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Dr. Kathryn (Katie) O’Harra, an assistant professor and chemical engineer spearheading the Engineering Positive and Intentional Change (EPIC) Scholars Program, has been selected by The University of Alabama Graduate School as the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Dissertation Award.
Author: Trudeau Livaudais / Published: May 24, 2022 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff,
The University of Alabama’s Mentor UPP Program gives engineering students and alumni access to valuable industry insights and relationships. The program connects students with mentors and aims to provide educational…
Author: Arayna Wooley / Published: November 25, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Giving, Mechanical Engineering,
The University of Alabama and its College of Engineering have inspired at least one family to pursue a path of generational philanthropy that has lasted for almost one hundred years….
Author: Alana Norris / Published: November 25, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Giving, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,
Careers in cyber security have become increasingly needed across the country, and The University of Alabama is working to create a direct line of employees ready to take on the…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: November 25, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff,
Over the past 13 years, Tuscaloosa has grown exponentially with an increasing student population and new businesses locating within the city limits. Camgian, a Starkville, Mississippi-based company, opened its Center…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 13, 2021 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Outreach, Students, / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Huntsville, Alabama, is known as the Rocket City, but that wouldn’t be possible without all the engineers who have flocked to the area as the industry has exploded over the…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 12, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Outreach,
Manufacturing jobs have become a major staple in the state economy, and The University of Alabama is doing what it can to supply a pipeline of workers. In an effort…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 11, 2021 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, / Features: Dr. Nader Jalili
Over the summer, chemical and biological engineering faculty were able to bring a long-planned idea to fruition for their students. For the first time at The University of Alabama, the…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 15, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research, Students, / Features: Dr. Jair Lizarazo-Adarme, Dr. Stephen Ritchie
Leaving campus abruptly mid-semester was a tough adjustment for many students. Plans and competitions were canceled. Research and class projects were put on hold. Not having the in-person support of…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 14, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Students,
Two forward-thinking University of Alabama engineering faculty members have started a research project evaluating the quality of online engineering education in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Derek Williamson, civil,…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 13, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, / Features: Dr. Beth Ann Todd, Dr. Derek G. Williamson
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.
