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In a recently awarded grant project led by The University of Alabama, researchers will upcycle agricultural and industrial waste into affordable and greener construction materials. The collaborative effort across four universities in three states is designed to also create new revenue sources in each of the participating states. The project, “Transforming Wastes Into Economic Assets for Sustainability, Resilience, and Prosperity by a Novel Negative Emission Technology,” is a $6 million grant through the NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program focused on building climate resilience and strengthening STEM education in regions that have traditionally received less funding.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: October 2, 2024 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Outreach, Partners, Research, UA News, / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang, Dr. Sriram Aaleti
Hydropower is one of the country’s leading sources of clean energy, but extended drought reduces the amount of power these facilities can produce. Without adequate planning, say researchers from The University of Alabama, this clean and renewable energy source can be a liability in times of drought.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: September 26, 2024 / Posted in: Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
As sea levels rise around the world, communities in coastal areas are more frequently seeing the impact of routine high tide flooding. These incursions of sea water may weaken foundations and infrastructure, slow down traffic and curb business activities in affected areas.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: August 13, 2024 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor with The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, is a world-renowned voice in the field of translational science for medicine design. His groundbreaking drug delivery systems have been shown to make more efficacious pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.
Author: Bryant Welbourne / Published: August 13, 2024 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. M. N. V. Ravi Kumar
The University of Alabama is setting a new standard for AI research and education with the opening of the Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, housed within the College of Engineering.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 26, 2024 / Posted in: Computer Science, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Jiaqi (Jackey) Gong
Four professors at The University of Alabama received one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: June 6, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Mizanur (Mizan) Rahman, Dr. Nilesh Kumar, Dr. Shunqiao Sun, Dr. Tibor Szilvási
Two University of Alabama faculty members have received Fulbright awards for educators to teach and research around the globe. Dr. Anwarul Haque, associate professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics, and…
Author: Bryant Welbourne / Published: June 6, 2024 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Partners, UA News / Features: Dr. Anwarul Haque
The UA Astrobotics team earned a ninth win in NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge, a robotic mining competition held in a simulated lunar environment.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: June 4, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
With a grant from the Federal Transit Administration and the United States Department of Transportation, The University of Alabama is gearing up for a $3 million project to develop advanced…
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: May 31, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Partners, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Alexander Hainen, Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Brandon Dixon, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle, Dr. Nathan Jeong, Dr. Xinwu Qian
After a series of setbacks, a student team from The University of Alabama took top prize in the unmanned division at the Promoting Electric Propulsion 2024 competition in Virginia Beach on April 15-16. Sponsored by the American Society of Naval Engineers, the event brought more than 200 student engineers from 34 universities to compete in time trials with their vessels that must travel five miles on battery power in uncertain conditions.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: May 22, 2024 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
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.
