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Unlike many diseases that afflict aging humans, there are already cures for the most common, serious and expensive threat to thousands of aging buildings… “Most old concrete buildings in this…
Source: ArcaMax Publishing / Published: September 12, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Michael E. Kreger
For the last 18 months, 29 university teams have competed in a unique autonomous vehicle event. The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) is a $1.5 million prize competition among universities to…
Source: The Robot Report / Published: September 10, 2021 / Posted in: Computer Science, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Airplanes were historically made of metal, usually an aluminum alloy. Now some new airplanes, such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, are about 55% composite materials instead, says Samit…
Source: Chemical & Engineering News / Published: September 7, 2021 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Samit Roy
President Biden recently announced an executive order that would make half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030 zero-emission. Now, it was a non-binding order, but it…
Source: Fox 6 / Published: August 16, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
Elaina Sutley, associate professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering, has been named associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging for the University of Kansas School of Engineering…Sutley earned…
Source: University of Kansas / Published: July 30, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News
ORAU has awarded competitive research grants totaling $175,000 to 35 junior faculty from its member institutions. The annual grants are made through the company’s Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement…
Source: Oak Ridger / Published: July 21, 2021 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. James W. Harris, Dr. Ning Zhang
The University of Alabama team of 65 students – spanning a variety of majors from engineering to communications and business – took home first place for year three of the…
Source: Franklin County Times / Published: July 19, 2021 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas
Happening at The University of Alabama, researchers are conducting a flooding study that can help communities better researchers are working to develop a framework that creates an opportunity to forecast hurricane-driven…
Source: Fox 6 / Published: July 6, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
A recent study from The University of Alabama shows traffic crashes on Independence Day can be more severe and deadly. According to researchers the July 4th holiday averaged a total of…
Source: Fox 6 / Published: July 2, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. David Brown
As rescue and recovery teams dig through the rubble of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, scientists and engineers are starting to consider what could have possibly caused the…
Source: CNN / Published: July 1, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
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.
