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The National Science Foundation selected a University of Alabama mechanical engineering professor for a CAREER Award for his research into a robotic prosthesis that could help amputees walk better.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 5, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Xiangrong Shen
Researchers, including faculty and students from the University of Alabama, who studied the aftermath of a devastating 2013 tornado in Oklahoma say simple design changes could improve the survivability of…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 30, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research
Surviving a tornado in a wood-frame residential home is enhanced by an intact roof and standing walls, but light-weight garage doors can be the weak link to allowing high winds and pressure changes into a home that can lead to the removal of the roof and collapsed walls, according to a study of damage left behind by a powerful tornado in Moore, Okla., in 2013 by researchers at The University of Alabama and other institutions.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 30, 2014 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Thang N. Dao
Philip Johnson, a petroleum engineering professor at the University of Alabama, calls the Gulf of Mexico “a monster reservoir,” but points out that drilling deep into the Gulf is a…
Source: Business Alabama / Published: April 24, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News
Viola Acoff, head of the department of metallurgical and materials engineering, was recently awarded for her dedication to increasing diversity in the field of engineering. Acoff was named a recipient…
Source: Crimson White / Published: April 14, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The University of Alabama Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering recently honored the department’s professor of the year award at a banquet held at the Bryant…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 11, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff / Features: Dr. William Edward Back
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Dr Jaber Abu-Qahouq, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, and Zhigang Dang, doctorate student, were honored for a…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 9, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
Dr. Jeffrey Carver, associate professor of computer science, researches development of open-source software, which could be improved through understanding how isolated programmers collaborate. He answered questions about the study he…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 9, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. Jeffrey Carver
Dean Charles Karr, who has been at The University of Alabama College of Engineering as a student, a researcher, professor or an administrator for more than 30 years, likes to…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 8, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. Arunava Gupta, Dr. Dawen Li, Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, Dr. Patrick Kung, Dr. Ramana G. Reddy, Dr. Seongsin (Margaret) Kim, Dr. Subhadra Gupta, Dr. Yang-Ki Hong
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Dr. Wei Song and Dr. Stephanie Vereen, both assistant professors in the UA department of civil, construction and environmental engineering, were selected to participate in the American Society of Civil…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 8, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff / Features: Dr. Wei Song
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.
