5 Early Career Researchers Making Waves with National Awards
National grants allow each researcher to train and motivate a new generation of scientists and engineers not only at UA through instruction and lab work, but also through outreach efforts.
College of Engineering
Low-cost Solution Viable for Self-Driving Cars to Spot Hacked GPS
Transportation researchers at The University of Alabama developed a promising, inexpensive system to overcome one challenge of self-driving vehicle technology: GPS hacking that can send a self-driving vehicle to the wrong destination.
UA Leading Investigation Into Alternative Pain Treatment
The research is exploring minuscule doses of a potent toxin to treat pain without opioids or nerve-block injections.
Federal Award To Help UA Electrify Crimson Ride
With nearly $8 million in federal transit funds, The University of Alabama will replace a quarter of its transit system buses with electric buses, reducing emissions and further positioning UA and the region as a hub for the electric vehicle ecosystem.
Engineering Professor, Automotive Pioneer Adds New R&D Role
Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian will take on the additional responsibility of creating and implementing a vision for connected, automated and electric mobility research and elevating the profile of the Alabama Transportation Institute.
AWI Names Second Class of Faculty Fellowship Recipients
The program recognizes UA faculty for outstanding research, extension and education programs that significantly advance UA’s interdisciplinary water-related communities of science.
UA To Train Needed Workforce for Water Operations and Forecasting
The University of Alabama has been awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a unique hydrologic science research and training program for graduate students.
UA Robotics Team Claims Another Title
Once again UA’s student team dominated an annual NASA robotics competition, claiming its seventh title in a row and eight out of the past nine championships.
A ‘Roll Tide’ From Space
In an interview, astronaut Bob Hines said his education at the University helped pave the way for the chance to become an astronaut.
UA EcoCAR Team Finishes Strong in National Vehicle Contest
A team of students from The University of Alabama racked up several awards in the nation’s premier automotive engineering competition.