The Crimson Catalyst Program provides early-stage, milestone-driven support for transformative research ideas that address pressing global challenges while driving innovation from the lab to the marketplace.
Emma Godwin, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, has been named the winner of the 2025 ORED Rising Star competition, hosted by the Office for Research & Economic Development and UA Graduate School.
The University of Alabama has appointed Fernanda Foertter as the executive director of its High Performance Computing and Data Center.
Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor and assistant vice president for interdisciplinary research, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Krishna University in India for his extraordinary contributions to pharmaceutical science and medicine.
Dr. Gregory Thompson, Distinguished University Research Professor and executive director of the Alabama Materials Institute, has been named a fellow of the International Field Emission Society.
Dr. Nicole Ruggiano, professor and associate dean for research in the School of Social Work, has been named a Research Leader Fellow by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Council on Research.
Dr. Sharlene Newman, executive director of the Alabama Life Research Institute and professor of psychology, has been inducted into to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows.
As we navigate a rapidly changing environment, we all share the same goal of supporting the valuable research and scholarship happening across our campus.
Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor in the Department of Translational Science and Medicine in the College of Community Health Sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM).
Two physicists from The University of Alabama have been selected for the LHC Physics Center (LPC) Distinguished Researcher Program at Fermilab, a competitive international program focused on enabling independent research programs.
