department of Energy Funding

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama researchers recently received a nearly $1.7 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy for their work in second-life battery pack manufacturing. The faculty…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: December 5, 2024    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research   

University of Alabama Researchers Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Department of Energy Funding

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Patrick Kung, associate professor and associate department head for undergraduate programs, and Dr. Seongsin Margaret Kim, professor, of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: November 19, 2024    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Partners    /    Features:   ,   

Rahimi to Lead UA Department of Computer Science

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Shahram Rahimi was recently named head of the Department of Computer Science at The University of Alabama College of Engineering. He will assume the role on…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: November 14, 2024    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

University of Alabama College of Engineering Surpasses $100 Million in New Research Awards in a Single Fiscal Year

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — For the first time in its history, The University of Alabama College of Engineering received more than $100 million in new external research awards in a single…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: November 13, 2024    /    Posted in:   Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, In The News, Partners, Research,   

UA Hosts 2024 University Turbine Systems Research Program Conference

The University of Alabama College of Engineering held the 2024 University Turbine Systems Research and Advanced Turbines Program Review Meeting from Sept. 24-25 at the Bryant Conference Center. The UTSR…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: October 25, 2024    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

Clement Named 2024 Fellow of National Groundwater Association

Dr. Prabhakar Clement, professor of environmental engineering and founding director of the Center for Water Quality Research, has been designated as a 2024 National Ground Water Association Fellow. Fellows are…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: October 23, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Center for Water Quality Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

UA Scientist Teaches Children to Pilot Drones with their Brains at Library Demo

Dr. Chris S. Crawford, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and director of the Human-Technology Interaction Lab, led a STEM workshop on Oct. 6 for a group of…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: October 18, 2024    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach    /    Features:     

Hu Receives Funding From Department of Energy to Conduct Research on High-Entropy Two-Dimensional Materials

Dr. Chongze Hu, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, received a $635,000 Department of Energy Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Award for his research project titled “Computational-Guided and Data-Driven Discovery of High-Entropy Two-Dimensional MXenes.”


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: October 17, 2024    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, Partners    /    Features:     

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Gray Honored by UA Board of Trustees as Distinguished Teaching Professor

The University of Alabama Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Jeff Gray, a professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering, as a Distinguished Teaching Professor. Gray…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: October 11, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff    /    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.