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Dr. Jeffrey Carver, professor of computer science, has been named the chair of UA cyber initiatives.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: August 22, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeffrey Carver
Two innovative projects at The University of Alabama are part of a national program aimed to help take technology from the lab to the market.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: August 16, 2019 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Qiang Huang, Dr. Russell J. Mumper
The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program recognizes the best research activity conducted by undergraduate students at The University of Alabama.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: August 8, 2019 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. C. Heath Turner, Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, Dr. Nathan Jeong, Dr. Qiang Huang, Dr. Rohan Sood, Dr. Shreyas S. Rao, Dr. Todd Freeborn, Dr. Yonghyun (John) Kim
The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Saturday, Aug. 3, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Author: David Miller / Published: July 26, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Events, Students, UA News
Unique research led by The University of Alabama will study whether more irrigation-fed farms in the Deep South could lead to a more robust agriculture industry, possibly becoming an even greater economic engine.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: July 25, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Glenn Tootle, Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. Hamid Moradkhani, Dr. Mukesh Kumar
For the UA Early College staff members tasked with planning and operating the annual Leaders Exploring Academic Possibilities camp, their first signal of success was a successful pilot 2016 and immediate addition of a second week of programs.
Author: David Miller / Published: July 2, 2019 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News
During the past five years, the five days around the Fourth of July averaged three fatal crashes a day, 29% higher than the average of fatal crashes per day the rest of the year, according to a study by UA’s Center for Advanced Public Safety.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: July 1, 2019 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. David Brown
A team at The University of Alabama is working to modernize traffic lights to become smarter and communicate with vehicles passing through. Changes are needed, they say, to improve the flow of traffic because congested areas have no other option.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 24, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Alexander Hainen, Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Travis Atkison, Dr. Xiaoyan Hong
After a national search, Dr. Sharlene Newman will lead the Alabama Life Research Institute as executive director, charged with providing a coherent vision for collaborative life research that embraces the full range of disciplines represented on campus while strengthening UA’s research portfolio and profile
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 20, 2019 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Kevin W. Whitaker, Dr. Russell J. Mumper
Success for UA’s Forumula SAE team did not come easy. The 18-member student team had to overcome a few small mechanical and electrical issues that needed to be addressed before competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 14, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, 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.
