HUNTSVILLE, AL – The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted the second annual UAH Engineering Showcase during Engineers Week 2023, Feb. 19 – 25.

Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, EWeek is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers.

“The participation of 200-plus UAH engineering students in our 2nd Annual Engineering Showcase made the event extraordinarily successful,” notes Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, dean of the College of Engineering.

“They outdid themselves in presenting their projects with enthusiasm, while displaying their technical understanding to our visitors. I was incredibly impressed by our participating freshmen for what they have been able to accomplish in just a month past their first semester at UAH. The event’s overall success was only possible through the outstanding community support that we at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are privileged to enjoy.”

At the showcase, students from Senior Design, Student Organizations/Competition Teams and Undergraduate Research presented the status and results of their work to corporate partners and guests through a series of projects and competitions. All eight undergraduate engineering programs offered by UAH were featured as part of this event. Approximately 230 undergraduate engineering students presented 45 projects, 150 community partners representing 50 companies and governmental agencies attended this event.

Dean of the College of Engineering, Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, addresses attendees of the second annual UAH Engineering Showcase during E-Week 2023 in the Student Services Building. (Michael Mercier/UAH).

“I am extremely proud of the students, faculty and staff for their outstanding accomplishments over the past year that have had a significant impact on Alabama, our nation and extending across the globe,” says Dr. Mahalingam.

Activities throughout the week included Engineering Advising Open House, Take a Professor to Lunch, Afternoon Art at Engineering on the Greenway and LEGO Building contests, a competition where students were tasked with building a LEGO bridge to see which bridge could withstand the highest static load.

The College of Engineering presented awards to outstanding undergraduate students by program, outstanding graduate students by department, two outstanding junior faculty and one outstanding senior faculty at the 2023 Engineers Week Banquet at the Jackson Center in Huntsville, an event organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Greater Huntsville Section.

Finally, to cap off E-Week celebrations, the following Engineering highlights from the past year are offered to paint a vivid picture of just a few of the countless ways UAH, the College of Engineering and research centers are working to positively impact the Huntsville community, the state of Alabama and far beyond.

For a full list of awards, accolades, student project descriptions, and state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductees, please visit UAH’s website here.

This is a contributing post from Russ Nelson at UAH.