/eng/departments/cme/news 2026-04-04T11:08:21-05:00 UAH webmaster@uah.edu Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2026-02-25T11:07:18-06:00 2026-02-25T11:07:18-06:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/20055-uah-hosts-inaugural-engineering-expo-connecting-students-with-alabamas-leading-employers Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/EngExpo-2-720.jpg" alt="A group of people engage at a career fair, discussing opportunities and examining materials at a Tennessee Valley Authority booth." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted its inaugural Engineering Expo on Feb. 20 on the 淫妻社 campus, bringing together leading engineering employers, industry partners and 淫妻社 students for a hands-on exploration of engineering careers across Alabama.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/EngExpo-2-720.jpg" alt="A group of people engage at a career fair, discussing opportunities and examining materials at a Tennessee Valley Authority booth." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted its inaugural Engineering Expo on Feb. 20 on the 淫妻社 campus, bringing together leading engineering employers, industry partners and 淫妻社 students for a hands-on exploration of engineering careers across Alabama.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2026-02-19T08:08:21-06:00 2026-02-19T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/20046-uah-hosts-fifth-annual-engineering-showcase-during-engineers-week Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/ENG-showcase-20-720.jpg" alt="Several 淫妻社 students in blue shirts stand near a robotics display at an event, engaging with exhibits and each other." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is hosting its fifth annual Engineering Showcase as the signature event of Engineers Week 2026, Feb. 22 鈥� 28.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/ENG-showcase-20-720.jpg" alt="Several 淫妻社 students in blue shirts stand near a robotics display at an event, engaging with exhibits and each other." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is hosting its fifth annual Engineering Showcase as the signature event of Engineers Week 2026, Feb. 22 鈥� 28.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-18T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-18T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/19931-after-15-years-transformative-leadership-dr-shankar-mahalingam-dean-uah-college-of-engineering-set-to-retire Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/Shankar-Mahalingam-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Dean of the UAH College of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Following 15 years of distinguished service as dean of the College of Engineering at 淫妻社 (UAH), Dr. Shankar Mahalingam is retiring, concluding a tenure marked by significant growth, innovation and national impact at the institution.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Shankar-Mahalingam-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Dean of the UAH College of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Following 15 years of distinguished service as dean of the College of Engineering at 淫妻社 (UAH), Dr. Shankar Mahalingam is retiring, concluding a tenure marked by significant growth, innovation and national impact at the institution.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-17T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-17T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/19927-vignesh-geethas-whats-in-the-smoke-wins-uahs-2025-three-minute-thesis-competition Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/2025-Three-Minute-Thesis-winners-720.jpg" alt="The four winners in 淫妻社 (UAH) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are, left to right, Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha, first place; Derek Koehl, second place; Boshra Rezvanian, third place, and Eirian Waldron, People鈥檚 Choice." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha鈥檚 explanation of 鈥淲hat鈥檚 in the Smoke?鈥� took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by 淫妻社 (UAH) Graduate School on Oct. 23. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/2025-Three-Minute-Thesis-winners-720.jpg" alt="The four winners in 淫妻社 (UAH) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are, left to right, Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha, first place; Derek Koehl, second place; Boshra Rezvanian, third place, and Eirian Waldron, People鈥檚 Choice." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha鈥檚 explanation of 鈥淲hat鈥檚 in the Smoke?鈥� took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by 淫妻社 (UAH) Graduate School on Oct. 23. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-12T09:08:21-06:00 2025-12-12T09:08:21-06:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/19921-uah-researcher-wins-1-2m-nsf-grant-to-address-the-environmental-challenge-forever-chemicals Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/PFAS-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Yu Lei, a professor in the College of Engineering at 淫妻社, a part of The University of Alabama System, has won a $1.2 million National Science Foundation (NSF)</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/PFAS-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Yu Lei, a professor in the College of Engineering at 淫妻社, a part of The University of Alabama System, has won a $1.2 million National Science Foundation (NSF)</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/19775-uah-ua-receive-nsf-planning-grant-for-smart-center-to-help-manufacturers-incorporate-advanced-tech Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/Schneider-Research-team-1-720.jpg" alt="Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM); Dr. Nicholas Loyd, clinical associate professor, ISEEM; Dr. Vineetha Menon, associate professor, Department of Computer Science; Dr. Howard Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM; team leader Dr. Judith Schneider, professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; adjunct, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, and director, Materials Science Program, and Dr. Cheng Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH) and The University of Alabama (UA) have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Schneider-Research-team-1-720.jpg" alt="Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM); Dr. Nicholas Loyd, clinical associate professor, ISEEM; Dr. Vineetha Menon, associate professor, Department of Computer Science; Dr. Howard Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM; team leader Dr. Judith Schneider, professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; adjunct, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, and director, Materials Science Program, and Dr. Cheng Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH) and The University of Alabama (UA) have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 2025-07-29T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/19608-uah-student-group-set-to-launch-new-instrument-payload-on-nasa-rocket-to-study-harnessing-reentry-heat-and-converting-it-to-electrical-energy Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/AMALTHEA-team-1-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Terminus Spaceflight Research Group at 淫妻社 (UAH) is set to send a new payload into space, a follow-up to the successful launch and retrieval of a previous Terminus payload in Aug. 2024.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/AMALTHEA-team-1-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>The Terminus Spaceflight Research Group at 淫妻社 (UAH) is set to send a new payload into space, a follow-up to the successful launch and retrieval of a previous Terminus payload in Aug. 2024.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-06-11T09:08:21-05:00 2025-06-11T09:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/19531-uah-announces-promotion-tenure-awards-for-2025-26-past-year-s-grants-of-emeritus-status Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="/" alt="Promotion and tenure emeritus awards 2025"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH) announced awards of tenure and/or promotion for 22 faculty members and recognized eight who were granted emeritus status over the past year at the University Awards for Excellence.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="/" alt="Promotion and tenure emeritus awards 2025"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH) announced awards of tenure and/or promotion for 22 faculty members and recognized eight who were granted emeritus status over the past year at the University Awards for Excellence.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-05-22T08:08:21-05:00 2025-05-22T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/19503-uah-recognizes-11-inventors-who-received-9-patent-awards-during-2024-2025-year Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="/" alt="12 desk plaques to 11 inventors from two colleges and four departments at UAH in recognition of patents issued in the past year."></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH) honored the significant achievements of 11 inventors from two colleges and four departments who have been awarded patents during the past year.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="/" alt="12 desk plaques to 11 inventors from two colleges and four departments at UAH in recognition of patents issued in the past year."></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>淫妻社 (UAH) honored the significant achievements of 11 inventors from two colleges and four departments who have been awarded patents during the past year.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-05-12T08:08:21-05:00 2025-05-12T08:08:21-05:00 /eng/departments/cme/news/19475-uah-researchers-use-adhesive-tape-generate-electricity-low-cost-self-powered-wearable-biosensors-and-energy-harvesting Russ Nelson

<p><img src="/" alt="A circuit board displays UAH using colorful beads, with wires connected to a nearby component on a dark surface"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A research team at 淫妻社 (UAH) has published a new paper in American Chemical Society Omega that demonstrates inexpensive store-bought tape can be used to craft a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) capable of harvesting electrical energy from various sources.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="/" alt="A circuit board displays UAH using colorful beads, with wires connected to a nearby component on a dark surface"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A research team at 淫妻社 (UAH) has published a new paper in American Chemical Society Omega that demonstrates inexpensive store-bought tape can be used to craft a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) capable of harvesting electrical energy from various sources.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->