Awards and Honors

Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Award Winners

December 9th, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Sean Amini and Dr. Jin Kim on being named the recipients of the mechanical engineering department’s Teaching Innovation Award and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award, respectively. Teaching Innovation Award As the recipient of the Teaching Innovation Award, Dr. Amini will establish a Renewable Energy Training Lab (RETL). The RETL will house […]

Agrawal Awarded 2022 Distinguished Service Award

November 10th, 2022

Dr. Ajay Agrawal received the 2022 Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The award is presented annually to a member of an ASME committee who has made significant contributions, in terms of personal service, to the committee and its operations.  Agrawal was recognized for his many years of leadership and service […]

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Members Part of Award-Winning Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize Team

May 24th, 2022

Faculty members at The University of Alabama (UA) are working alongside Energy Alabama to provide students and local businesses with clean energy education and empowerment programs as the result of funds provided through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize. The two respective groups, known collectively as the Alabama Energy Transformation Initiative […]

Mechanical engineering student Michael Stokes placed second in the “Student Paper” category at the 16th International Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA) in Matsue, Japan.

April 30th, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal who has been recognized as Fellow of The Combustion Institute!

March 4th, 2022