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Transportation researchers at The University of Alabama are leading an effort to understand safety for those who respond to traffic incidents.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 6, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Transportation Operations, Planning and Safety, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News
The worst region for flash floods in the continental United States is likely the Southwest, according to a recent analysis of flash floods by The University of Alabama.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 26, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Two University of Alabama College of Engineering students are among the nation’s top 20 science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, students in their 20s.
Author: Joe Daniel and Alana Norris / Published: February 25, 2020 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Amy W. Lang, Dr. Richard D. Branam
In response to the growing need for professionals skilled in the protection of digital information, The University of Alabama will offer a degree in cyber security starting this fall.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 18, 2020 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr, Dr. Susan Vrbsky
The University of Alabama received a five-year $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to provide scholarships to UA students interested in pursuing government careers in cyber security.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 6, 2020 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News
Promising faculty members Drs. Lukasz Cielsa, Yuping Bao and Stanislava Chtarbanova-Rudloff will use funds awarded to support basic science research in the area of neurodegeneration.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 3, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News
Dr. Allen Parrish is returning to The University of Alabama as executive director of the Alabama Transportation Institute.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 3, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Russell J. Mumper
Eight faculty members have been selected as Alabama Life Research Institute Fellows at The University of Alabama as part of ALRI’s commitment to establishing a foundation of collaboration within the University.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 27, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News
Two inventive projects are participating in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps, or I-Corps, Teams program. It provides university researchers entrepreneurial education, mentoring and funding to accelerate innovation to attract third-party funding and bring technology to the market.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 24, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Ruigang Wang
A unique radar developed by engineering researchers at The University of Alabama helped find the location to recover some of the oldest ice buried in Antarctica as part of an international effort to better understand the Earth’s climate history.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: December 20, 2019 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Remote Sensing Center, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Ryan A. Taylor, Dr. Siva Prasad Gogineni, Dr. Stephen J. Yan
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.
