Civil engineering doctoral student Samuel Hodges has earned the American Water Scholarship to further his research into sample gathering technology for use in drinking water.

The researchers are exploring the use of microwaves and plasma to disinfect personal protective equipment as a way to lengthen its use.

Adnan Alrubaye, Kelly A. Way, John Gauch, Caree Ann Marie Banton, Juan José Bustamante, Tomas Jandik, Linda Jones, Lynn Meade, Stephanie Schulte and Anne Velliquette were honored.

The selected projects consist of more than 30 faculty members representing 18 academic departments

A new graduate program in operations analytics will be offered in fall 2020 and is open to students interested in leveraging data to make organizations run more efficiently.

During the 2019-20 academic year, 65 industrial engineering students participated in the Industrial Engineering Senior Capstone Experience as part of 13 teams of five students.

The Master of Science in Operations Management program recently awarded the Operations Management Scholarship for fall 2020 to Hai Phan of Fayetteville.

Three students — Raziel Hernandez, Meredith Tinkle and Victoria Waters — worked with Laurel Lamb, curator for the U of A Museum to create the exhibit

Xiaoqing "Frank" Liu, head of computer science and computer engineering, will start in the new role July 9. Dale Thompson, associate department head, will lead the department on an interim basis.

Thirteen outstanding civil engineers have joined the ranks of the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering during the organization's 40th anniversary.