Research

Students and faculty walk among several aisles with displays set up for research poster presentations in a large room. A banner at the end of the room reads URCA.

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference Winners Recognized

James Harris, Alison Hooper, Jessica Goethals, Sergei Gleyzer, Despina Stavrinos, Cheryl Toman, Xiangrong Shen, Randy Salekin, winners of the 2025 Faculty Research Award

Outstanding Faculty Research and Creative Scholarship to be Recognized

Dr. Mark Elliott and two students stand thigh-deep in an Alabama stream with instruments to collect water for water quality research.

Alabama Impact: UA Environmental and Ecological Research Serves the State

To address environmental challenges in Alabama, UA researchers develop solutions tailored to the state’s landscapes. Continue reading Alabama Impact: UA Environmental and Ecological Research Serves the State

UA Engineers Explore the Speedy Secret of Shark Skin

UA Engineers Explore the Speedy Secret of Shark Skin

Findings could lead to man-made technologies to improve ship or aircraft designs. Continue reading UA Engineers Explore the Speedy Secret of Shark Skin

UA student conducts bacteria research using a pipette.

UA Marks Record Year in External Funding for Research

The University of Alabama research enterprise marked 10 years of continuous growth in fiscal year 2024.

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Science Topics Win 3-Minute Thesis Competition

The annual event showcases the exceptional research and communication skills of UA’s graduate students.

AI generated image using Adobe Firefly with the prompt: A robot elephant covered in computer circuits standing on a red surface with a laptop.

Positioning UA for an AI Future

The University of Alabama is gathering facilities and expertise to lead the state in machine learning and AI.

A row of chili peppers in a variety of colors and shapes

UA Research Traces the Spicy History of Chili Peppers

A multidisciplinary approach revealed a new theory of where humans first began to domesticate chili peppers.

Racks of servers in a data center. View is looking down a long aisle with racks of servers on each side.

High Performance Computing and Data Center Construction Ready to Begin

The HPC will be a petascale computing system capable of performing quadrillions of calculations per second.

Several clear plastic bottles with the lids removed.

UA Engineer Pioneers New Process for Recycling Plastics

As consumer plastics continue to accumulate in our environment, U researchers developed a way to more efficiently and effectively recycle polymers.