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The University of Alabama robotics is vying for its fourth title in a row in a NASA robotic mining contest. The team already has four titles on the wall dating…
Source: WVUA / Published: May 11, 2018 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Joe Booth, a former resident of Athens and Watkinsville, is participating in a project at the University of Alabama to develop new technology for septic systems to help homeowners in…
Source: Athens Banner-Herald / Published: May 10, 2018 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Mark Elliott
NASA’s annual robotics challenge presents a new problem for college students to solve, and students at The University of Alabama hope their solution can win the contest for a fourth straight year.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 9, 2018 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Engineering students designed and built a child with physical challenges a car he can drive himself.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 8, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Partnerships between electronics manufacturers and institutions of higher education are helping to prepare the next generation of engineering for real world challenges; this effort presents many benefits for both sides….
Source: Planet Analog / Published: May 7, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Andrew Lemmon
A special gift was given to a student at Inverness Elementary School in Shelby County. Bailey Harris was born without arms – so, engineering students from the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA transformed a…
Source: ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) / Published: May 5, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Faculty members receiving Fulbright Awards: Dr. Angela D. Benson, professor of instruction technology; Dr. Steven Jones, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering; and Dr. Catherine M. Roach, professor in New College in cultural studies and gender studies.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 3, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. Steven Jones
Electric cars could be one option for drivers to consider as gas prices keep rising as the summer driving season nears. But what they save on gas could end up…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: May 1, 2018 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
Two hundred fifty-three. Even seven years later the death toll from a historic tornado outbreak on April 27, 2011, is staggering. Two hundred fifty-three people, people of all ages and walks…
Source: AL.com / Published: April 27, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
And many UA students played a key role in preparing the 5th graders for competition, including this, by the UA robotics team that dazzled the crowd. Kenny Ricks said, “Eight or nine students completely…
Source: WVUA / Published: April 26, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
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.
