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Dr. Todd Freeborn, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the recipient of the 2026 Excellence in Community-Engaged Scholarship Award presented by The University of Alabama’s…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: May 7, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering
Sponsored by the President’s Office and the Office of the Provost, the newly established Capstone Catalyst Award celebrates The University of Alabama’s most distinguished faculty. This prestigious honor recognizes those…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: May 6, 2026 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Engineering, Research
Every software project carries baggage. Some call it shortcuts; others call it compromises. In the world of computer science, it has a more precise name: technical debt. Technical debt is…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: May 6, 2026 / Posted in: Computer Science, Engineering, Outreach
The University of Alabama’s Alabama Mobility and Power Center will integrate Honeywell’s AI-powered Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform in its battery research lab. The battery manufacturing automation platform optimizes operations by improving cell yields and expediting facility startups for battery manufacturers at any scale. This collaboration will allow the lab to train the next generation of engineers and battery professionals nationwide.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 8, 2026 / Posted in: Alabama Mobility and Power Center, Engineering, Research, UA News
Dr. Chris Crawford, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, was awarded a grant from the United States National Science Foundation to support the design and development of an…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: February 19, 2026 / Posted in: Computer Science, Engineering, Faculty and Staff
Dr. Alice Smith will join The University of Alabama Styslinger College of Engineering as an Endowed Shelby Distinguished Professor in January 2026. Recognized for her significant and leading-edge contributions in…
Author: Emily Fischer / Published: November 19, 2025 / Posted in: Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research
Dr. Jialai Wang, professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, and his research team were recognized at the 2025 Global Cement and Concrete Association Innovandi Open Challenge for their research project titled “High-Reactive Supplementary Cementitious Materials Derived from Recycled Concrete.”
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 28, 2025 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. Jialai Wang
Dr. Aijun Song, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his research team successfully conducted multiple field demonstrations of underwater autonomous vehicles as next-generation water-observing technologies at the Black Warrior River and Lake Tuscaloosa. These demonstrations were part of the 2025 U.S. Geological Survey FLOW Academy.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 19, 2025 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, / Features: Dr. Aijun Song
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has presented the Microsystems Technology Office Award to three faculty members from the College of Engineering. Drs. A.B.M. Tahidul Haque and Sree Kalyan Patiballa, assistant professors in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Dr. Shreyas Rao, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, were recognized at the agency’s Spark Tank event, held July 24-25 in Aurora, Colorado.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: August 19, 2025 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. A B M Tahidul Haque, Dr. Shreyas Rao, Dr. Sree Kalyan Patiballa
UA Safe State participated in the H2OSHA outreach campaign hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Birmingham Regional Office for Heat Awareness Week from June 24-26. The outreach campaign sought to teach employers how to protect their workers from heat-related illnesses.
Author: Tanner Coffman / Published: July 7, 2025 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Matt Hollub
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.
