Arkansas Engineer

The magazine of the University of Arkansas College of Engineering

A Lifelong Dream

A Lifelong Dream A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT’S LIFELONG PASSION for automotive manufacturing led to a dream internship at Mercedes-Benz in Germany, thanks to his research experience and the International Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Honors...

Data Science Begins

DATA SCIENCE PROGRAM FIRST OF ITS KIND AT U OF A The University of Arkansas is launching a first-of-its kind undergraduate degree in data science in fall 2020. The program will provide students the chance to study with faculty from three colleges — the College of...

Improving Diversity and Inclusion

New programs aim to improve diversity and inclusion in the College of Engineering AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF RESEARCHERS and administrators was awarded $1,075,000 through the Arkansas Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ARK-LSAMP) program, the state’s...

2020 NSF Funding

NSF Funding to Support Innovation Studies for Low-Income Students AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM at the University of Arkansas has been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to support low-income students interested in studying innovation in the...

Construction Management

Construction Management UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS ALUMNUS SAM ALLEY AND HIS WIFE, JANET, ARE CONTRIBUTING $2 MILLION to create the Sam and Janet Alley Master of Science in Construction Management Program Endowment. The Little Rock couple’s gift will establish an...

Facility Named After Alumnus

Civil Engineering Research Facility to Be Named for Alumnus A NEW CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER in the Arkansas Research and Technology Park will be named for alumnus Grady E. Harvell in honor of his support of the project. The 37,400-square-foot facility in the...