College of Engineering

Two UA Students Receive U.S. Department of Defense Scholarship

Two UA Students Receive U.S. Department of Defense Scholarship

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded two University of Alabama mechanical engineering students a scholarship that covers their full tuition and secures them a job after graduation.

UA to Hold Summer Commencement Aug. 4

UA to Hold Summer Commencement Aug. 4

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Saturday, Aug. 4, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

UA Student Team Selected for Magnetic Antenna Contest

UA Student Team Selected for Magnetic Antenna Contest

For the second consecutive year, a team of engineering students at The University of Alabama is one of six selected as finalists in an international contest to design an antenna system to sound wireless channels and locate radio signals.

Thompson Named University Research Professor

Thompson Named University Research Professor

UA’s Board of Trustees named Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, professor in the department of metallurgical and materials engineering, a University Research Professor earlier this month.

Predicting View

Predicting View

Of all the internet has brought, 360-degree videos that let users see around a fixed point are among the coolest, but it is difficult at the rate data travels for all of a high-quality, 360-video to arrive at the end user perfectly from the start. A University of Alabama researcher is developing a method to smooth the associated lag.

UA Students Win Regional Robotics Competition

UA Students Win Regional Robotics Competition

The University of Alabama Robotics team became the first UA robotics team in school history to win the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon Hardware Competition.

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2018 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.

UA’s EcoCAR 3 Team Finishes Strong

UA’s EcoCAR 3 Team Finishes Strong

A new participant in the national Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition Series, The University of Alabama team finished the four-year program strong, racking up several awards.

Four In a Row for UA Robotics Team

Four In a Row for UA Robotics Team

Students at The University of Alabama who competed in a NASA robotics contest came away with the top prize again, making it four straight years for the team from UA to win.

Professor Receives Young Investigator Program Award from U.S. Navy

Professor Receives Young Investigator Program Award from U.S. Navy

A University of Alabama professor has recently received a prestigious award from the U.S. Navy in hopes of advancing the future of Naval ships.