SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING


uab_skyline-1The UAB School of Engineering is comprised of 1,100 students. Roughly 70% are undergraduate and 30% are graduate.

Our undergraduate students are immediately exposed to the engineering design process as freshmen. Students will participate in design projects all throughout their undergraduate curriculum. We have a dedicated Undergraduate Design Laboratory with computer-controlled milling machines/lathes to provide cutting-edge equipment for students to engage in engineering design.

Undergraduate UAB Biomedical Engineering (BME) is the only biomedical engineering program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org,  in the state of Alabama. Other strong areas of research and graduate education for all Engineering Departments include:
  • Biomedical Engineering (BME):
    Tissue Engineering; Implants/Devices; Cardiac Electrophysiology; Biomedical Imaging
  • Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE):
    Structural Engineering; Construction Management; Environmental Engineering; Transportation
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE):
    Software Engineering; Controls; Telecommunications
  • Materials Science and Engineering (MSE):
    Composite and Plastic Materials; Casting and Solidification; Metals Processing
  • Mechanical Engineering (ME):
    High Performance Computing, Modeling and Simulation; Energy and Combustion Systems; Carbon Capture and Sequestration

 

UAB IN GENERAL

obelisk_glowIn 2009, UAB celebrated 40 years of breakthroughs in research, health care, education, campus and community life, and outreach. These stories vary in scale from the microscopic to the interplanetary—and are just a sampling of the hundreds of unforgettable achievements and moments in the life of the university. Other important facts about the University include:
  • Ranked among the top quarter of all U.S. colleges and universities by The Princeton Review, and among the top 10 for diversity for three consecutive years
  • 31st nationally in federal research funding and 20th in funding from the National Institutes of Health
  • Among 51 public and private universities (and the only Alabama university) classified by the Carnegie Foundation for both “very high research activity” and "community engagement."
  • The only medical center in Alabama listed in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” issue for 21 straight years (every year from the issue’s inception)
  • Among top 200 universities internationally, and top 100 in life sciences, according to Academic Ranking of World Universities

 

DR. LINDA LUCAS

Linda_lucas In 2001, Linda Lucas, Ph.D., was named Dean of the School of Engineering after serving as interim dean for 14 months.

Dr. Lucas joined the UAB faculty in 1982 as an assistant professor, rising to associate professor in 1985 and professor in 1993. She was named department chair in 1996. She also is the director of UAB’s Biomedical Implant Center. She holds joint appointments with the Injury Control Center, the Department of Materials and Mechanical Engineering and two departments within the School of Dentistry. Prior to being named Dean, Lucas served as professor and chair of the biomedical engineering department at UAB.

She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and chemistry from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from UAB. She has master’s degrees in mathematics, education and materials engineering from UAB. She earned her doctorate from UAB in biomedical engineering with an emphasis in biomaterials.

Lucas has been involved in the characterization and development of biomaterials for medical applications for the past 30 years. Her work has focused on materials for orthopedic, dental and cardiovascular devices. Results of her studies have been published in more than 90 publications, and she has made more than 250 presentations at regional, national and international scientific meetings.

Lucas is a past-president of the Society for Biomaterials and president-elect of the Biomedical Engineering Society. She is a Fellow in the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineers and an International Fellow of the Society for Biomaterials.

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