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Calendar of Events
- Jan. 07: Spring '09 Semester Begins
- Feb. 7 - March 14: Sign up now for Robo Camp
- Apr. 16 - 19: Save the date for Baja SAE Alabama at Auburn University
One hundred years ago - in the 1908-09 academic year - the College of Engineering
was formally established, although engineering had been a degree granting program
since 1872. In 2008 we saw a true watershed in the history of Auburn Engineering.
I can't think of a more fitting time for a centennial celebration. This year,
we moved into the new Shelby Center for Engineering Technology; completed the
most successful capital campaign in the history of the college and the university;
continued our steady advance in the U.S News & World Report rankings; obtained
the highest ranking ever in the American Society of Engineering Education's digest
of research expenditures; and enrolled one of the brightest and largest college
freshman classes our history
And the future is looking equally bright. Over the past few years we have increased collaboration and partnerships with international institutions, launched a joint graduate program teaming our industrial engineering faculty with the College of Business and an international initiative that will bring Indian students to the college. We are also working to focus our research efforts in key areas such as cyber security, wireless communications, energy, transportation and health sciences technology.
This college has been blessed with loyal, dedicated, committed alumni, faculty and friends. Your efforts have indeed made auburn engineering something special.
Sincerely,
Larry Benefield
Dean, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Engineering Team Researches Fuels for Alabama River Pulp Company
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Harry Cullinan |
Harry Cullinan and Ram Gupta, faculty members in Auburn University's Department of Chemical Engineering, have reached a three-year $750,000 sponsored research agreement with Alabama River Pulp Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Parsons and Whittemore, Inc., to conduct research related to the production of biocrude and hydrogen fuel from paper sludge using supercritical water (SCW) technology. Auburn is a leader in SCW technology in which hot and compressed water is utilized to carry out chemical reactions. The research will be conducted at the Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering, where Cullinan is director.
"The Department of Chemical Engineering and the Alabama Center for Pulp and Bioresource
Engineering have previously completed similar projects related to bench scale
testing of cellulosic feedstock in supercritical water reactors," said Cullinan.
"We look forward to pursuing the application of supercritical water to biomass
conversion on behalf of Alabama River Pulp Company."
Parsons and Whittemore, founded in 1853, has been recognized as a leading builder of pulp and paper mills, having completed more than 60 projects in 28 countries. The company has made a significant contribution to the wider and more efficient use of assorted non-traditional raw materials through extensive research in the utilization of agricultural fibers.
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Auburn University Selects PureVision Technology for Biorefining Initiative
AU Hosts BEST Robotics -- Developing the Workforce of the Future
Illinois and Alabama Teams Win 2008 South's BEST Robotics Competition.
Despite the cold breeze whipping across the Auburn campus on Saturday afternoon, the atmosphere in Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum was smoking with the energy of 3,500 middle and high school students participating in the 2008 South's BEST Robotics Competition. Read More >>
AU Researchers Build Advance Engine Blade Technology
Through a grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Auburn University faculty member Yasser Gowayed, along with a team of researchers from the Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering, is designing and constructing
physical models for a high-temperature capable, lightweight blade used in gas turbine engines. Read more >>
Zee Named Acting Associate Vice President for Research
John Mason, Auburn University associate provost and vice president for research, has appointed Ralph Zee as the acting associate vice president for research in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Zee will hold this position until a search is conducted and a permanent associate vice president for research has been selected by a committee. Read more >>
Auburn Hovercraft Team Finishes Strong
The Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering's hovercraft team, part of Auburn University's War Eagle Motorsports, finished with two second place awards and a fourth place finish at a recent competition in South Lyon, Mich. Read more >>
Seminars
This year's fall seminar lineup has been an impressive one bringing many distinguished speakers to campus, as well as showcasing the work of our own faculty.
Randy Jackson, director of human resources and administration at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc., discussed Kia's newest manufacturing plant, which is under construction in West Point, Ga., as well as its economic impact.
Scott F. Midkiff, National Science Foundation (NSF) program director, provided an overview of NSF programs that seek to advance the innovative application of cyber capabilities for advancing science and engineering.
National Academy of Engineering member Fazle Hussain, Cullen Distinguished Professor and director of the Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence at the University of Houston, discussed the looming crisis in air traffic capacity, and presented a potential solution to the overcrowding of airways and runways.
Ian Hausding of Technische University in Dresden, Germany, discussed the Auburn-Dresden partnership beginning in 2009 that will offer students the opportunity to visit Dresden for one or two semesters, Read more >>
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