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Special radar to be built at University of Alabama    /  Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)

An international team of researchers is studying the North-East Greenland Ice Stream to find out how much glaciers and ice sheets will influence rising seas. According to a report on…


Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)    /    Published: May 23, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Researchers to Build Unique Radar to Study Glaciers, Rising Sea Level    /  UA News

Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will develop a radar that should provide an accurate image of what occurs at the base of the North East Greenland Ice Stream to help better predict rising sea levels.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: May 22, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

Using 3-D Printer, Engineering Student Creates Prosthetics for Children    /  UA News

What began as simply tinkering with a 3-D printer the summer before Valerie Levine’s junior year at The University of Alabama ended with children receiving prosthetic hands before the year’s end.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 22, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Engineering Professor Named AVS Fellow

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Susan L. Burkett, Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in electrical and computer engineering, was named a 2016 American Vacuum Society Fellow. Fellows of the Society…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: May 20, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research   

University Students to Evaluate Designs in NASA’s Astronaut Training Pool    /  Forward Geek

Thirty-one student teams from across the country will test their designs in simulated microgravity this year as part of NASA’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) activity. Test…


Source: Forward Geek    /    Published: May 19, 2017    /    Posted in:   In The News, Research, Students   

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CAPS keeps close watch on Ransomware Cybersecurity attack    /  CBS 42 (Birmingham)

The international ransomware cyberattack has created serious problems in over 150 countries because of the threat. The University of Alabama has been keeping a close watch to make sure its…


Source: CBS 42 (Birmingham)    /    Published: May 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

UA Robotics Team Aims for Three Championships in a Row    /  UA News

After winning the top prize at a NASA robotics contest the past two years, a team of students at The University of Alabama returns to defend its title


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: May 16, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA team preparing for NASA robotics competition    /  The Tuscaloosa News

At about 1 a.m. Monday, Rebecca Dietz noticed something wrong with “MARTE.” Dietz, a senior studying mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama, and several other members of the Alabama…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: May 16, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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CAPS to study data from Click-It-Or-Ticket Campaign    /  WKRG-CBS (Mobile)

Click-It-Or-Ticket is a national campaign designed to save lives by encouraging more people to wear seatbelts. This year’s enforcement campaign will run from May 22 through June 4. Alabama Governor…


Source: WKRG-CBS (Mobile)    /    Published: May 12, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

Move over, Excalibur    /  UA News

Four engineering students completed a year-long project in which they replicated an 18th century British Hanger rapier.


Author: Kim Eaton    /    Published: May 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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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.