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The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student awards, to be presented during UA Honors Week, April 1–5.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 28, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Yang Xiao
A team of University of Alabama engineering students will return to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Southeast Conference Concrete Canoe Competition in Miami March 14-16.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 28, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame will induct seven individuals and honor a corporation and two projects during a ceremony Feb. 23 at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Hoover.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 13, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, UA News
Seven internationally-recognized experts in energy will speak at The University of Alabama throughout the spring semester.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 5, 2013 / Posted in: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal
Thomas Moat, a senior in construction engineering from Newnan, Ga., will help the Chinese government in Beijing design and build a pedestrian bridge as part of the 2013 International Summer School of Structural Engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 5, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News
Dr. John Van Zee, an innovator of fuel-cell research, was named as head of the department of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama College of Engineering.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: December 19, 2012 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. John Van Zee
Once in the realm of science fiction, cars able to drive themselves will become more prevalent as the first versions are introduced to consumers during 2013, says a University of Alabama engineering professor who worked to develop the technology.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: December 18, 2012 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
Larry Summerville, a senior in metallurgical and material engineering from Columbus, Miss, won first place for his research poster presentation at a November regional meeting of the National Society of Black Engineers in Montgomery.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 28, 2012 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Research, Students, UA News
The University of Alabama chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, was awarded the gold level Outstanding Collegiate Society Award at the SWE National Conference in Houston, Texas, and it won the bid to host its regional conference in 2014 on campus.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 20, 2012 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Beth Ann Todd
Continuing efforts to introduce computer science to high school students, a $1 million grant was awarded to The University of Alabama to train teachers in a new computer-science course and future College Board AP exam.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 14, 2012 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
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.
