WEDNESDAY JUNE 24, 2015 VOLUME 122 | ISSUE 5 Serving The University of Alabama since 1894
NEWS | PRESIDENT
Board signs off on Bell’s nomination Bell to focus on research, recruitment as president By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
The first night Stuart Bell and his wife Susan were in Tuscaloosa, they had a late dinner before deciding to walk around the campus. The two made their way to the Quad where they saw two or three groups of students still hanging around after classes. They talked with a couple of students along the sidewalk. “It really felt right, and it felt really good to be back on campus,” Bell said. Bell, who was confirmed by the Board of Trustees on Thursday, June 18, as the next University of Alabama president effective July 15, spent 16 years at the University. He started as an assistant professor in mechanical engineering and worked his way up to head of the department. After 13 years away from Tuscaloosa, with stints at the University of Kansas and LSU, Bell is back. “I have always watched Alabama, SEE BELL PAGE 9
Stuart Bell returns to the University as president, effective July 15. UA Media Relations
NEWS | 3-D PRINTING
Interns learn 3-D printing techniques 3-D printing certification offered at Rodgers Library By Jeremy Connor | Contributing Writer
Fourteen students met in Rodgers Library last Friday to learn about the basics of 3-D printing and to watch The University of Alabama’s professional equipment begin to create real models of molecules. Vincent Scalfani, an assistant professor and science and engineering librarian, led the participants in an informational session on the topic of 3-D printing, utilizing a computer lab called Scholars’ Station located in the back of Rodgers Library. “3-D printing is an additive
manufacturing process,” Scalfani said. “Essentially what this means is that objects are built by adding layers together. 3-D printing can create objects through a variety of methods and materials such as melting plastic or solidifying resins with ultraviolet light.” When asked about who can use the 3-D printing equipment, Scalfani said, “All UA students, faculty and staff. Our equipment, as well as plastic consumable material, is completely free to use after a short training course offered by Rodgers Library.” After becoming acquainted with how 3-D printing works, the interns moved to the 3-D printing lab to learn how to use the machinery and watch the equipment at work. After selecting a particularly complex model to print, the students
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Our equipment ... is completely free to use ... — Vincent Scalfani decided to retry a print job with a much simpler molecule as a model. After a few minutes, the printer began to start its work. Scalfani told the group the model would take about 15 hours to become a finished product. The students asked a variety of questions while waiting for the printer to start. Among them was, “Can you print a 3-D printer with a 3-D printer?” As it turns SEE 3-D PAGE 20
Swashbucklers and swordfighters The Rude Mechanicals theatre company will perform their rendition of Shakespeare’s “Pericles” – complete with swordfighting and dancing – at Manderson Landing, beginning Wednesday evening.
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