UA Professor Emeritus to Lead National Engineering Group
Dr. Daniel Turner, professor emeritus at The University of Alabama, was recently elected as president-elect for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
UA Professor Honored for Contributions to Chemical Engineering
A University of Alabama professor will be recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for contributions to separation technologies.
UA Civil Engineering Student Awarded Eisenhower Fellowship
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship to Nathan Klenke, a University of Alabama graduate student in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
UA Honored by Construction Industry for Engineering Curriculum
The University of Alabama will receive the 2015 Curriculum Partner Award at the Construction Industry Institute, or CII, Annual Conference in Boston in August.
Strong Showing for UA Students in First Year of National Vehicle Contest
A team of University of Alabama students that is part of a national competition to design an advanced, energy-efficient vehicle was recognized as the “Team to Watch” after completing the first year of the four-year competition, one of several honors for the EcoCAR 3 team.
UA Professor Leads Online Teacher Training with Help from Google, NSF
Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, will lead a free, online course sponsored by Google this summer to train high-school teachers in a new computer-science course and future College Board Advanced Placement exam.
UA Engineering Students Win National Contest
A team of students from The University of Alabama won NASA’s Robotic Mining Contest against teams from across the country.
UA Engineering Students Ready for Space-Mining Contest
Students on the Alabama Astrobotics team from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College will participate in the NASA Robotics Mining Competition May 18-22 at Kennedy Space Center.
UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior
Eric S. McVay, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2015 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.
Retired UA Co-op Director Honored with National Award
Dr. William “Bill” Taylor, who led cooperative education efforts at The University of Alabama for nearly 20 years, is receiving national recognition for his career in cooperative education by the American Society of Engineering Education, or ASEE.