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UA alumnus Bob Hines was selected for NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He was chosen as one of 12 candidates from a pool of 18,300 applicants – the largest number of applicants in the space program’s history.
Author: Jamon Smith / Published: October 2, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, Awards and Honors, UA News / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr, Dr. John Baker
Leaders from several German and Alabama universities met in Tuscaloosa Thursday to sign an International Memorandum of Understanding giving Alabama engineering students a chance to study in Germany.
Author: Alana Norris / Published: September 15, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Kevin W. Whitaker
The University of Alabama College of Engineering is using a National Science Foundation grant to start three preparatory classes and a scholarship fund in an effort to address student retention.
Author: Alana Norris / Published: September 11, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
The University of Alabama will begin providing additional training opportunities for secondary math education majors for preparation to teach computer science.
Author: David Miller / Published: August 21, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Rebecca Odom-Bartel
A research group from The University of Alabama is part of a national program aimed at taking technology from the lab to the market.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: August 17, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Shuhui Li
A group of students at The University of Alabama plan to launch a balloon to take video of the solar eclipse later this month as part of a nation-wide science project led by NASA.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: August 14, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Morgan Minton
Empowering future workforces hinges on improving education outcomes and solving the challenges that accompany the complex puzzle of funding, standards and curriculum.
Author: David Miller / Published: August 10, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama placed first in an international contest to design better antennas for small satellites, called CubeSats.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: August 7, 2017 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Yang-Ki Hong
The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Aug. 5 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Author: David Miller / Published: July 31, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Events, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News
Dr. Richard C. Bradt, metallurgical and materials engineering professor emeritus at UA, has been named a Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramic Society.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 26, 2017 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 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.
