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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Materials Science and Engineering will host the Alabama Composites Conference (ACC) June 18-20, 2013.

The ACC will include workshops, speakers and exhibits. The conference will take place in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. All students, and UAB faculty and staff, may attend conference events free of charge. Registration is required.

Three workshops will be held June 18: Managing Corrosion with FRP (fiber reinforced...

Charles Amsler, Ph.D., an Antarctica researcher with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has been named a program officer for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (POLAR). Amsler will be one of only two rotators in the Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems (AOE) program, which is located within the Antarctic Sciences (ANT) Section of POLAR.

The position will...

Students with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Engineering recently helped Carver High School students build an electric car for the Honda Electric Car Challenge. This was the first year Carver’s Engineering Academy competed in the event, and they were one of only three schools to not suffer debilitating mechanical issues on the track.

Carver High’s electric car was built by 10...