It's official! 🎊 The College of Engineering has a new name. Following a $25 million philanthropic gift from Mrs. Catherine Styslinger in memory of her late husband, the College has been renamed the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering.

We're celebrating International Moon Day early this year! 🌑🚀 Alabama Astrobotics was one of five international groups selected to host a Tele-Robotics event for schools and universities around the world. Learn more about the event here: bit.ly/4fbFZkP

We're dreaming big for #BamaBlitz, and we need your help! Make dreams a reality for our students by donating to support @bamaengineering initiatives such as engineering-focused study abroad programs and student competition teams. Make an early gift here: bit.ly/3xGTzv8

Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Senior Award winners! 🏆 Each spring, the College selects one senior from each of our seven departments to be recognized for their academic performance, leadership and involvement.

Looking for some weekend plans? Come out to watch and support Crimson Crossover this Saturday. Teams from Crimson Defense and the Association for Computing Machinery will compete in three rounds of cybersecurity and computer science challenges in order to solve puzzles.

💧 + 🍕= A great way to celebrate World Water Day! Join @AlabamaWater for a pizza party and career fair tomorrow, March 22. No RSVP is required and all students are welcome to attend this event to network with water and environmental science employers.

Congratulations to computer science major Kittson Hamill on being selected as a recipient of the 2024 Premier Awards.🏆 Kittson received the Catherine J. Randall Award for being the most outstanding student scholar at UA!⭐ Learn more here: bit.ly/3Ppobrp

What a successful E-day! We had a BLAST🚀 with everyone today and are so happy that nearly 1,000 middle and high school students decided to attend!

Kymberly Reeder, a junior majoring in architectural engineering with a minor in engineering positive and intentional change (EPIC), was selected as the Outstanding Fall 2023 Co-op Student! To read more about her internship with Robins & Morton, click here: bit.ly/42hUgXj

Steel and Structures Day is tomorrow, Feb. 1, and you don’t want to miss it! 🔥 We have a day full of networking opportunities, demonstrations and more planned for the event. Check out the full schedule here: eng.ua.edu/steel-day/

Did you know that Tuscaloosa's new City Engineer is an alumnus of the College of Engineering? 👷🛠📋 Learn more about Michael Gardiner's recent appointment to the position by Mayor Walt Maddox: bit.ly/3ROproc

It's time to grab a 2024 calendar and save the date for next year's golf tournament! 🗓 The 24th annual CES Golf Tournament is set for Oct. 7, 2024. We can't wait to see you on the green! ⛳

We’re only a few days away from fall commencement and we can’t wait to watch our engineering and computer science graduates walk across the stage in Coleman Coliseum. 🎓 Email your grad pictures to [email protected] for a chance to be featured on our social media channels!

December COE graduates, we want to celebrate YOU! 🎓🎉 DM us or email your graduation pictures to [email protected] for the chance to be featured on our social media accounts later this week.

Dr. James Sheehan, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, has been elected as a director for the leadership board of the Forest Bioproducts Division (FBP) within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers! Click the link to read more:bit.ly/3uyZcdA

This Friday, Dec. 1, the College will welcome Dr. Cyrille Boyer for the Eminent Scholars and Leaders Seminar Series. Mark your calendar and make plans to join us for his presentation on the "Design of Advanced Materials Using Light."

Last week was out of this world! 🧑‍🚀Thank you to Col. Bob Hines, NASA astronaut and UA aerospace alumnus, who joined us during Space Days 2023 to talk about his journey to becoming an astronaut and traveling to the International Space Station as part of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission.

There's no better way to celebrate graduation than by participating in our Order of the Engineer and Pledge of the Computing Professional Ceremony on Dec. 15! December graduates can learn more about the ceremony and register by Dec. 1 using this link.➡️ bit.ly/3G8Knkj

Leave 🪐SPACE🪐 on your calendar for tomorrow’s Space Days special presentation! The College of Engineering is excited to welcome NASA astronaut and UA aerospace engineering alumnus Col. Bob Hines for a presentation about his journey to becoming an astronaut.