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Michael Carton joined the Alabama Club Baseball team his sophomore year at The University of Alabama, but he’s played the sport competitively since his T-ball years. He enjoys the travel…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: November 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Cassidy Lamm met Lauren Lambert in her high school freshman English class in Huntsville, Alabama. The two became fast friends, taking most of the same classes and even taking leadership…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: October 31, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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UA Hosts Second Year of Three-Minute Thesis Competition    /  UA News

Graduate students at The University of Alabama get a chance to show off their research and presentation skills in the second iteration of Three Minute Thesis, and this time the stakes are even higher.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 30, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Research, Students, UA News   

Student Researchers Recognized at UA’s NanoBio Summit    /  UA News

Judges selected seven student presenters as winners for their research poster presentations given during a recent scientific forum on nanotechnology and biotechnology hosted by The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 28, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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University of Alabama students to study bacteria killing light with EPA grant    /  AL.com

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the University of Alabama a $15,000 grant to study the effectiveness of ultraviolet LED lights and a laser in killing waterborne pathogens. It will last until Aug….


Source: AL.com    /    Published: October 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Atlanta’s 2014 Ice Jam to take center stage at weather conference    /  WGCL CBS 46

Keith Stallman is the meteorologist in charge here at the National Weather Service in Atlanta. He is talking about a special survey conducted this past spring and summer by Dr….


Source: WGCL CBS 46    /    Published: October 16, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

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UA Students Selected for Environmental Contest    /  UA News

A team of University of Alabama students were selected for a national competition to design solutions to challenges facing the environment, the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 16, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

Alabama researchers make fibers that conduct electricity    /  Crimson White

A T-shirt that conducts electricity sounds like a product of the future, but five researchers at The University of Alabama are bringing it closer to reality. A University of Alabama…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 7, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

As temperatures drop, deer collisions could rise    /  WIAT CBS 42

There’s a lot of traffic incidents throughout a normal day. In a year, that number can be mind-boggling. At the University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS), those…


Source: WIAT CBS 42    /    Published: October 1, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Outreach, Research   

Students design hybrid for automotive competition    /  Crimson White

Students at The University of Alabama are redesigning a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid electric vehicle called EcoCar 3. The University is one of 16 schools to participate in the…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 29, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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