Community Outreach, Engagement & Lab Events

We celebrate your success!!

As a faculty member at UAB and a proud participant in the 2022 NNCI Accelerating Impactful Scholarship program, I am fully committed to broadening participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Through my research and outreach efforts, I strive to explore the social dimensions of emerging technologies and contribute to the development of a competent future workforce.

To foster STEM engagement, we will host Open Lab Days for the Birmingham community, providing an opportunity to gain first-hand insights into (1) why science matters, (2) how research is conducted, and (3) what you can contribute. If you’re interested, feel free to email me at cxu@uab.edu.

Additionally, we are actively exploring innovative ways to disseminate knowledge and technological advances to inspire curiosity and expand possibilities for future generations. If you’re interested in collaborating on community outreach/engagement initiatives, I’d love to connect!

🎉 Congrats to Harun on completing his Master’s degree in MechE and becoming a faculty member at KUET! (2026)

🎉Congrats to Dr. Xu for receiving the UAB SOE Community Engagement & Service Catalyst Award (2026)

🎉 Welcome Back Ashima, and Congrats to Brijesh for the new position at Google, Sunnyvale (2026)!

Summer Get-Together Lunch:

Best luck to our 2026 Class of X-Lab Alumni (2026)

🎉Congrats to Our X-Lab Senior Design Team for making the Media Day - All As! (2026)

🎉Congrats to Greeshma for winning the 1st place in in the Alabama Science & Engineering Fair (ASEF)! (2026)

🎉Congrats to Greeshma for winning the 1st place at the Alabama Junior Academy of Science (AJAS)! (2026)

🎉Congrats to our X-Lab members, Albert Chen & Greeshma Vinoy, for competing in 2026 CARSEF!

Service at Central Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CARSEF, 2026)

McWane Science Center - Engineering Showcase (02/27/2026)

NSF Noyce STEM Teacher Program Visit (02/18/2026)

Open Lab Day

(02/03/2026)

Happy New Year of 2026

(01/29/2026)

NSBE Future Engineers of America Outreach at UAB (11/08/2025)

Major Discovery Fair

(10/02/2025)

School of Engineering Open House

(09/20/2025)

UAB MME Open House

(09/16/2025)

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

(Summer, 2025)

Heritage Festival w/ Southern STEM Center

(05/16/2025)

Central Alabama Science & Engineering Fair (03/01/2025)

FirstTech Challenge UAB Qualifiers (01/18/2025)

Google Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Summit (01/16/2025)

Open Foundry @ MPAD (11/16/2024)