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The crack of football helmets is a distinct sound and one that a University of Alabama mechanical engineering professor and his student believe could be analyzed as part of a…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 13, 2015 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. W. Steve Shepard Jr.
University of Alabama student Brandon McChristian hopes his research of sound waves generated from colliding football helmets leads to a a better understanding of the forces involved in those collisions and, perhaps one day, enables inexpensive sensing methods for a safer game.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 2, 2015 / Posted in: Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. W. Steve Shepard Jr.
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.
