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Spanish student moved to U.S. for better education    /  Crimson White

Pablo Ramos Ferrer moved to Tennessee by himself when he was 18 years old and knew no one. He finished his senior year in Sewanee but Pablo’s home is Ibiza,…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 22, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

Professor doubles as musician    /  Crimson White

At open mics all around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alan Lane becomes Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, playing blues and folk music at clubs in the area. Lane, a chemical engineering professor, started…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 21, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

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Study Calls for New Global Standard for Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation    /  Infection Control Today

A new study conducted jointly by The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine calls for a…


Source: Infection Control Today    /    Published: January 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

Meet Elizabeth Cook – Featured Student for January 2015    /  AICHE ChEnected

Where are you from? Houston, Texas What school do you go to? What year are you? The University of Alabama, third-year senior. Do you hold any positions in your AIChE…


Source: AICHE ChEnected    /    Published: January 16, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

Freshman Q&A: Kayla Rettig    /  RollTide.com

Alabama Softball welcomes five newcomers to the team this season, so we’ll be chatting with all of them this week. Our fourth newcomer is Kayla Rettig from Staunton, Ill. How…


Source: RollTide.com    /    Published: January 15, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students   

Univ. of Alabama start-up business presenting a platinum replacement    /  Tech Alabama

Could platinum soon become obsolete? A University of Alabama (UA) technology may be the answer to replace this precious metal. Zhichao Shan and Archana Panikar, UA chemistry graduate students; Dr….


Source: Tech Alabama    /    Published: January 14, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Engineered by humans, inspired by nature    /  Science Line

Inventors have been exploring biomimicry as early as the Renaissance era when Leonardo Da Vinci sketched out a bat-shaped wing contraption for human flight, called an ornithopter. Engineers take what…


Source: Science Line    /    Published: January 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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UA startup places second overall    /  Crimson White

The University of Alabama is home to more than a dozen startup companies that span across multiple fields of study. Some of these include 2b Electronic, whose main focus is…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 8, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research   

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Severe weather warnings    /  AL.com

When it comes to weather in Alabama, no matter what time of year, there’s just one thing to do: “Prepare for it to be bad.” “The warning process has improved so…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: December 23, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Survey finds Georgians are confused about winter weather alerts    /  WSB-TV 2

January 28, 2014 is a day few of us will forget.  People stranded in cars. Children stranded in schools. Families separated and scared after a winter storm hit metro Atlanta….


Source: WSB-TV 2    /    Published: December 16, 2014    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    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.