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Dr. Aijun Song, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his research team successfully conducted multiple field demonstrations of underwater autonomous vehicles as next-generation water-observing technologies at the Black Warrior River and Lake Tuscaloosa. These demonstrations were part of the 2025 U.S. Geological Survey FLOW Academy.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 19, 2025 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, / Features: Dr. Aijun Song
Seventy fourth- through sixth-grade students from Tuscaloosa County attended the inaugural Code-N-Sensor Future Lab camp at The University of Alabama, where they participated in a week of hands-on activities focused on physiological computing.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 7, 2025 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach / Features: Dr. Chris S. Crawford
The Society of Women Engineers at The University of Alabama recently hosted its largest annual youth outreach event, WOW! That’s Engineering!, welcoming more than 140 third- through eighth-grade students and over 70 parents to campus for a free day of hands-on STEM activities.
Author: McKenzie Knight / Published: June 20, 2025 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Students
A group of University of Alabama researchers recently received nearly $2 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: February 27, 2025 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Partners / Features: Dr. Jiaqi (Jackey) Gong, Dr. Jun Liu, Dr. Praveena Penmetsa, Dr. Steven Jones
Tintronics is a veteran owned and operated small business located in Huntsville, Alabama, employing 82 workers. It provides specialty electronic products to its clients in the industrial, scientific, and defense industry. Its products and services include hot tin dipping, precision lead forming, BGA reballing, and tape and reel packaging. Tintronics began working with the University of Alabama Safe State Consultation Program in 2007. Alabama Consultation performed safety and industrial hygiene consultations, and its consultants assisted the company with developing a safety and health management program.
Source: OSHA / Published: January 23, 2025 / Posted in: Alabama Safe State, Engineering, Outreach, Partners
The University of Alabama Safe State Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program has partnered with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Brasfield & Gorrie construction company to ensure the…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: December 21, 2024 / Posted in: Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Partners
Dr. Chris S. Crawford, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and director of the Human-Technology Interaction Lab, led a STEM workshop on Oct. 6 for a group of…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: October 18, 2024 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach / Features: Dr. Chris S. Crawford
In a recently awarded grant project led by The University of Alabama, researchers will upcycle agricultural and industrial waste into affordable and greener construction materials. The collaborative effort across four universities in three states is designed to also create new revenue sources in each of the participating states. The project, “Transforming Wastes Into Economic Assets for Sustainability, Resilience, and Prosperity by a Novel Negative Emission Technology,” is a $6 million grant through the NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program focused on building climate resilience and strengthening STEM education in regions that have traditionally received less funding.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: October 2, 2024 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Outreach, Partners, Research, UA News, / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang, Dr. Sriram Aaleti
This summer, Dr. Steven Weinman hosted a six-week summer program for undergraduate and graduate students from Stillman College, Shelton State Community College, The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Lawson…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: September 3, 2024 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach / Features: Dr. James Sheehan, Dr. Jason E. Bara, Dr. Milad R. Esfahani, Dr. Stephen Ritchie, Dr. Steven T. Weinman
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers hosted its second annual Noches de Ciencias event on March 28. Partnering with the Hispanic Latino Association and the Association of Latino Professionals for…
Author: Sarah Chase / Published: April 18, 2024 / Posted in: Outreach, 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.
