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Dr. Todd Freeborn, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently led a group of six UA students to the Czech Republic as part of an NSF…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: September 4, 2026 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Partners, Students
More and more students are turning to co-ops to get hands-on experience and a leg-up as they launch their careers. To help raise student awareness of co-op opportunities, The University of Alabama Career Center is hosting its first-ever Crimson Co-Op Day Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. across campus, including an information session at 3 p.m. in the Career Center.
Author: Jennifer Brady / Published: September 1, 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, UA News
Crosby des Groseilliers, a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, has been named the Spring 2026 Outstanding Co-op Student by the Engineering Career Development Center. As a process engineering co-op student with Essity Professional Hygiene in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, she works within the papermill department.
Author: Grace Schwartz / Published: August 27, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students
The University of Alabama EcoCAR team has completed the final year of the EcoCAR EV Challenge, concluding four years of technological achievement.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 18, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Hwan-Sik Yoon, Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas
Two teams from The University of Alabama achieved top placements in the 2025-26 Solar District Cup Competition organized by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Author: Grace Schwartz / Published: June 11, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students,
The University of Alabama’s Concrete Canoe team made program history with a first-place finish at the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers Gulf Coast Student Symposium, earning a spot at the National Concrete Canoe Competition for the first time.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: May 27, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Armen Amirkhanian
The Shelby Scholars program has selected two students from the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering as members of the 2026-27 cohort.
Author: Grace Schwartz / Published: May 22, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students,
Inside The Cube at the University of Alabama, ideas don’t stay on paper for long. The facility, housed within the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering, serves as the University’s primary makerspace. It provides students, faculty and staff — along with members of the broader Alabama community — access to tools and guidance to design, prototype and build projects for class, research and entrepreneurial efforts.
Author: Mitch Bailey / Published: May 7, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Peter Ludovice, Mitch Bailey
Five UA students and one alumnus have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which supports fellowships for outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering or math, including STEM education.
Author: Bryant Welbourne / Published: April 30, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
Twenty-five Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering students recently traveled to Alabama and Mississippi to learn more about shipbuilding along the Gulf Coast. The Gulf Coast immersion trip is…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: April 30, 2026 / Posted in: Partners, 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.
