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Computer Science Professor Tapped to Edit Journal

Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, was recently named the editor-in-chief of Journal on Software and Systems Modeling, or SoSym, the top research journal in the…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 5, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research    /    Features:     

Fighting drunk driving with technology    /  WBMA ABC 33/40

According to the University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety, or CAPS, about a third of car crashes on Cinco de Mayo in the past five years involved alcohol….


Source: WBMA ABC 33/40    /    Published: May 5, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research   

UA Engineering Students Place Second at Metal-Casting Contest

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A team of University of Alabama engineering students placed second at the 2015 Student Casting Competition for the Southeast organized by the American Foundry Society. The competition…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 4, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Huge tornado research project coming to Alabama, Southeast next year    /  AL.com

Alabama and the Southeast will be ground zero next spring for the continuation of one of the largest tornado research projects in history. The working title for now is Vortex-Southeast,…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: April 17, 2015    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA professor, student measure intensity of helmet impacts during collisions    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The crack of football helmets is a distinct sound and one that a University of Alabama mechanical engineering professor and his student believe could be analyzed as part of a…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 13, 2015    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Four UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars    /  UA News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected four University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2015-2016.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 9, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Bowen develops UA ‘Best Undergraduate Research’ plus national attention    /  Madison County Record

Matthew Bowen, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, is preparing to ‘MoVVE’ into a promising career in software design. A computer science major, Bowen was recognized at a UA…


Source: Madison County Record    /    Published: April 3, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Research Image Featured on Cover of Journal

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – A paper co-authored by a University of Alabama researcher and her advisor is featured on the cover of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. The SEM…


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: April 2, 2015    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research   

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MTE Professor Organizes Symposium, Book to Honor Emeritus Colleague

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Dr. Laurentiu Nastac, associate professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, organized a symposium and was the main editor of a book of…


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: April 2, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

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UA Researchers Study Sounds from Colliding Football Helmets as Alternative to Understanding Forces    /  UA News

University of Alabama student Brandon McChristian hopes his research of sound waves generated from colliding football helmets leads to a a better understanding of the forces involved in those collisions and, perhaps one day, enables inexpensive sensing methods for a safer game.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 2, 2015    /    Posted in:   Mechanical 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.