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The Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering hosted more than 1,000 prospective high school students and guests for its annual E-Day event on March 6.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: April 29, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students
Holland Henderson-Boyer’s first introduction to The University of Alabama came during a big high school road trip through the South. Traveling from Maryland, she was initially drawn to Southern universities because of scholarship opportunities, but Alabama quickly set itself apart.
Author: Megan Renzi / Published: April 29, 2026 / Posted in: Computer Science, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has awarded three undergraduate scholarships and two graduate fellowships to students in the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: April 27, 2026 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks, Dr. Pan Zhao
Students from across Alabama gathered at the Bryant Conference Center at The University of Alabama for the 15th annual Alabama Robotics Competition, a hands-on event designed to promote computer science and autonomous programming skills among K-12 students.
Author: Natalie Crouse / Published: April 22, 2026 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
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
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.
