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UA Student Selected for International Engineering Program    /  UA News

Thomas Moat, a senior in construction engineering from Newnan, Ga., will help the Chinese government in Beijing design and build a pedestrian bridge as part of the 2013 International Summer School of Structural Engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 5, 2013    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News   

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UA Engineering Student Wins Award for Research Paper    /  UA News

Larry Summerville, a senior in metallurgical and material engineering from Columbus, Miss, won first place for his research poster presentation at a November regional meeting of the National Society of Black Engineers in Montgomery.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 28, 2012    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Research, Students, UA News   

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After Winning National Award, UA Women Engineers to Host Conference    /  UA News

The University of Alabama chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, was awarded the gold level Outstanding Collegiate Society Award at the SWE National Conference in Houston, Texas, and it won the bid to host its regional conference in 2014 on campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 20, 2012    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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A reboot in recruiting women into computer science    /  The Chronicle of Higher Education

Cassidy Lamm, who grew up loving Disney movies like The Lion King, hopes to help create the next generation of animated films. When she checked into the credentials of current…


Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education    /    Published: October 29, 2012    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

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UA College of Engineering Selects Ambassadors    /  UA News

The University of Alabama recently selected 19 students as 2011-2012 Ambassadors of the College of Engineering, or ACEs.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 5, 2012    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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Inaugural STEM-path students excited about opportunities    /  Manderson News

The students in the STEM path to the MBA — the self-proclaimed guinea pigs — seem to be satisfied after their first semester of experiments.In August 2011, the inaugural class…


Source: Manderson News    /    Published: August 14, 2012    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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UA Engineering Students in Finals of National Design Contest    /  UA News

A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama College of Engineering is among the top 12 finalists in the Texas Instruments Analog Design Contest.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 27, 2012    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Lunar-Mining Team Wins National Contest    /  UA News

Alabama Lunabotics, a team of students from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, won the top prize in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 29, 2012    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Student Team Readies Robot for Lunar-Mining Contest    /  UA News

Alabama Lunabotics, a team of students from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, will compete in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition May 21-27 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 10, 2012    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Computer Science Students Win Regional Programming Contest    /  UA News

A team of three University of Alabama students won a regional computer programming contest, beating out 21 other teams from six universities in writing software programs to solve problems.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 29, 2012    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, 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.