November 8th, 2022
The department of mechanical engineering launched its new bachelor’s degree program in manufacturing systems engineering at the start of the fall 2022 semester. The new program, which is also offered via distance learning, will provide students with skills and knowledge for successful careers in manufacturing systems and processes with practical applications ranging from manufacturing processes to cyber-physical […]
September 9th, 2022
Kayla Bell, a doctoral student in the department of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently selected as the recipient of the 2022 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Award. The NDSEG Fellowship Program selected Bell from more than 3,100 applicants for her “academic excellence and science, technology, engineering and math […]
August 17th, 2022
The department of mechanical engineering is pleased to welcome the following new faculty members: [ua_row class=”row”][ua_col class=”col-md-4″][/ua_col][ua_col class=”col-md-8″]Assistant professor Dr. Negin Koutahzadeh holds a Ph.D. from Tennessee Tech University. Her research interests include developing clean and sustainable technologies for removing and reducing environmental pollution and clean energy generation, low-temperature plasma processes, corona discharge, thermal desalination, surface engineering […]
December 9th, 2021
Manufacturing jobs have become a major staple in the state economy, and our department, joining forces by the College of Engineering and The University of Alabama, is doing what it can to supply a pipeline of workers. In an effort to promote and expand on this growing field, we are embarking on adding a manufacturing […]
December 9th, 2021
We have created and in the process of offering four new undergraduate minors in “manufacturing”, “robotics”, “energy”, and “Automotive Engineering”. In addition, our BS program in “Manufacturing Systems Engineering” was approved by UA Board of Trustees to be launched in 2022 as a new undergraduate program within mechanical engineering department. A new MS degree in […]
