Welcome to the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's E-Newsletter
The first week of February was an important one for Auburn University. It marked
the date of the 150th anniversary of Auburn University and the start of a year
long birthday celebration. The week also marked the kick-off of the university's
fundraising compaign - It Begins at Auburn. More>>
Top Stories
Prospective Students Learn About AU Engineering at E-Day
On Feb. 25, Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted its
annual E-Day. More than 2,000 engineering students and their families visited
campus to learn about the variety of programs the College of Engineering has to
offer. More>>
B-E-T Students Travel to India and the UK for Design Project
In December, Auburn's Business-Engineering-Technology (B-E-T) program sent two
students to Chennai, India, to work on a design project with students at the Indian
Institute of Technology of Madras (IIT-Madras). More>>
NSF Funds Nanotechnology Research at Auburn
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant to Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
faculty member Christine Curtis, who will lead a team that includes James Bradley
of the Biological Sciences Department and Roderick Long of the Philosophy Department,
to research the societal, ethical and environmental effects of nanotechnology.
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Engineering and Athletics Work Together to Improve Fan Day
As Kevin Gue's manufacturing systems design graduate students completed their
final project, they were making a difference not only in their grade, but across
campus as well. The industrial and systems engineering students had made it their
mission to develop a better plan for the Auburn Athletic Department's Fan Day
event. More>>
Four Auburn Alumni Inducted into State of Alabama Hall of Fame
Three Auburn University alumni — Charles Griffin, William Reed, David Scobey,
and Dwight Wiggins — were inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame during ceremonies held on February 25 in Huntsville. More>>
Events
NCAT Test Track Conference Draws Experts from Across the Nation
The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) held its Pavement Test Track Conference recently hosting approximately
150 individuals representing state and federal government, universities, consultants
and industry from across the nation. More>>
Corporate Innovator Chamberlain Discusses Intellectual Property
As part of Auburn University's ongoing initiative to promote intellectual property
commercialization, Savvas Chamberlain, an electrical engineering professor turned
corporate innovator addressed a packed house of AU faculty and graduate students
on "A Brief History of the Evolution of the DALSA Corporation: A Spin-off Company of the University of Waterloo." More>>
Students
AU Engineering Students Win International Paper Competition
Richard Bramlette and Ryan Leurck, seniors in aerospace engineering at Auburn University, captured first place in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Global Technical Paper Competition at the 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences
Conference. More>>
Biosystems Engineering Student Named Fall 2005 Outstanding Engineering Graduate
Rees Bridges, a biosystems engineering senior, has been selected by the Engineering Student Council as the Outstanding
Graduate from the College of Engineering for the fall 2005 semester. More>>
Chemical Engineering Senior Recognized for Biomedical Engineering Research
Parker Sizemore, an Auburn chemical engineering senior from Cumming, Ga., was selected as a 2005 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Undergraduate Student Award Winner for Outstanding Biomedical Engineering
Research at the society's meeting September 28 through October 1 in Baltimore.
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Research
Engineering Faculty to Share in NASA Research Grant
Wayne Johnson, Guofu Niu and Fa Foster Dai, faculty members in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, in collaboration
with researchers at Georgia Tech, are participating in a NASA Exploration Systems Research and Technology Program grant. Auburn's share of the grant will be $2,375,000 over a four-year period.
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Faculty
Auburn Faculty Receive Wireless Educator Awards
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Victor Nelson and Richard Chapman have
been named co-recipients of the 2005 Global Wireless Education Consortium's Wireless Educator of the Year Award. More>>
Article by Auburn Professor on ScienceDirect's TOP25 List
An article by Alex Simonian, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named to ScienceDirect's TOP25 Hottest Articles list. More>>
Civil Engineering Faculty Named Officer of Geosynthetics Society
David Elton, associate professor of civil engineering in Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has been named president-elect
of the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS), which he has served as vice president since 2002. More>>
