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UA Engineering Student Selected as Mercedes-Benz Doctoral Fellow    /  UA News

Eric Schulz, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering and German at The University of Alabama, was selected for a doctoral fellowship that will partner his studies with research for Mercedes-Benz.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 15, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

UA to Hold Winter Commencement Exercises    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement exercises Dec. 12 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 7, 2015    /    Posted in:   Events, Students, UA News   

THE FAST AND THE STUDIOUS    /  Mosaic

As most students saunter home for the day, the members of UA’s Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) team head to their workshop, motivated more than ever to overcome last…


Source: Mosaic    /    Published: December 3, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

UA students turn idle dreams into line of superhero comic books    /  AL.com

If you want to feel underwhelmed by your own collegiate career, read the story of two UA seniors who started their own line of superhero comic books. Sources: AL.com, AL.com (Q&A), AL.com (Interview), The…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: November 19, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

UA swimmer makes a splash as Girl Scout mentor    /  The Tuscaloosa News

There have been two constants in Justine Panian’s life: swimming and Girl Scouts. As a senior at the University of Alabama, Panian swims freestyle and butterfly for the swimming and…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: November 16, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

A Crimson Dynasty

In the six years since NASA began hosting its Robotics Mining Competition, The University of Alabama Astrobotics team has emerged as the competition’s most successful team. This past May, the…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: November 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students,   

Be Our Guest

The University of Alabama will make good use of its new engineering buildings this spring semester with a series of conferences hosted on campus that should bring about 1,600 students,…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: November 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, Students   

Language Engineering

Visitors have not always been kind to Peru’s Maijuna tribe. Situated on northeastern Peru’s Yanayacu River, the ancient tribal land is rich in natural resources, even though about 400 of…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: November 11, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Students   

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UA in India: Students address water pollution and other concerns    /  Crimson White

Many students come into college with the desire to change the world but few get the opportunity to, especially on a global scale. That’s where Rob Morgan, executive director for…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 4, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Students   

UA students cultivate LED-light technology for disinfecting drinking water and saving lives in developing countries.    /  Service Learning

The idea of using LED light to purify water might sound like something from a futuristic science-fiction movie, but thanks to a group of chemical engineering students at The University…


Source: Service Learning    /    Published: October 24, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    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.