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The researchers say their surveys and interviews have revealed that such stress can induce what they call “disaster fatigue”—a form of emotional exhaustion that can reshape how people make choices….
Source: Science Magazine / Published: November 25, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Several universities in Alabama and across the country are collaborating on a project to bring a new kind of sewage treatment to Alabama’s Black Belt, where bad soil, poverty and…
Source: AL.com / Published: November 19, 2020 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Mark Elliott
The electric motor has been around nearly two centuries, but it was largely abandoned for use in cars until this century. Its recently sustained emergence in the personal vehicle market…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: October 30, 2020 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Research, UA News,
The Bruker Nanomechanical Testing business today announced the release of the Hysitron PI 89 SEM PicoIndenter™ to provide nanomechanical testing capabilities inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM) at higher loads…
Source: Market Screener / Published: October 15, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, Dr. Keivan Davami
National Academies’ Gulf Research Program has named a University of Alabama engineering faculty member one of the 20 recipients of their 2020 Early-Career Research Fellowship. Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, an assistant…
Author: Arayna Wooley / Published: October 13, 2020 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Over the summer, four professors at The University of Alabama received national recognition early in their careers for innovative research that will increase understanding of our world while boosting UA’s…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: October 7, 2020 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Feng Yan, Dr. Kasra Momeni
… Beyond existing renewable energy sources, one Alabama professor has his eyes set on an innovative approached toward restoring power following a weather-related disaster: Electric vehicles. John Kisacikoglu, an assistant…
Source: AL.com / Published: October 1, 2020 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Mithat Kisacikoglu
A new MRI scanner paves the way for researchers to expand the boundaries of knowledge of the human brain, bringing benefits to the core educational mission of campus.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: September 28, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Russell J. Mumper, Dr. Sharlene D. Newman
If asked where in the United States is most vulnerable to drought, you might point to those states in the West currently suffering under hot and dry conditions and raging wildfires. However,…
Source: Weather Nation / Published: September 24, 2020 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
According to UA research, drought vulnerability comes from a combination of how susceptible a state is to drought and whether it’s prepared for impacts. The most and least vulnerable states…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: September 18, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
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.
