University of Alabama College of Engineering
Coordinates: 33°12′49.91″N 87°32′32.02″W / 33.2138639°N 87.5422278°W
| Type | Public professional school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1909 (instruction began in 1837)[1] |
| Dean | Charles L. Karr |
| Location | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
| Website | http://eng.ua.edu/ |
The College of Engineering is one of the thirteen colleges at the University of Alabama. The University began offering engineering classes in 1837. The university is the fourth oldest engineering institution in the United States, after the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Columbia University, and the University of Virginia.[2][3][4][5]
Departments and Programs
The College of Engineering comprises the following departments:[6]
- Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Research Units
Interdepartmental
- Center for Advanced Public Safety
- University Transportation Center for Alabama
- Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies
- Environmental Institute of Alabama
- Aging Infrastructure Systems Center for Excellence
- Center for Materials for Information Technologies
- Alabama Industrial Assessment Center
References
- ↑ "College of Engineering - HISTORY AND OBJECTIVES". UA College of Engineering. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/about/index.htm Archived February 23, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ U.Va. Engineering Welcome
- ↑ About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY
- ↑ Nation’s 5th oldest engineering school celebrates EWeek - The Citadel 2012 - Charleston, SC
- ↑ http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/academic/index.htm Archived July 20, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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