Researchers to Build Unique Radar to Study Glaciers, Rising Sea Level

Researchers to Build Unique Radar to Study Glaciers, Rising Sea Level

Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will develop a radar that should provide an accurate image of what occurs at the base of the North East Greenland Ice Stream to help better predict rising sea levels.

Using 3-D Printer, Engineering Student Creates Prosthetics for Children

Using 3-D Printer, Engineering Student Creates Prosthetics for Children

What began as simply tinkering with a 3-D printer the summer before Valerie Levine’s junior year at The University of Alabama ended with children receiving prosthetic hands before the year’s end.

UA Robotics Team Aims for Three Championships in a Row

UA Robotics Team Aims for Three Championships in a Row

After winning the top prize at a NASA robotics contest the past two years, a team of students at The University of Alabama returns to defend its title

UA Students Selected for National Research Experience

UA Students Selected for National Research Experience

Two juniors at The University of Alabama were selected to work this summer at one of the of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences.

NSF Selects UA Student for Competitive Fellowship

NSF Selects UA Student for Competitive Fellowship

Megan Hathcock, a graduating senior in engineering at The University of Alabama, accepted admittance to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program to research structural dynamics .

UA Lab Manager Honored for Contributions to Microscopy

UA Lab Manager Honored for Contributions to Microscopy

The Microscopy Society of America recently awarded the 2017 Chuck Fiori Award to Richard L. Martens, manager of the Central Analytical Facility, or CAF, at The University of Alabama.

UA Students Build Lightweight, Strong Hood for Chevy Camaro

UA Students Build Lightweight, Strong Hood for Chevy Camaro

Tasked with reducing the weight of a Chevrolet Camaro transforming into a hybrid electric vehicle, engineering students at The University of Alabama successfully fabricated a lighter hood, proving a cutting-edge material can work on a consumer car.

UA’s Electric Vehicle Focus Part of National Transportation Collaboration

UA’s Electric Vehicle Focus Part of National Transportation Collaboration

The University of Alabama is one of four universities selected by the National Science Foundation to team together with government agencies and private companies to tackle challenges facing technological advances in automobiles.

UA Engineering Students Use Skills To Help Child With Special Needs

UA Engineering Students Use Skills To Help Child With Special Needs

Putting together what they learned in college, four students at The University of Alabama adapted a toy ride-on car for a child born with physical challenges, offering the chance to move around with his friends.

UA Professors Honored for Research

UA Professors Honored for Research

Six professors from across The University of Alabama were selected for the President’s Faculty Research Award and honored at a ceremony on campus.