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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Two University of Alabama College of Engineering student teams and one individual student received top awards at an annual hackathon competition. VolHacks 2018 was held in Knoxville,…
Author: Gillian Castro / Published: November 9, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research
More than 80 members of the faculty and staff were honored for receiving their first externally funded research award at The University of Alabama during the past academic year.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 8, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Center for Advanced Public Safety, Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Center for Water Quality Research, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Chris S. Crawford, Dr. Feng Yan, Dr. Hamid Moradkhani, Dr. Kalyan Kumar Srinivasan, Dr. Leigh Terry, Dr. Michael E. Kreger, Dr. Prabhakar Clement, Dr. Rebecca Odom-Bartel, Dr. Ryan A. Taylor, Dr. Ryan Summers, Dr. Sevgi Zubeyde Gurbuz, Dr. Sundar Rajan Krishnan, Dr. Zhe Jiang, Jeremy Pate
By the time you finish reading this sentence, a hypersonic weapon could have flown from Mobile to Huntsville, where Lockheed Martin Space is researching and developing just such a device…
Source: Business Alabama / Published: November 6, 2018 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Xiaowen Wang
A researcher at The University of Alabama is part of an international team that found the cause of long, potentially damaging channels on Antarctic Ice Shelves.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 1, 2018 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Remote Sensing Center, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Siva Prasad Gogineni
A building has now been made to survive the impact of an earthquake, and possibly a hurricane. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA engineers built a two-story structure to stand strong in the wake of…
Source: WVUA / Published: October 25, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Thang N. Dao
Hey drivers! Put down that cell phone because Alabama is on the verge of passing hands-free driving laws in March 2019. Admit it, your cell phone is your best friend….
Source: Bham Now / Published: October 23, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Rhonda Stricklin
Auburn University researchers are working on a bio-based additive to make diesel fuel burn cleaner as part of a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy project that will see researchers…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: October 22, 2018 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will test a blend of a new bio-based fuel and diesel fuel as part of a project to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: October 16, 2018 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle
A pair of University of Alabama professors has devised a monitor meant to help prevent accidental hot-car deaths and injuries among children left in vehicles. “The idea is that if…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: October 9, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Edward Sazonov, Dr. Tim A. Haskew
A patent-pending device developed by University of Alabama researchers can alert a cell phone when a human or animal is inside a parked vehicle getting too hot. It monitors carbon dioxide levels from human breath inside the vehicle along with temperature and car movement.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: October 8, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Edward Sazonov, Dr. Tim A. Haskew
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.
