News and Announcements

• Assistant/Associate Professor

  JOB POSTING - JOBS.UA.EDU

  The University of Alabama's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions in electrical/computer engineering as an integral part of the College of Engineering focus in supporting environmental and water resource engineering. Requisition number 0805998. For more information, visit UA Employment

• UA Lunabotics Team to Defend Title

  May 9, 2013 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  After winning first place in last year’s NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition, a team of students called Alabama Lunabotics from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College will return to the competition May 20 at Kennedy Space Center.

• UA Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships

  April 12, 2013 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  Two University of Alabama students were awarded scholarships by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, and two more students were recognized for an honorable mention.

• UA Engineering Students Launch Rocket for NASA Competition

  April 8, 2013 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  After placing sixth in the 2012 NASA University Student Launch Initiative, the Rocket Girls, an all-female team of University of Alabama engineering students, are taking on the daunting task of creating a rocket for the third year in a row.

• UA Engineering Students Preparing for Robotics Competition

  March 18, 2013 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  A team of eight University of Alabama engineering students will compete in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon hardware competition April 4-7 in Jacksonville, Fla.

• UA Engineering Theater Group Presents ‘All the Great Books Abridged’

  March 12, 2013 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theater, or COE Does ART, will parody classic literature in its production of “Engineers Present: All the Great Books Abridged.”

• Self-Driving Cars to Take Off

  December 18, 2012 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  Once in the realm of science fiction, cars able to drive themselves will become more prevalent as the first versions are introduced to consumers during 2013, says a University of Alabama engineering professor who worked to develop the technology.

• UA Engineering Professor Appointed to German Research Association

  November 26, 2012 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, a professor and research center executive director in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, has been appointed to a prestigious post in the German scientific research community.

• After Winning National Award, UA Women Engineers to Host Conference

  November 20, 2012 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  The University of Alabama chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, was awarded the gold level Outstanding Collegiate Society Award at the SWE National Conference in Houston, Texas, and it won the bid to host its regional conference in 2014 on campus.

• Renowned Engineer, Author to Speak at UA

  October 23, 2012 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  Dr. Henry Petroski, professor, author and a leading expert on engineering failures throughout history, will visit The University of Alabama campus Nov. 7, capping his visit with a public lecture in the Ferguson Center.

• Former Daimler Vice President Appointed UA Engineering Professor

  October 3, 2012 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, long-time automotive technology researcher and development engineer at Daimler AG, joined the faculty in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, bringing decades of industry experience into the classroom and labs.

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