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UA Students Win DOE Award at National EnergyTech Competition

October 14th, 2025

By Natalie Crouse Students working with technology developed at The University of Alabama’s Energy and Power Electronics Systems and Devices Laboratory, led by Dr. Jaber Abu Qahouq, competed in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 EnergyTech University Prize National Pitch Event. The event, hosted by the DOE Office of Technology Commercialization, featured multidisciplinary teams of […]

Dr. Rohan Sood attends von Braun Space Exploration Symposium

December 12th, 2023

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (left) with Dr. Rohan Sood (right) from The University of Alabama at the Wernher von Braun Memorial Dinner 2023. The annual von Braun Space Exploration Symposium was held Oct. 25-27 in Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Rohan Sood, associate professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics, attended the event with conversations and panels focused […]

Dr. Rich Branam Announced as New UA ASGC Campus Director

August 18th, 2022

Ari Rubinsztejn (PhD-AEM, advised by Dr. Rohan Sood) Selected Graduate Student of the Year Aerospace Engineering Awarded by the Engineers Council of Birmingham for 2022

June 29th, 2022

Chet Wiltshire (BSAE) Selected Undergraduate Student of the Year Aerospace Engineering Awarded by the Engineers Council of Birmingham for 2022

June 29th, 2022

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