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Dr. Kevin Chou, mechanical engineering professor, leads a UA research team exploring, via a NASA grant, whether a type of 3D printing called electronic beam additive manufacturing, or EBAM, can…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: September 7, 2013 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research
An innovative method for stripping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide from industrial emissions is potentially cheaper and more efficient than current methods, according to a United States patent based on research by Dr. Jason E. Bara, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: August 26, 2013 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Jason E. Bara
A University of Alabama start-up company developing technology to charge cell phones, and other portable devices, wirelessly advanced today to the finale of a state-wide business competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 12, 2013 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The Center for Advanced Public Safety, or CAPS, at The University of Alabama will host a weather research workshop July 10 to present and evaluate research and applications aimed at enhancing the severe weather warning process.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 8, 2013 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Cell phones that charge wirelessly, orthopedic implants that safely degrade inside the body, and a social network designed to connect those in the construction industry: these are the central concepts behind three University of Alabama start-up companies competing July 12 in a statewide business competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 8, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The University of Alabama is the lead on a research grant to study the damage left by the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., to understand whether past tornadoes influenced building practices to better withstand future events. As part of the grant, the research team is also studying whether social media and engineering can combine to influence future building practice.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 3, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Thang N. Dao
Linda Wertheimer talks to Professor Andrew Graettinger of the University of Alabama about what can be to strengthen buildings and save lives when tornadoes strike. He was part of a…
Source: NPR / Published: May 22, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
The NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship awarded University of Alabama civil engineering student Will Guin a renewable fellowship for graduate school.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 14, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang
The National Science Foundation selected seven University of Alabama students and one alumna for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program from among more than 13,000 applicants.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 2, 2013 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. James Paul Hubner, Dr. Marcus D. Ashford, Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas, Dr. Subhadra Gupta, Dr. Yang Xiao
The University of Alabama will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication April 19 at 1 p.m. to open a new foundry meant to encourage creative collaboration between engineering and art students.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 12, 2013 / Posted in: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 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.
