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UA Student to Attend U.N. Climate Change Talks in Peru    /  UA News

The American Chemical Society selected eight students nationwide, including a University of Alabama senior, as representatives to attend the upcoming United Nations climate-change conference in Lima, Peru.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News   

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UA receives $30,000 from General Motors    /  WBRC Fox 6

A team of University of Alabama students received $30,000 from General Motors to build a car of the future. Here are members of EcoCar Team 3 holding the check during…


Source: WBRC Fox 6    /    Published: November 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

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Engineering now offering 2 new majors    /  Crimson White

The College of Engineering now offers two new degrees: environmental and architectural engineering. Both programs are expansions from existing minor programs and have been in the works for 
a while.


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 6, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:   ,   

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UA Doctoral Student Named Fellow by International Organization    /  UA News

A University of Alabama engineering doctoral student was named a fellow by the International Road Federation.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 6, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

A Clean Hit

Michael Carton joined the Alabama Club Baseball team his sophomore year at The University of Alabama, but he’s played the sport competitively since his T-ball years. He enjoys the travel…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: November 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Friendly Faces

Cassidy Lamm met Lauren Lambert in her high school freshman English class in Huntsville, Alabama. The two became fast friends, taking most of the same classes and even taking leadership…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: October 31, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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UA Hosts Second Year of Three-Minute Thesis Competition    /  UA News

Graduate students at The University of Alabama get a chance to show off their research and presentation skills in the second iteration of Three Minute Thesis, and this time the stakes are even higher.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 30, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Research, Students, UA News   

Student Researchers Recognized at UA’s NanoBio Summit    /  UA News

Judges selected seven student presenters as winners for their research poster presentations given during a recent scientific forum on nanotechnology and biotechnology hosted by The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 28, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Bruna Rossati trades Brazil for Bama    /  Crimson White

Bruna Rossati is a senior majoring in chemical engineering who came to Tuscaloosa from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, as part of a cultural exchange program between The University of Alabama and…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 23, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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University of Alabama students to study bacteria killing light with EPA grant    /  AL.com

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the University of Alabama a $15,000 grant to study the effectiveness of ultraviolet LED lights and a laser in killing waterborne pathogens. It will last until Aug….


Source: AL.com    /    Published: October 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 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.