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As sea levels rise around the world, communities in coastal areas are more frequently seeing the impact of routine high tide flooding. These incursions of sea water may weaken foundations and infrastructure, slow down traffic and curb business activities in affected areas.
Author: Jessica Nelson / Published: August 13, 2024 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
Two engineering professors at The University of Alabama received national recognition for leading-edge research that will advance knowledge and enhance the educational experience.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: September 21, 2023 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. Sevgi Zubeyde Gurbuz
The program recognizes UA faculty for outstanding research, extension and education programs that significantly advance UA’s interdisciplinary water-related communities of science.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: July 28, 2022 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
Researchers from The University of Alabama are among those to receive funding from NOAA for climate science and community resilience projects.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 3, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
As a massive investment to repair roads and adapt to climate change faces an uncertain fate in Congress, a new report finds much of the country’s infrastructure is already at…
Source: CNN / Published: October 11, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
Dr. James W. Harris, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, was selected for the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Affiliated Universities foundation to…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: July 20, 2021 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. James W. Harris
As rescue and recovery teams dig through the rubble of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, scientists and engineers are starting to consider what could have possibly caused the…
Source: CNN / Published: July 1, 2021 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
Researchers at The University of Alabama Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research are working to develop advanced computational earth science and coastal models that help coastal communities prepare for flooding from…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: June 7, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
About half a football field of marshes on the edges of Mobile Bay vanished annually over the past 35 years, according to a study by researchers at The University of…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 12, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
National Academies’ Gulf Research Program has named a University of Alabama engineering faculty member one of the 20 recipients of their 2020 Early-Career Research Fellowship. Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, an assistant…
Author: Arayna Wooley / Published: October 13, 2020 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research / Features: Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
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.
