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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
Demopolis High School graduate Logan Culpepper Holley earned two awards from a recent engineering banquet at the University of Alabama. Holley was awarded the George J. Davis Award for Outstanding…
Source: The Demopolis Times / Published: April 9, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
Hundreds of students from all over Alabama got to take part in a robotics competition. The action got underway today at the Bryant Conference Center. Around 350 students from third…
Source: WVUA TV / Published: April 5, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
This weekend, The University of Alabama will host the Alabama Robotics Competition, an event open to K-12 students. The competition will involve programming robots to navigate a series of obstacle…
Source: Crimson White / Published: April 3, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
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.
