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An ISU student will be following in his father’s footsteps when he spends the upcoming school year at the University of Alabama as part of the National Student Exchange program….
Source: Iowa State Daily / Published: May 1, 2014 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students
Researchers, including faculty and students from the University of Alabama, who studied the aftermath of a devastating 2013 tornado in Oklahoma say simple design changes could improve the survivability of…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 30, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research
Joan Reichwein Smith, systems integration lead engineer at the Utility Helicopters Project Office, was selected as the 2013 Alabama Young Engineer of the Year by the Engineering Council of Birmingham…
Source: The Redstone Rocket / Published: April 30, 2014 / Posted in: Alumni, Awards and Honors, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
The University of Alabama is among 16 universities selected nationwide for a four-year EcoCar contest co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors to redesign a Chevrolet Camaro…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 26, 2014 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Students
Former Cabot High School student David Phelps, a senior in civil engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, recently received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at the 2014 Premier…
Source: Cabot Star-Herald (Ark.) (Subscription required) / Published: April 25, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
It’s the stuff nightmares are made of. You’re driving. There’s a tornado right behind you. It’s big, it’s powerful, and it’s gaining on you. You can’t outrun it. There’s nowhere to go. What…
Source: AL.com / Published: April 24, 2014 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Philip Johnson, a petroleum engineering professor at the University of Alabama, calls the Gulf of Mexico “a monster reservoir,” but points out that drilling deep into the Gulf is a…
Source: Business Alabama / Published: April 24, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News
Name: Joan Reichwein Smith Age: 27 Education: Bachelor’s in metallurgical and materials engineering from The University of Alabama. Experience: “I have worked in Army Aviation and Missiles since 2007, but…
Source: AL.com / Published: April 14, 2014 / Posted in: In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students
Viola Acoff, head of the department of metallurgical and materials engineering, was recently awarded for her dedication to increasing diversity in the field of engineering. Acoff was named a recipient…
Source: Crimson White / Published: April 14, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
A University of Alabama team of engineering students will take flight in Wichita, Kan., for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Design/Build/Fly competition this weekend. Over the past…
Source: Crimson White / Published: April 10, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students
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.
