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When humans begin to explore other planets, such as Mars, or return to the moon, their trusty robots will have to be more than remote-controlled hunks of metal. Much like…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: November 13, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
In the first competition of its kind on the Big Island, seven college teams will put their robots to the test in an inaugural space mining simulation on the slope…
Source: Hawaii Tribune-Herald / Published: July 18, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Tuscaloosa, Alabama – A team of University of Alabama students who won the top prize at a NASA contest this year are traveling to Hawaii for another contest. Made up…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 17, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
The University of Alabama College of Engineering is sending a team of students to a NASA competition. The Alabama Astrobotics team has built a digging robot that will compete against…
Source: WVUA TV / Published: May 13, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
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: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Spike Jonze’s most recent work, “Her,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson, is a “boy-meets-operating-system” romance story, with equal parts sci-fi and drama. The film takes place in the not-so-distant…
Source: Crimson White / Published: January 21, 2014 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
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
They won’t be marching into a stadium on May 20, but Alabama Lunabotics will be returning to Kennedy Space Center with the same goal as many other University of Alabama…
Author: Judah Martin / Published: March 30, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Before coming to The University of Alabama as a freshman, JP Gravitt signed up for the College of Engineering mentoring program at the urging of his mom. “I decided to…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: March 30, 2013 / Posted in: Alumni, Faculty and Staff, Students / Features: Dr. Beth Ann Todd, Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
A team of eight University of Alabama engineering students will compete in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon hardware competition April 4-7 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 18, 2013 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
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.