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The University of Alabama’s student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers earned notable honors at the Southern Regional AIChE Conference in Tampa, Florida.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: May 23, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students,
Two University of Alabama students in the College of Engineering have been selected as 2025-2026 Shelby Scholars. Juniors Javen Bies-Dupree, of Birmingham, and Elizabeth Owens, of Pensacola, Florida, will join 38 other UA students in the class. The Shelby Scholars program is a credit-bearing leadership program for undergraduate students from any academic field who are passionate about public service.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: May 19, 2025 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Alanis Coleman, a senior majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics, was selected as the fall 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. Coleman completed…
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: May 7, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Christian Hooks, a senior majoring in civil engineering with a minor in structural engineering, was selected as the summer 2024 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career…
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: November 4, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Students
As sea levels rise around the world, communities in coastal areas are more frequently seeing the impact of routine high tide flooding. These incursions of sea water may weaken foundations and infrastructure, slow down traffic and curb business activities in affected areas.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: August 13, 2024 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
After a series of setbacks, a student team from The University of Alabama took top prize in the unmanned division at the Promoting Electric Propulsion 2024 competition in Virginia Beach on April 15-16. Sponsored by the American Society of Naval Engineers, the event brought more than 200 student engineers from 34 universities to compete in time trials with their vessels that must travel five miles on battery power in uncertain conditions.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: May 22, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
Drs. Steven Weinman and Stephen Ritchie recently represented the College of Engineering at the 2024 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Washington, D.C.
Author: Anna Claire Toxey / Published: May 13, 2024 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Students, / Features: Dr. Stephen Ritchie, Dr. Steven T. Weinman
Britney Mack, a first-year doctoral student studying chemical engineering, has been selected for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the nation’s oldest fellowship program. This prestigious fellowship was…
Author: Sarah Chase / Published: May 3, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students
Growing up, Sindhu Belki was often discouraged from reaching for the stars. Belki knew she wanted to pursue a career in aeronautics from a young age, but she realized she would…
Author: Grace Owens / Published: April 29, 2024 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Students, UA News
Countless couples have started relationships at The University of Alabama. For Hannah and Jack Houser, you can say it was love at first SITE, as in the Student Introduction to…
Author: Bryant Welbourne / Published: April 29, 2024 / Posted in: Mechanical Engineering, 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.
