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Cell phones that charge wirelessly, orthopedic implants that safely degrade inside the body, and a social network designed to connect those in the construction industry: these are the central concepts behind three University of Alabama start-up companies competing July 12 in a statewide business competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 8, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The University of Alabama is the lead on a research grant to study the damage left by the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., to understand whether past tornadoes influenced building practices to better withstand future events. As part of the grant, the research team is also studying whether social media and engineering can combine to influence future building practice.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 3, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Thang N. Dao
The University of Alabama is one of seven universities recently chosen by the National Science Foundation to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences, or iAAMCS.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 30, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Monica Anderson
With more job opportunities than any other college major these days, computer science is hot. The Bureau of Labor says there will be up to 800,000 new jobs in this…
Source: WBRC Fox 6 / Published: May 13, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
More than 350 students from third graders to seniors in high school from across Alabama will be at The University of Alabama April 6 telling robots what to do and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 2, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
More than 350 students from all over the state of Alabama will compete in the 2013 Alabama Robotics Competition at the University of Alabama on April 6. Competing students range…
Source: AL.com / Published: April 2, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian likes to talk about his car. He’ll show it to you if you’ve got just a moment. It’s a Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Of course, most anyone would be…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: March 30, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
Three entrepreneurially-minded teams with University of Alabama members are among the 12 participating in a statewide business competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 28, 2013 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Yuping Bao
Continuing efforts to introduce computer science to high school students, a $1 million grant was awarded to The University of Alabama to train teachers in a new computer-science course and future College Board AP exam.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 14, 2012 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $1 million to grant to the University of Alabama to help improve interest in computer science among high school students. Beginning in…
Source: AL.com / Published: November 14, 2012 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, 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.
