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NASA’s annual robotics challenge presents a new problem for college students to solve, and students at The University of Alabama hope their solution can win the contest for a fourth straight year.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 9, 2018 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Engineering students designed and built a child with physical challenges a car he can drive himself.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 8, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
A special gift was given to a student at Inverness Elementary School in Shelby County. Bailey Harris was born without arms – so, engineering students from the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA transformed a…
Source: ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) / Published: May 5, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s Chem-E Car Team received the most creative design award and placed third in the poster competition at a recent conference, marking the best…
Author: Gillian Castro and Alana Norris / Published: May 2, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Stephen Ritchie
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Two teams of nine metallurgical and material engineering students took first and second place in a local casting competition held April 9. The American Foundry Society Casting…
Author: Gillian Castro / Published: April 30, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Laurentiu Nastac
The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 4-6 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Author: David Miller / Published: April 27, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Events, Students, UA News
And many UA students played a key role in preparing the 5th graders for competition, including this, by the UA robotics team that dazzled the crowd. Kenny Ricks said, “Eight or nine students completely…
Source: WVUA / Published: April 26, 2018 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program recognizes and celebrates the best research activity conducted by undergraduate students at The University of Alabama.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 25, 2018 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Christopher S. Brazel, Dr. Qiang Huang, Dr. Rohan Sood, Dr. Steve Daniewicz, Dr. Yang-Ki Hong
A professional race car driver gave University of Alabama students a huge boost this week, test-driving their newly built Formula car in front of a crowd on campus. UA’s Formula…
Source: AL.com / Published: April 20, 2018 / Posted in: Events, In The News, Outreach, Students
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2018-2019: Elizabeth Rowe of Chicago and Donna Xia of Tuscaloosa.
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 19, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, 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.