Stories Tagged ‘Electrical 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.
UA Engineering Students Launch Rocket for NASA Competition
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
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’
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
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
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
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.
Former Daimler Vice President Appointed UA Engineering Professor
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.
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.
Haskew Named Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Timothy Haskew as head of the department of electrical and computer engineering.
UA Engineering Students in Finals of National Design Contest
A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama College of Engineering is among the top 12 finalists in the Texas Instruments Analog Design Contest.
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.
UA Lunar-Mining Team Wins National Contest
Alabama Lunabotics, a team of students from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, won the top prize in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
UA Student Team Readies Robot for Lunar-Mining Contest
Alabama Lunabotics, a team of students from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, will compete in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition May 21-27 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
UA Engineering Professor Receives Grant to Make New Magnetic Material
The United States Department of Energy recently awarded a University of Alabama engineering professor, along with a team of researchers, a $1.26 million grant for an effort to create a bulk permanent magnet from alternatives to current rare earth minerals.
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.
UA Students Develop Beneficial Smartphone Applications
University of Alabama students and professors are working together to develop smartphone applications to help those with health conditions including blindness, obesity and diabetes.
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 Engineering Students Compete in Robotics Program
University of Alabama engineering students will compete in the IEEE SoutheastCon Hardware competition March 17-20 in Nashville, Tenn. Each team must build an autonomous robot, meaning it operates on its own without a driver, to navigate a course.