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A team of University of Alabama students known as the Yellowhammers will compete in the NASA Student Launch challenge May 15-17 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County, Utah.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 12, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. James Paul Hubner
The National Science Foundation selected a University of Alabama mechanical engineering professor for a CAREER Award for his research into a robotic prosthesis that could help amputees walk better.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 5, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Xiangrong Shen
Surviving a tornado in a wood-frame residential home is enhanced by an intact roof and standing walls, but light-weight garage doors can be the weak link to allowing high winds and pressure changes into a home that can lead to the removal of the roof and collapsed walls, according to a study of damage left behind by a powerful tornado in Moore, Okla., in 2013 by researchers at The University of Alabama and other institutions.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 30, 2014 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Thang N. Dao
Students from several disciplines across The University of Alabama will compete nationally over the next four years to design an advanced, energy-efficient vehicle. The contest, called EcoCAR 3, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 28, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News
The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement ceremonies May 2-3 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 28, 2014 / Posted in: Events, UA News
Five University of Alabama students will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2014-2016.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 22, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two outstanding University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2014-2015. Over the past eight years, UA ranks second among U.S. universities in the number of students receiving scholarships from the Goldwater program.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 18, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News
Dr. Dianne Chong, vice president of materials, manufacturing, structures and support in the Boeing Engineering, Operations and Technology organization, will speak to students and faculty at The University of Alabama about the company’s 787 Dreamliner airplane.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 9, 2014 / Posted in: Events, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News
More than 200 University of Alabama students during the spring 2014 semester are receiving a hands-on educational experience at more than 60 companies and organizations through UA’s Cooperative Education Program.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 8, 2014 / Posted in: Students, UA News
The University of Alabama’s 57 Miles initiative and The College of Engineering will host Engineering Day for high school students from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Francis Marion High School in Perry County.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 4, 2014 / Posted in: Outreach, 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.
