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UA Honors Six Distinguished Engineering Fellows    /  UA News

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2014 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows. Each year, the College of Engineering inducts a select group of alumni and friends as Distinguished Engineering Fellows. Recognition as a Distinguished Fellow is the highest commendation given to graduates and others […]


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, UA News   

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UA Engineering Students to Compete in Concrete Canoe Event    /  UA News

A team of University of Alabama engineering students will return to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Southeast Conference Concrete Canoe Competition March 27-29.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 17, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Two Teams with UA Ties Set For Finals of Start-up Business Competition    /  UA News

Two teams with University of Alabama ties are part of seven young businesses hoping to prove they could be commercially viable at the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition. Teams with UA ties have done well in past Launchpad competitions, with a company based off UA technology one of the winners in the most recent competition last year.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 17, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Honors Week 2014 to Include Tapping on the Mound    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will recognize the achievements of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus from Monday, March 31, to Sunday, April 6.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Students, UA News   

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UA-affiliated Company Finalist in Clean Energy Business Contest    /  UA News

A start-up company, e-Electricity, based on research at The University of Alabama, is a finalist in a clean energy competition supported by the United States Department of Energy.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Students to Present Research Findings at National Conference    /  UA News

Eleven University of Alabama undergraduate students will present their research findings April 3-5 at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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Three UA Teams Win Culverhouse Business Plan Competition with Innovative Ideas    /  UA News

Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s Edward K. Aldag Jr., Business Plan Competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Hovercraft Team Preparing for Race    /  UA News

A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the University Hoverbowl Challenge in Auburn March 15.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Students, UA News   

UA Engineering Students Compete in Robotics Program    /  UA News

A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama will compete in an annual robotics competition March 13-15 in Lexington, Ky.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Announces 2014 Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership    /  UA News

Recipients of the 2014 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner. The 2014 UA Premier Award recipients will also be recognized at UA during Honors Week.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News   

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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.