UA Engineering Student Selected for U.N. Climate Change Conference
A chemical engineering student at The University of Alabama was selected to attend a United Nations climate change conference this fall.
UA Professor Hopes to Improve Open Software Development
Development of open-source software could be improved through understanding how isolated programmers collaborate, according to a research project underway by a computer scientist at The University of Alabama.
UA College of Engineering to Host Open House
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host Engineering Day, or E-Day, an open house for high-school students and their families, Thursday, Oct. 3, from 8:15 a.m. until 1 p.m.
UA Engineering Professor Granted Patent for Carbon-Capture Process
An innovative method for stripping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide from industrial emissions is potentially cheaper and more efficient than current methods, according to a United States patent based on research by Dr. Jason E. Bara, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama.
UA to Host Civil Engineering Symposium
The University of Alabama department of civil, construction and environmental engineering will host a symposium on campus to discuss the future of the field.
UA to Offer Concentration in Software Engineering
To meet growing demand for skilled, creative technology workers, The University of Alabama department of computer science will offer an option to concentrate in software engineering beginning this fall.
UA Computer Science Professor Named Fellow by CSAB
Dr. Allen S. Parrish, computer science professor and director of the Center for Advanced Public Safety at The University of Alabama, was recognized as a Fellow of CSAB, the lead society for accreditation of degree programs in computer science, information systems, software engineering and information technology.
UA to Host Workshop on Severe Weather Warning Process
The Center for Advanced Public Safety, or CAPS, at The University of Alabama will host a weather research workshop July 10 to present and evaluate research and applications aimed at enhancing the severe weather warning process.
UA Engineering Student Selected for Eisenhower Fellowship
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Grant for Research Fellowship to Owen Killeen, a University of Alabama senior in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
UA Leads Multi-Institute Research of Oklahoma Tornado Damage
The University of Alabama is the lead on a research grant to study the damage left by the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., to understand whether past tornadoes influenced building practices to better withstand future events. As part of the grant, the research team is also studying whether social media and engineering can combine to influence future building practice.