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UA engineering students return from year working, studying in Germany

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A University of Alabama exchange program is combining automotive engineering and the German language to create unique opportunities for students to expand and explore their future careers….


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: November 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

UA engineering adds two ABET accreditations to undergraduate programs

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – All University of Alabama College of Engineering undergraduate curricula are now fully accredited by ABET, the national accrediting agency for engineering and computing programs, with the two…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: November 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students    /    Features:   , , ,   

History of UA Women in Engineering

Engineering at The University of Alabama began in 1837, but it was not until the 1920s that women started to enroll in the College of Engineering. In 1939, Rose Rabinowitz,…


Author: Gillian Castro and Alana Norris    /    Published: November 2, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students,    /    Features:     

UA Again Selected for National Vehicle Competition    /  UA News

Students at The University of Alabama will compete in the latest national vehicle competition that challenges students to develop a hybrid-electric, autonomous vehicle over the next four years.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: October 31, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

The U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge    /  Geospatial World

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks announced the launch of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC), revealing the 12 competing…


Source: Geospatial World    /    Published: October 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

UA Offers Grad Students, Postdocs Free Membership to NCFDD    /  UA News

The University of Alabama is offering graduate students and post-doctoral scholars the opportunity to join the National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development at no cost.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Students, UA News   

Co-ops give engineering students ‘real-world application’    /  Crimson White

For students like Alexandra Andreen, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, the Cooperative Education Program, or co-op, provided her with distinct professional experience not offered by any other program. “I…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 17, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

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NCBA Presents Awards and Scholarships at 2018 Fall Conference    /  Inside Arm

National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) presented its 2018 awards and scholarships last week at the NCBA 2018 Fall Conference in Nashville … Dakota West is from West Law Group, PLLC…


Source: Inside Arm    /    Published: October 12, 2018    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

UA engineering professors create sensor to prevent hot-car deaths    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A pair of University of Alabama professors has devised a monitor meant to help prevent accidental hot-car deaths and injuries among children left in vehicles. “The idea is that if…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

UA Engineers Develop Solution to Child Heat Deaths in Cars    /  UA News

A patent-pending device developed by University of Alabama researchers can alert a cell phone when a human or animal is inside a parked vehicle getting too hot. It monitors carbon dioxide levels from human breath inside the vehicle along with temperature and car movement.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: October 8, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

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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.