Stories Tagged ‘Chemical Engineering’ 
UA Lunabotics Team to Defend Title
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
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.
Gupta Named UA Distinguished Research Professor
The University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees has named Dr. Arunava Gupta, a professor of chemistry and chemical and biological engineering at UA, a Distinguished University Research Professor.
UA Engineering Theater Group Presents ‘All the Great Books Abridged’
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.”
UA Entrepreneurs Compete in Business Competition
Three entrepreneurially-minded teams with University of Alabama members are among the 12 participating in a statewide business competition.
UA Honors Outstanding Graduate Students in 2013
The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student awards, to be presented during UA Honors Week, April 1–5.
Van Zee Tapped to Lead UA Chemical and Biological Engineering Department
Dr. John Van Zee, an innovator of fuel-cell research, was named as head of the department of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama College of Engineering.
UA Engineering Student Recognized for Research Work
Michelle Hindman, a senior in chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama, was recognized for research presented through a poster at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, or AIChE, 2012 annual meeting in Pittsburgh.
After Winning National Award, UA Women Engineers to Host Conference
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
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.
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. 11, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
UA College of Engineering Selects Ambassadors
The University of Alabama recently selected 19 students as 2011-2012 Ambassadors of the College of Engineering, or ACEs.
UA Professors Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected three University of Alabama professors for CAREER Awards totaling more than $1.6 million for research projects related to medical imaging, earthquake seismology and solar energy.
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.
COE Does ART Presents ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’
The University of Alabama's College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theater, or COE Does ART, will stage "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" the weekend of Nov. 11.
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. 6, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
UA College of Engineering Selects Ambassadors
The University of Alabama recently selected 18 students as 2011-2012 Ambassadors of the College of Engineering.
STEM Path to MBA Offers Top Students Shorter Degree Path
Forty-six of the country's brightest students are registered at The University of Alabama this fall for a course of study that will allow them to combine their strength in science, technology, engineering or math with their interests in business and complete their undergraduate studies and earn a master's degree in business administration in five years.
Manipulating Nanoparticles’ Surface Chemistry Holds Medical Promise, UA-Authored Nature Article Shows
Swapping the chemical groups that originally coat iron oxide nanoparticles and making the particles soluble in biological solvents shows great promise for medical applications, such as drug delivery and contrast agents, according to a recent publication by University of Alabama engineers and scientists and highlighted in Nature magazine.
UA Engineering to Host Summer Programs for High School Students
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host a series of camps this summer for students interested in science, mathematics and engineering.
UA Chemical Engineering Celebrates 100 Years
The University of Alabama department of chemical and biological engineering in the College of Engineering honored 100 alumni and friends by inducting them into its class of Centennial Fellows culminating a year of celebrations recognizing the department’s founding in 1910.
Expert on Chemical Origins of Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases to Speak at UA
Dr. Carol K. Hall, Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor at North Carolina State University, will present the Chemical and Biological Engineering Centennial Lecture at The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering on Oct. 7.
UA College of Engineering Selects Ambassadors
The University of Alabama recently selected 18 students as 2010-2011 Ambassadors of the College of Engineering.
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. 7, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.
UA Sets Record with 10 Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team
A record 10 University of Alabama students have been named to USA Today’s 2010 All-USA College Academic Team. Once again, UA led the nation with the most students on the team, and set a record for the most students any university has ever placed on the team in a single year. UA students Alan Blinder, Connor Johnson, Kendra Key, Dana Lewis, Joy Driver Aldridge, Richard Cockrum, Susan DeLeon, Amy Frees, Kalen Berry and Rebecca Long were named to the team.