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The Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering, in partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, hosted the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers Gulf Coast Student Symposium March 12-14 in Tuscaloosa, bringing together approximately 600 students, faculty and industry professionals from 15 universities.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: April 13, 2026 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Outreach, Students, / Features: Dr. Robert Bertini
The Critical Language Scholarship, a program of the U.S. Department of State, provides immersive summer study experiences that give undergraduate and graduate students a year’s worth of language learning in just eight weeks through intensive instruction and cultural activities.
Author: Bryant Welbourne / Published: April 8, 2026 / Posted in: Computer Science, Students, UA News
A team of students from The University of Alabama Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering was named a finalist out of 15 teams in the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office and University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics 2025 Undergraduate Hypersonic Flight Design Competition. This competition involved creating an “unpowered, high lift-to-drag, hypersonic projectile for low altitude operation” to be maneuvered at extremely high speeds of Mach 5-8, according to the UCAH.
Author: Natalie Bonner / Published: April 1, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. C. Taber Wanstall, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle
A research collaboration between civil engineering professor Dr. Mark Elliott and his former doctoral student Jillian Maxcy-Brown has earned national recognition from the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the…
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: March 9, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Mark Elliott
The annual Premier Awards honor members of the UA community who exemplify the highest standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character. Six students, two faculty members and a student club received the University’s top honors.
Author: Jennifer Brady / Published: March 5, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Students, UA News
Garrett Busch, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, was selected as the fall 2025 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. Busch recently completed his third term with Hunt Refining Company in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he worked in plant engineering, developing work packages for piping modifications, preparing cost estimates, and collaborating with vendors and contractors to support mechanical and electrical projects.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: March 2, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Civil engineering is amid a workforce crisis driven by a variety of factors, from the boomer generation retiring, to increasing maintenance needs, to demand for a wide range of new projects from bridges to data centers, renewable energy to water and wastewater needs.
Source: ASCE / Published: February 24, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
Jafar Sadique Pilakkadan, a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, has received the 2026 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SwRI Student Paper Award in non-deterministic approaches for his research presented at the AIAA SciTech Conference.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: February 11, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students
From bioethics to drone racing, five new student organizations have joined the Styslinger College of Engineering this academic year, giving students new ways to explore emerging fields, gain hands-on experience and develop leadership skills. These clubs reflect a growing interest among students in interdisciplinary learning and community engagement.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: February 3, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students
Hailey Peitersen, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, was selected as the summer 2025 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. Peitersen recently completed her third term with…
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: November 12, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students
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.
