The University of Alabama College of Engineering

Dr. Amy Lang, a professor in the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics, published an article in the October 2024 issue of Physics of Fluids. The article, titled “Sub-laminar surface drag due to the 'roller-bearing effect' over butterfly scale inspired grooves,” investigates the fluid dynamic function of scales from Monarch butterflies to reduce friction drag below that experienced in a laminar boundary layer. To read more, visit the Physics of Fluid website here: https://bit.ly/3UursI8.

Don’t forget to secure your spot for E-Day, which is taking place on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The open house-style event provides middle and high school students the chance to learn more about majors and career opportunities available in the fields of engineering and computer science. Students are encouraged to check with their school to see if it is participating before registering individually. Visit https://eng.ua.edu/e-day/ to learn more and register! We hope to see you there!

The University of Alabama College of Engineering hosted the 2024 University Turbine Systems Research program conference in September. Dr. Ajay Agrawal, professor and Robert F. Barfield Endowed Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, served as a keynote speaker and conference organizer. The conference drew a crowd of over 100 industry, academia and government professionals in the turbines industry to campus. Read more about the event here: https://bit.ly/3YHhBl1

Dr. Jason Bara, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and director of the POLY-SM Center, leads a team working to improve recycling methods for plastics. ♻️ The University of Alabama recently filed a patent application for a plastic recycling method developed by Bara and the team that involves using imidazole to break down polyethylene terephthalate. Read more about this revolutionary research here: https://bit.ly/3NCxVwR

Dr. Jeff Gray, professor in the Department of Computer Science, was appointed as a Distinguished Teaching Professor by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 🌟Gray was recognized for his exceptional contributions to education at the Capstone and beyond. Congratulations, Dr. Gray! Read more about this exciting honor here: https://bit.ly/4eFOPGV

Our students thrive under pressure! 😉👷🏽♀️ A team of students advised by Dr. Sriram Aaleti, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, competed in the national Big Beam Competition recently, taking home third place! Two UA teams each designed a 20-foot precast, prestressed concrete beam, then tested how much pressure it would take to break it, applying more than 41,000 lbs. Congratulations to the winning team members: Tu Luong, Chas Sanford, Bobby Bryant, Austin Castleberry, Xi Chen and Bryce Payne, E.I.! Click here to watch a video about the competition: https://bit.ly/40dELAv

The 2024 Capstone Engineering Society Golf Tournament was a huge success! 🏌🏽⛳ We hosted several teams of golfers on the green to raise a record-breaking $72,983 for engineering and computer science student scholarships. The College of Engineering extends its sincerest appreciation to all of this year's players, sponsors and supporters.

Oct. 13 is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day – a day to raise awareness, honor those affected by the disease, and highlight the ongoing research efforts taking place to develop better treatments. 🩷 Dr. Shreyas Rao, associate professor in the UA Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and his students are leading the charge in research centered around breast cancer brain metastasis through their experimentation with innovative hydrogels, which they hope might one day lead to novel interventions for patients with metastatic breast cancer. 🧫🔬 Read the full feature story in our latest issue of Capstone Engineer magazine to learn more about how Rao’s lab is making progress and providing hope: https://bit.ly/4eWYLve

The latest issue of Capstone Engineer is hot off the press! And the best news is you can now access the magazine in a digital format! Check out the latest issue to read about how our faculty, staff and alumni are advancing the field of engineering through their groundbreaking research and teaching: https://bit.ly/3U42nne

Have you been considering applying to one of The University of Alabama's undergraduate or graduate degree programs? 🤔 If so, this is the perfect week to do it! Oct. 7-11 is Free App Week. For this week only, the admission application fee is waived and you can apply to any UA academic program for F-R-E-E! 🎉 Claim your fee waiver code for Free App Week: https://bit.ly/4eSSr82 Learn more about degree programs offered in the College of Engineering: https://bit.ly/3TYrAj7