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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
Worker safety has always been a passion of Dr. Siyuan Song, but after she became aware of the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program within the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, her field of interest evolved. What started as providing training for construction workers turned into developing and delivering training for two more underserved groups: healthcare workers and surface miners.
Author: Sarah Chase / Published: January 18, 2024 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, / Features: Dr. Siyuan Song
After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alabama Robotics Competition returned to campus this April. Organized by the computer science department, since 2011 the competition has been…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 23, 2023 / Posted in: Outreach, UA News
The mission is to engage K-12 students by providing them with strong role models, building strong relationships and exposing them to new things and ideas. Ben Anderson, a junior studying…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 2, 2023 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, 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.
