Dixon Selected for UA’s Blackmon-Moody Award
Dr. David Dixon, the Robert Ramsay Professor of Chemistry at The University of Alabama, is the recipient of the 2018 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award.
STEM
In Frigid Greenland, Engineering Student Helps Understand Climate
Joshua Nunn had never been outside the United States before graduate school before a visit to Greenland where he helped provide perspectives on improving climate models.
Going to Grandma’s for Thanksgiving? Drive Safely, Especially if Arriving Early
More than half of all vehicle crashes during the week of Thanksgiving last year occurred in the three days before the holiday, according to a recent study of state traffic data by University of Alabama researchers.
UA Researcher Helps Find Cause of Channels on Antarctic Ice
A researcher at The University of Alabama is part of an international team that found the cause of long, potentially damaging channels on Antarctic Ice Shelves.
UA Engineers Part of Research to Maximize U.S. Fuel Economy
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will test a blend of a new bio-based fuel and diesel fuel as part of a project to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.
UA Engineers Develop Solution to Child Heat Deaths in Cars
A patent-pending device developed by University of Alabama researchers can alert a cell phone when a human or animal is inside a parked vehicle getting too hot. It monitors carbon dioxide levels from human breath inside the vehicle along with temperature and car movement.
Printing a Military Advantage
University of Alabama researchers are examining how a new 3-D printing technology could be used by the military.
UA will Lease Space at GulfQuest in Mobile
A new University of Alabama office in Mobile will serve as a nexus for research and programmatic initiatives that will benefit the region, primarily in the area of transportation.
UA Professors Help in Discovery of Potential Cosmic Ray Source
Three professors at The University of Alabama are part of an international team of scientists who found evidence of the source of tiny cosmic particles, known as neutrinos, a discovery that opens the door to using these particles to observe the universe.
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.