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Students collaborate and create in The Cube, a group of six accessible engineering labs    /  Crimson White

In early May of this year, junior aerospace engineering and mechanics major Zack Andrews set out in search of a 3D printer for one of his models. He ran into…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 12, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students   

Alabama universities plug into industry with auto research projects    /  Made in Alabama

Alabama isn’t only a major center for auto manufacturing, it’s also a growing hub for research and development projects that drive future industry technologies. At the University of Alabama, the Center…


Source: Made in Alabama    /    Published: October 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

Electric cars, self-driving cars – where is auto industry going?    /  AL.com

As executive director of the University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Bharat Balasubramanian is tasked with envisioning the future of the automobile. Speaking at Birmingham’s 10th annual Southern…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: October 7, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Event connects students, faculty, research and pizza    /  Crimson White

Students and professors gathered in Gorgas Library on Monday to munch and meet. The event, called “Pizza and Professors” connected students and professors with pizza and potential research partners. The event…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Virtual Reality and Robot-Based Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Recovery    /  Scientia

Stroke survivors often lose some of their motor functions, and recovery can be a long and expensive process. By integrating virtual reality, robot, and motion capture technology, a low-cost solution…


Source: Scientia    /    Published: September 24, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:   , , ,   

UA part of German engineering exchange program    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Engineering students from the University of Alabama and four peer institutions in the state will have an opportunity to study engineering in Germany as part of a new exchange program….


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: September 21, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Diseases of Poverty Identified in Alabama County Burdened by Poor Sanitation    /  Circle of Blue

In the poorest sections of the American South researchers are finding hookworm, dengue fever, and other parasites and viruses that are more commonly associated with developing countries or, in the…


Source: Circle of Blue    /    Published: September 20, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

ariel view of Engineering Quad

UA’s relationship with Mercedes evolves into partnership    /  The Tuscaloosa News

As University of Alabama Chancellor emeritus Malcolm Portera tells it, Tuscaloosa was in a “world of hurt” in the early 1980s. The area had lost four manufacturers under the pressure…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: September 19, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach    /    Features:   ,   

ariel view of Engineering Quad

National Science Foundation grant funds engineering preparatory class    /  Fort Payne Times-Journal

The University of Alabama College of Engineering is using a National Science Foundation grant to start three preparatory classes and a scholarship fund in an effort to address student retention….


Source: Fort Payne Times-Journal    /    Published: September 16, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

International Agreement Signed by German, Alabama Universities    /  UA News

Leaders from several German and Alabama universities met in Tuscaloosa Thursday to sign an International Memorandum of Understanding giving Alabama engineering students a chance to study in Germany.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: September 15, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, 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.