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Recipients of the 2014 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner. The 2014 UA Premier Award recipients will also be recognized at UA during Honors Week.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 10, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News
Alan Lane is not the typical chemical engineering professor: He doubles as Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, singer and songwriter. With a head of gray hair and a face framed by a…
Source: Crimson White / Published: February 24, 2014 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News
Horsepower allows cars to move faster with more power. Fins allow surfers to maneuver their boards through the water. In the case of a plane crash, passengers evacuate onto the…
Source: Mosaic Magazine / Published: February 21, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Amy W. Lang
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted six individuals and honored a corporation during a ceremony Feb. 15 at Bryant Conference Center at The University of Alabama.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 20, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News
The first 3D print of a G-quadruplex DNA sequence and its molecular structure was recently created at The University of Alabama in the UA 3D Printing Lab, allowing researchers a potentially valuable new tool in the fight against cancer.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 11, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency had — but did not use — a system to send weather and traffic alerts directly to people’s cell phones during the crippling Jan. 28…
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Published: February 8, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Two companies with University of Alabama affiliations are among seven startups selected to advance to the next phase of the latest round of the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition. The Economic…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: January 24, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
Roy Gregg, director of the University of Alabama Cooperative Education and Professional Practice Program, will receive national recognition for his contributions to the field.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 21, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News
Spike Jonze’s most recent work, “Her,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson, is a “boy-meets-operating-system” romance story, with equal parts sci-fi and drama. The film takes place in the not-so-distant…
Source: Crimson White / Published: January 21, 2014 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Three companies affiliated with The University of Alabama are set to compete in a state-wide Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 21, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Yang-Ki Hong
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.
