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The Materials Research Society recently elected a University of Alabama scientist to its 2017 Fellows class.
Author: Derek Hooper / Published: February 27, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Arunava Gupta
In an effort to improve combustion engines while reducing harmful emissions, engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will test how blended fuels can work with advanced engines.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 24, 2017 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle
Career development, it is said, often isn’t about what you know but who you know. But in civil engineering, what you know matters. “We’re living in times that are changing at an accelerated rate,”…
Source: ASCE News / Published: February 23, 2017 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley
Part of the problem could be simply the maps themselves, according to Dr. Laura Myers, a senior research scientist and the director the Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of…
Source: AL.com / Published: February 22, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
From Bharat Balasubramanian’s perspective, the Southeast must be more than a place for efficient, low-cost manufacturers of high-quality vehicles. To ensure long-term success, the region needs world-class engineers doing research…
Source: Southern Automotive Alliance / Published: February 17, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
When a University of Alabama football player with an injured arm instinctively stiff-armed a defender in the 2015 Southeastern Conference Championship Game, he was able to do so thanks to doctors, athletic trainers, engineering students, professors and a 3-D printer.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 13, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Tim A. Haskew
Birmingham-based r360 Consulting has entered into a three-year agreement with the City of Northport. According to the firm, Northport will pay r360 $25,000 per year to collect economic data and…
Source: ABC 33/40 / Published: February 10, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
A global group of experts that devise standards for additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, will meet at The University of Alabama.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 26, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Steve Daniewicz
Twenty five percent more people died in car wrecks statewide in 2016 compared to the year before, according to traffic data released Tuesday by the University of Alabama’s Center for…
Source: The Anniston Star / Published: January 18, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. David Brown
Deaths from the state’s traffic crashes in 2016 increased by nearly a quarter from 2015, while total crashes increased by only 2 percent, according to a recent study of data by researchers at The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 17, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Research, UA News
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.
