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Mulani Elected to AIAA 2025 Associate Fellowship

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Sameer Mulani, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, was elected to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2025 Associate Fellowship. The AIAA…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: September 23, 2024    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff   

Moradkhani Elected as 2024 AGU Fellow

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Hamid Moradkhani, Alton N. Scott professor of engineering in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and director for the Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research,…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: September 18, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff   

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NSF-funded Summer Program Grants Research Experience to Local Students and Educators

This summer, Dr. Steven Weinman hosted a six-week summer program for undergraduate and graduate students from Stillman College, Shelton State Community College, The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Lawson…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: September 3, 2024    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach    /    Features:   , , , ,   

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Bertini to Lead UA Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Robert Bertini was recently named head of the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering in The University of Alabama College of Engineering. Bertini joins the…


Author: Anna Claire Toxey    /    Published: August 23, 2024    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Partners    /    Features:     

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Interactive Map Shows Thresholds for Coastal Nuisance Flooding    /  UA News

As sea levels rise around the world, communities in coastal areas are more frequently seeing the impact of routine high tide flooding. These incursions of sea water may weaken foundations and infrastructure, slow down traffic and curb business activities in affected areas.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: August 13, 2024    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Professor at the Cutting-Edge of Medicine Design    /  UA News

Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor with The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, is a world-renowned voice in the field of translational science for medicine design. His groundbreaking drug delivery systems have been shown to make more efficacious pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: August 13, 2024    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

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Wang Recognized as Early Career Innovator and Selected to Join IGNIITE 2024 Program

Dr. Zhongyang Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, was selected as an awardee of the Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNIITE) 2024 program….


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: July 16, 2024    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research   

Amirkhanian Accepted Into UA Faculty Teaching Fellows Program

Dr. Armen Amirkhanian, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, was selected to join the inaugural class of The University of Alabama Teaching Academy’s Faculty Teaching Fellows Program. Amirkhanian,…


Author: Natalie Bonner    /    Published: July 1, 2024    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff    /    Features:     

Innovative UA Research Recognized with NSF CAREER Awards    /  UA News

Four professors at The University of Alabama received one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty.


Author: Jessica Nelson    /    Published: June 6, 2024    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News    /    Features:   , , ,   

2 UA Faculty Named Fulbright Scholars    /  UA News

Two University of Alabama faculty members have received Fulbright awards for educators to teach and research around the globe. Dr. Anwarul Haque, associate professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics, and…


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: June 6, 2024    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Partners, UA News    /    Features:     

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