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As cars have gotten sleeker and lighter over the decades, nostalgia about cars of yesteryear often romanticize their sturdiness – huge boxes of steel ready to take on any impact….
Source: Alabama News Center / Published: January 26, 2018 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Luke N. Brewer, Dr. Mark E. Barkey
As cars have gotten sleeker and lighter over the decades, nostalgia about cars of yesteryear often romanticize their sturdiness – huge boxes of steel ready to take on any impact. It is a memory often not rooted in the reality of the safety of today’s vehicles.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: January 19, 2018 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Luke N. Brewer, Dr. Mark E. Barkey
The Alabama State Trooper Association on Tuesday called on legislators and Gov. Kay Ivey to address what they say is a critical shortage of troopers on the road … A…
Source: Officer.com / Published: January 17, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describes the formation and behavior of oil-sediment residues in marine and coastal environments following an oil spill. (T. Prabhakar Clement, Department of Civil, Construction and…
Source: American Geophysical Union - Earth and Space Science News / Published: January 12, 2018 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Prabhakar Clement
We had some fantastic submissions to the 2017 EAP University Grant Program! Applicants used STK to demonstrate their problem solving and creating thinking. Selecting the top scenario was a challenging decision,…
Source: Public / Published: January 11, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students
In 2011, Alabama was hit by a giant tornado- the largest tornado recorded in the U.S. terms of the amount of damage it caused. Thousands were displaced from their homes-…
Source: Daily Planet - Discovery / Published: January 10, 2018 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Wei Song
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A College of Engineering professor was recognized this spring for his work on enhancing 360-degree video virtual reality streaming at an international conference. Dr. Jacob Chakareski, assistant professor…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 9, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research
Jake Zarobsky, a 2014 graduate of Bremen High School, is currently a graduate student at the University of Alabama studying computer science. He developed a software program that is being…
Source: Oak Forest Patch / Published: December 23, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, In The News, Research, Students
The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety analyzed 10 years of state car crash data and found that the most perilous are the “shopping days before Christmas.”
Source: The Hill / Published: December 22, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An Oklahoma company extended its partnership with the UA College of Engineering for the second year with a $10,000 donation. Representatives from John Zink Hamworthy Combustion, based…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: December 12, 2017 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal
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.
