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In April five years ago, walls came down. Fences fell, splintered and sprawled. Canopied urban forests blew away in jagged moments; even trees sunk deep in ravines snapped. Growth-marks carved…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 25, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
A team of engineering students won first place in the University of Alabama’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition held earlier this month. The team has a start-up…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 25, 2016 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students
Sarah McFann, a University of Alabama senior from Arlington, Tennessee, has received an elite Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship for 2016. McFann is the first UA student to be named a recipient of the award, which has been presented to fewer than 1,200 students in its 53 year history.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 22, 2016 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News
During severe weather, most people get their forecasts and weather information from TV meteorologists like ABC 33/40’s James Spann. But those forecasts start far earlier. It’s a beautiful spring day…
Source: Alabama Public Radio / Published: April 22, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 19, 2016 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News
It seems like an unlikely collaboration when it comes to earthquakes: the University of Alabama and NASA. After all, NASA is more commonly associated with the space program, and Alabama…
Source: WIAT CBS 42 / Published: April 15, 2016 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Michael E. Kreger, Dr. Sriram Aaleti
Entrepreneurial teams at The University of Alabama will compete for funds to build prototypes and advanced startups will demonstrate their technologies during AIME Day, an annual showcase of burgeoning technologies and business plan competition Friday, April 15 on the UA campus.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 12, 2016 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Research, UA News
Engineers with NASA are using a lab at The University of Alabama to help develop a spin-off technology aimed at girding structures against earthquakes.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 8, 2016 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors, Dr. Alexey Volkov and Dr. Kimberly Genareau, for CAREER Awards for their research.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 5, 2016 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News
The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2016 Outstanding Graduate Student awards.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 30, 2016 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Research, Students, 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.
