UA Engineering Professor Quiets Combustion with Patented ‘Noise Sponge’

Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, a University of Alabama engineering professor, was recently granted a patent for a breakthrough technology for noise reduction in combustion. This technology decreases the noise generated by combustion systems at the source by placing a sponge-like material directly in the flame.

UA to Host Technology Leadership Conference for Students

The University of Alabama will host the 33rd Annual Alabama Technology Student Association State Conference involving competition for middle and high-school students Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1-2, at the Bryant Conference Center.

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior

Blake Whitley, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2012 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.

UA Engineering Students Compete in SAE Baja Race

A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama, Bama Racing, will compete in the SAE Baja competition in Auburn.

UA to Host Robot Programming Competition

More than 100 elementary and high-school students from across Alabama will be at The University of Alabama April 21 telling robots what to do and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.

UA Engineering to Host Summer Programs for Students

The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s department of computer science will host a series of camps this summer for students interested in the field.

UA Engineering Students to Compete in Aircraft Contest

The High Tide, a team of aerospace engineering students from The University of Alabama College of Engineering, will compete with its airplane in the AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly competition hosted by Cessna Aircraft and Raytheon in Wichita, Kan., April 13-15.

UA Engineering Professor Receives Metallurgical Award

Dr. Ramana Reddy, ACIPCO Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently named the recipient of a distinguished service award from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

University of Alabama Student Named Truman Scholar

Ryan Flamerich, a junior at The University of Alabama, is a 2012 Truman Scholar, the first student from the UA College of Engineering selected for the prestigious scholarship created by Congress to help future leaders in public service.

Parrish Receives UA Engineering’s T. Morris Hackney Leadership Award

The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. Allen S. Parrish, professor and director of the Center for Advanced Public Safety, as the 2012 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.