March 6th, 2026
Dr. Patrick Kung leads a new Major Research Instrumentation award that brings an advanced nano-spectroscopic imaging system to the University of Alabama. This first-in-the-region platform delivers unparalleled nanoscale spectroscopic imaging by integrating co-localized Scanning Probe Microscopy with Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS) and Tip-Enhanced Photoluminescence (TEPL). The system expands existing opportunities for multi-campus collaboration, accelerates discoveries […]
September 15th, 2025
The Remote Sensing Center is developing and testing an advanced ultra-wideband radar system operating over the HF and VHF bands to monitor river depth and bed topography. The system will operate a few meters over the water on small UAS platforms and use advanced signal processing methods to precisely map these characteristics from the air. […]
September 4th, 2024
ECE Professor Mark Cheng was recently awarded a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration titled “Holistic Detection, Monitoring, and Removal of Microplastics Using Integrated Sensing and Filtration Systems” The project proposes (1) to create a low-fidelity product of the portable, cost-effective integrated system of microplastic filters and sensors that real-time monitor, capture, and […]
August 14th, 2024
A group of 9 students from the College of Engineering (from both the ECE and CS departments) continued their international research experiences this summer by presenting posters of their research at the 2024 International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and Applications (ICFDA) in Bordeaux, France. Students shared the results of their projects, which were focused on […]
July 25th, 2024
This summer Dr. Todd Freeborn (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Dr. Chris Crawford (Department of Computer Science) launched an NSF-supported Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site at the University of Alabama. This site, Engaging and Training Alabama STEM Teachers in Sensing Technologies, has brought 11 Alabama middle and high school teachers to campus […]
July 12th, 2024
A group of ECE faculty with Dr. Shuhui Li as the PI and Drs. Yang-Ki Hong and Qianzhi Zhang as co-PIs received a National Science Foundation award titled “RAISE: CET: Rare-Earth-Free Magnet and AI-Driven Control for Power Generation, transmission, and Grid Integration of Offshore Wind”. The main objectives of this project are to advance offshore […]
April 11th, 2024
Dr. Shunqiao Sun received the 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, for the project entitled, “CAREER: Towards Fundamentals of Adaptive, Collaborative and Intelligent Radar Sensing and Perception”. Automotive radar imaging represents a pressing technological need in perception for automotive active safety and autonomous driving. Automotive radar operating at millimeter-wave frequencies (typically around 77 GHz) […]
February 5th, 2024
Serving as a mentor for undergraduate students can have a profound impact on their undergraduate experience. This UA News article features Dr. Aijun Song the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and one of his undergraduate researchers to learn more about the importance of mentoring students and including them in research. Link to the article
October 24th, 2023
Electric vehicles batteries will find a second life in EV charging stations under a project led by The University of Alabama. With $4 million in support from the United States Department of Energy, UA is partnering with Alabama Power and Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. to develop and demonstrate ways to use older EV batteries, extending […]
September 26th, 2023
NSF has awarded a grant titled “PFI-RP: Developing Market-Ready Affordable Robotic Lower-Limb Prostheses through Unified Joint Actuator Design and AI-Enhanced Multi-Modal Interactive Control” to Professors Xiangrong Shen (PI, Mechanical Engineering), Fei Hu and Edward Sazonov (co-PIs, Electrical and Computer Engineering) The broader impact/commercial potential of this Partnerships for Innovation – Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) project is […]
