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Maryland’s top transportation official on Thursday ordered immediate inspections of 27 aging, state-owned bridges after a chunk of concrete fell on a Prince George’s County woman’s car from the bottom…
Source: The Baltimore Sun / Published: February 13, 2015 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Michael E. Kreger
Amid the American energy boom, a basic question goes unanswered: How many oil spills are actually occurring each year?
Source: U.S. News & World Report / Published: February 10, 2015 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News
Two University of Alabama professors will soon add research leadership responsibilities to their campus roles.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 26, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News
At open mics all around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alan Lane becomes Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, playing blues and folk music at clubs in the area. Lane, a chemical engineering professor, started…
Source: Crimson White / Published: January 21, 2015 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News
A new study conducted jointly by The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine calls for a…
Source: Infection Control Today / Published: January 20, 2015 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Mark Elliott
Could platinum soon become obsolete? A University of Alabama (UA) technology may be the answer to replace this precious metal. Zhichao Shan and Archana Panikar, UA chemistry graduate students; Dr….
Source: Tech Alabama / Published: January 14, 2015 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Arunava Gupta
Inventors have been exploring biomimicry as early as the Renaissance era when Leonardo Da Vinci sketched out a bat-shaped wing contraption for human flight, called an ornithopter. Engineers take what…
Source: Science Line / Published: January 12, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Amy W. Lang
A University of Alabama business start-up team, composed of students focusing on a less costly replacement for the precious metal platinum, will compete against other entrepreneurs in the first round of the 2015 Alabama Launchpad Competition Jan. 23.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 12, 2015 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Arunava Gupta
The University of Alabama is home to more than a dozen startup companies that span across multiple fields of study. Some of these include 2b Electronic, whose main focus is…
Source: Crimson White / Published: January 8, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research
When it comes to weather in Alabama, no matter what time of year, there’s just one thing to do: “Prepare for it to be bad.” “The warning process has improved so…
Source: AL.com / Published: December 23, 2014 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
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.
