/eng/engineering-news 2025-12-19T02:57:27-06:00 UAH webmaster@uah.edu Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2025-12-18T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-18T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-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 ����app (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 ����app (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/engineering-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 ����app (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’s Choice." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha’s explanation of “What’s in the Smoke?” took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by ����app (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 ����app (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’s Choice." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha’s explanation of “What’s in the Smoke?” took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by ����app (UAH) Graduate School on Oct. 23. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-15T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-15T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-news/19923-heath-hudson-receives-cybersecurity-degree-from-uah-leaves-behind-bright-charger-blue-legacy Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/Heath-Hudson---IMG_9092-720.jpg" alt="Heath Hudson" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>He was a mild-mannered cybersecurity major at ����app (UAH) College of Engineering in fall 2021 when his life as a ����app student changed forever.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Heath-Hudson---IMG_9092-720.jpg" alt="Heath Hudson" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>He was a mild-mannered cybersecurity major at ����app (UAH) College of Engineering in fall 2021 when his life as a ����app student changed forever.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-12T09:08:21-06:00 2025-12-12T09:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-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 ����app, 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 ����app, a part of The University of Alabama System, has won a $1.2 million National Science Foundation (NSF)</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-12T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-12T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-news/19919-uah-students-named-capitol-scholars-for-2026 UA System Office

<p><img src="//images/UAH-Capitol-Scholars-1-720.jpg" alt="Om Patel, LoriElle Hutchinson, Andrew Brien, Braeden Hayes" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Four students from ����app (UAH) have been selected to travel to Washington, D.C., next summer for the University of Alabama (UA) System’s 2026 Capitol Scholars program. UAH is a part of the UA System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/UAH-Capitol-Scholars-1-720.jpg" alt="Om Patel, LoriElle Hutchinson, Andrew Brien, Braeden Hayes" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Four students from ����app (UAH) have been selected to travel to Washington, D.C., next summer for the University of Alabama (UA) System’s 2026 Capitol Scholars program. UAH is a part of the UA System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-10T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-10T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-news/19913-uah-grad-delaney-enlow-collaboration-between-academic-disciplines-builds-path-success-2025 Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/Delaney-Enlow-at-SMAP-Center-720.jpg" alt="Delaney Enlow UAH College of Nursing" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Delaney Enlow contributed to better health care in our community as a student at ����app (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Delaney-Enlow-at-SMAP-Center-720.jpg" alt="Delaney Enlow UAH College of Nursing" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Delaney Enlow contributed to better health care in our community as a student at ����app (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-08T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-08T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-news/19906-uah-will-award-an-estimated-889-degrees-during-commencement-ceremonies-dec-15-at-vbc Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/UAH-2025-Commencementp-720.jpg" alt="A group of graduates in blue caps and gowns, with a focus on a cap adorned with a &#039;2025&#039; tassel, celebrating their achievement." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>����app (UAH) will award an estimated 889 degrees during commencement ceremonies on Monday, Dec. 15, at the Von Braun Center (VBC) Propst Arena. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/UAH-2025-Commencementp-720.jpg" alt="A group of graduates in blue caps and gowns, with a focus on a cap adorned with a &#039;2025&#039; tassel, celebrating their achievement." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>����app (UAH) will award an estimated 889 degrees during commencement ceremonies on Monday, Dec. 15, at the Von Braun Center (VBC) Propst Arena. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-12-01T08:08:21-06:00 2025-12-01T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-news/19893-shankar-mahalingam-dean-of-uah-college-of-engineering-named-2025-sigma-xi-fellow Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/sigma-xi-fellows-25-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, dean of the College of Engineering at ����app (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been tapped to join the 2025 Sigma Xi Cohort of Fellows.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/sigma-xi-fellows-25-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, dean of the College of Engineering at ����app (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been tapped to join the 2025 Sigma Xi Cohort of Fellows.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-11-25T08:08:21-06:00 2025-11-25T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-news/19889-uah-cansat-and-rover-teams-notch-winning-performances-2025-national-and-international-competitions Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/CanSat_5-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p> Three CanSat teams at ����app (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, placed first, second and sixth nationally in the 2025 International CanSat competition held in Monterey and Staunton, Va.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/CanSat_5-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p> Three CanSat teams at ����app (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, placed first, second and sixth nationally in the 2025 International CanSat competition held in Monterey and Staunton, Va.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-11-21T08:08:21-06:00 2025-11-21T08:08:21-06:00 /eng/engineering-news/19879-uah-researcher-wins-600k-nsf-grant-pioneer-collaborative-learning-drones-support-disaster-response-environmental-monitoring-infrastructure-inspection Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/RSESC-Expo-259-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>As Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, become increasingly vital to military, government and civilian applications, conventional machine-learning techniques essential to training these devices often rely on paradigms that require transmitting all raw data from UAVs to centralized servers.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/RSESC-Expo-259-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>As Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, become increasingly vital to military, government and civilian applications, conventional machine-learning techniques essential to training these devices often rely on paradigms that require transmitting all raw data from UAVs to centralized servers.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->