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Great ideas begin with questions, and for a University of Alabama student, his questions led him to an invention. Now, Matt Bowen and some classmates are turning that idea…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 18, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, Computer Science, Students / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
When Cassidy McCool was 4, her grandfather asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. Like most preschool children, McCool had no clue. “He said, ‘why don’t…
Author: Adam Jones and Judah Martin / Published: June 17, 2017 / Posted in: Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students
As relations between the United States and Cuba began to thaw, The University of Alabama found itself in a unique position to reach out to universities on the island…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 15, 2017 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Derek G. Williamson, Dr. Steven Jones
William MacGavin has been woodworking since he was 11 years old. Over the years he’s salvaged wood from Christmas trees left on the curb, trees downed in storms or trees…
Source: Crimson White / Published: June 14, 2017 / Posted in: In The News, Students
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Megan Wood of Destin, a senior in mechanical engineering,…
Source: The Destin Log (Florida) / Published: June 13, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students
A start-up technology company run by University of Alabama students and an associate professor is developing a thin, flexible solar cell with the goal of helping the military meet goals…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: June 12, 2017 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Dawen Li
There’s a team of students at The University of Alabama who have won multiple national titles in recent years and perform at a high level. This team doesn’t play football, though….
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 11, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Fellowships were given to Nicholas Jose […]
Author: Alana Norris / Published: June 7, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. John Baker
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —The University of Alabama’s Formula SAE team raced to a 17th place finish out of 120 other collegiate teams from around the world at the Formula SAE Michigan…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: June 6, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Students
Technology developed at The University of Alabama aimed at producing inexpensive, flexible thin-film solar cells for military applications has been selected for a national business start-up contest sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 5, 2017 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Dawen Li
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.
