by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Dean's Message, Fall 2014
Fall is one of my favorite times of year. In August, the campus began to buzz with the energy of students, and now the semester (not to mention football season) is in full swing! In addition to a new crop of freshman engineers, we have several new faculty members this...
by aaesbusinessoffice | Jan 14, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
When Bill Springer, associate professor of mechanical engineering, first introduced the U of A to Solar Splash, he had no idea how iconic this competition would become. The solar boat project teaches students critical skills they will use throughout their engineering...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
Last spring, thirty-six computer science students spent 21 hours competing in a hackathon, a programming contest sponsored by the ACM student organization. Students competed individually or in teams of up to three people. At 6 p.m. on April 18, they were given an...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
A team of chemical engineering, communications and Honors College students–collectively known as the Water Hogs – entered their design project in the Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet, or P3, competition. The Water Hogs...
by aaesbusinessoffice | Jan 14, 2015 | College Achievements, Fall 2014
EIGHT ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND ONE MICROELECTRONICS-PHOTONICS STUDENT received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. SAMUEL BECKFORD, graduate student in mechanical engineering, received the Al Sonntag Award for best paper from Society...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
People don’t usually associate engineering with art. We often think of these two disciplines as opposites, and assume that few people are interested in both. But as several of our alumni have shown us, engineers can make great artists, and artists can make great...
