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Higher Education Meets Manufacturing    /  Southern Automotive Alliance

From Bharat Balasubramanian’s perspective, the Southeast must be more than a place for efficient, low-cost manufacturers of high-quality vehicles. To ensure long-term success, the region needs world-class engineers doing research…


Source: Southern Automotive Alliance    /    Published: February 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

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Mobile mapping used to boost Northport retail development    /  ABC 33/40

Birmingham-based r360 Consulting has entered into a three-year agreement with the City of Northport. According to the firm, Northport will pay r360 $25,000 per year to collect economic data and…


Source: ABC 33/40    /    Published: February 10, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

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An Environmentally Friendly Muscle Car    /  ASME

Environmentalists, start your engines? When you think about the Camaro, the term “muscle car” comes to mind… A team at the University of Alabama has lept forward in the process. This…


Source: ASME    /    Published: February 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:   , ,   

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Researchers see sharp increase in Alabama traffic deaths    /  The Anniston Star

Twenty five percent more people died in car wrecks statewide in 2016 compared to the year before, according to traffic data released Tuesday by the University of Alabama’s Center for…


Source: The Anniston Star    /    Published: January 18, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Meet Shelby Brooks    /  ChEnected

Where are you from? Tuscaloosa, Alabama What company/institution do you work for? The University of Alabama Where did you complete your chemical engineering education? The University of Alabama How many…


Source: ChEnected    /    Published: January 18, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

Scaly wings help these butterflies soar    /  Science

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—Aerospace engineers are always on the lookout for ways to make flying more efficient. Now, they’ve discovered a trick from nature that can do just that: the scales…


Source: Science    /    Published: January 6, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Roads more dangerous before Thanksgiving    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The three days leading up to Thanksgiving are the most dangerous time to be on the road, according to a recent University of Alabama study. UA’s Center for Advanced Public…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: November 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research   

UA signs a partnership agreement with NASA    /  WBRC Fox 6

We have lift off in Tuscaloosa. Not of a spaceship, but a partnership between NASA and the University of Alabama. That’s big news for engineering students like Ebony Kelley. “Like,…


Source: WBRC Fox 6    /    Published: November 11, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

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Teaching Kids to Code – Is It a Bad Idea?    /  Good Call

Jeff Gray, Ph.D., a professor in the department of computer science at the University of Alabama, a Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year, and an education advisory council member for…


Source: Good Call    /    Published: November 4, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

Alabama student’s software calls balls & strikes with a smartphone    /  Sport Illustrated

University of Alabama senior Matt Bowen has created and released PA Software, an innovative pitch-analyzing protocol he hopes will bring big league K-Zone functionality to little league backyards. Sports entertainment…


Source: Sport Illustrated    /    Published: October 26, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Research, Students    /    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.