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The University of Alabama is the lead on a research grant to study the damage left by the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., to understand whether past tornadoes influenced building practices to better withstand future events. As part of the grant, the research team is also studying whether social media and engineering can combine to influence future building practice.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 3, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Thang N. Dao
The University of Alabama is one of seven universities recently chosen by the National Science Foundation to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences, or iAAMCS.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 30, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Monica Anderson
Dr. Stanley E. Jones, the James R. Cudworth Professor and University Research Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at The University of Alabama, was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 23, 2013 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News
The NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship awarded University of Alabama civil engineering student Will Guin a renewable fellowship for graduate school.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 14, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang
After winning first place in last year’s NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition, a team of students called Alabama Lunabotics from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College will return to the competition May 20 at Kennedy Space Center.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 9, 2013 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
The University of Alabama Society of Automotive Engineers’ formula team, Crimson Racing, will return to the SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. May 7-11.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 3, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas
The National Science Foundation selected seven University of Alabama students and one alumna for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program from among more than 13,000 applicants.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 2, 2013 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. James Paul Hubner, Dr. Marcus D. Ashford, Dr. Paulius V. Puzinauskas, Dr. Subhadra Gupta, Dr. Yang Xiao
A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the University Hoverbowl Challenge Saturday, April 27 at Lake Lurleen State Park just outside Tuscaloosa.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 19, 2013 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News
The University of Alabama Baja SAE team will compete in the Southeastern SAE Baja competition April 20-21 in Cookeville, Tenn.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 16, 2013 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. J. Brian Jordon
The University of Alabama will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication April 19 at 1 p.m. to open a new foundry meant to encourage creative collaboration between engineering and art students.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 12, 2013 / Posted in: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, 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.
