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2012 News Archive
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January
- 01/31/12 - Civil engineers to talk on applications of geosynthetics and a new geotextile material
- 01/30/12 - Auad awarded NSF grant for biorenewable nanobiomaterials research center
- 01/27/12 - Chemical engineering graduate student earns prestigious travel grant, presentation award
- 01/26/12 - Auburn to host summer research program on unmanned aerial vehicles
- 01/23/12 - Engineering graduate students publish book on missile systems design
- 01/18/12 - Auburn Invention2Venture workshop teaches hands-on entrepreneurship
- 01/17/12 - New concrete recipe developed by Auburn, Alabama researchers reuses toxic coal ash
- 01/13/12 - Kentucky engineer to talk on carbon nanotube materials
- 01/12/12 - Auburn University programs named to U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural Top Online Education Program Honor Roll
- 01/04/12 - Clement joins American Geophysical Union journal editorial team
February
- 02/23/12 - Engineering to host annual recruitment day
- 02/22/12 - Warehouse design study to find new aisle patterns, cut cost
- 02/16/12 - Abdoulmoumine named new face of agricultural and biological engineers
- 02/10/12 - Que selected for top research fellowship
- 02/08/12 - Auburn laser diagnostics work featured in Vision Systems Design
- 02/08/12 - Blacktop study drives smooth savings
- 02/07/12 - Thurow awarded ONR grant to study aircraft noise reduction
- 02/02/12 - Sandia National Laboratories engineer to talk on data management
- 02/01/12 - Auburn missile design team earns top honors at international competition
March
- 03/28/12 - Marghitu to host capacity building institute
- 03/27/12 - Auburn’s vice president for research to speak on geometric design, speed and safety
- 03/23/12 - Kansas State engineer to discuss sustainable energy separation processes
- 03/20/12 - Liu awarded Chinese Ministry of Education scholarship
- 03/19/12 - Linninger to talk on biomedical engineering, drug delivery
- 03/15/12 - Engineering among Auburn graduate programs to achieve high U.S. News rankings
- 03/13/12 - Chin awarded grant to develop sensors, devices for food safety
- 03/07/12 - Engineering students look to solve world water crisis
- 03/06/12 - Texas engineer to talk on nanoparticles for drug delivery, bioimaging
- 03/05/12 - Wolosick to talk on geotechnical foundation engineering
April
- 04/30/12 - Summer computing, robotics camp is back
- 04/25/12 - Auburn hosts international off-road racecar competition
- 04/25/12 - Nuclear Power Generation Systems program scholarships awarded
- 04/24/12 - Engineering seminar to discuss new research for identifying breast cancer cells
- 04/24/12 - Wiggins Mechanical Engineering Hall dedicated on Auburn’s campus
- 04/23/12 - Bhavnani, Thiagarajan, Wheeler selected to fly on NASA’s reduced gravity aircraft
- 04/18/12 - Auburn’s LITEE program honored by National Academy of Engineers
- 04/13/12 - Roberts named dean of Auburn’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
- 04/13/12 - Bullock, Stevenson, Williams awarded Stone Leadership Award
- 04/13/12 - Bickley named outstanding alumnus by materials engineering
- 04/11/12 - Birmingham engineer to talk on Mobile’s Bankhead Tunnel
- 04/09/12 - MIT engineer to discuss nanoscale process systems
- 04/05/12 - Nelson selected to ABET accreditation commission
- 04/03/12 - Clement and Hayworth's Gulf oil spill research featured in National Geographic
- 03/30/12 - Chemical engineering seminar to feature applications for enzyme research
May
- 05/23/12 - Chemical engineering students take top honors at regional conference
- 05/23/12 - Smith awarded Fulbright grant to teach, conduct research in Turkey
- 05/22/12 - Williams awarded NSF graduate fellowship
- 05/21/12 - Hakovirta named director of Auburn University’s Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering
- 05/18/12 - Kaczmarek receives Goldwater Scholarship honorable mention
- 05/17/12 - White recognized by British organization as first American to win Da Vinci award for contact lens research
- 05/15/12 - Seniors collaborate on irrigation system for Engineers Without Borders
- 05/10/12 - Biosystems engineering seniors design erosion and sediment control plan for Fort Benning
June
- 07/02/12 - Hartfield to present lecture on supersonic engine design, performance at Korea’s Agency for Defense Development
- 06/25/12 - Auburn dedicates MRI Research Center housing powerful 7T MRI scanner
- 06/20/12 - Auburn’s College of Engineering adding minor in tribology, lubrication science
- 06/19/12 - Eden named chemical engineering department chair
- 06/07/12 - Smith honored with Institute of Industrial Engineers Holzman Distinguished Educator award
- 06/01/12 - NASA chief software engineer to discuss test driven software development
July
- 07/30/12 - Spencer receives Auburn's 2012 Young Alumni Achievement Award
- 07/27/12 - Auburn nuclear program named the Alabama Power Nuclear Power Generation Systems program
- 07/26/12 - Family engineering program promotes awareness of engineering
- 07/18/12 - Tian earns first place at computing grand finals
- 07/16/12 - Auburn researchers awarded $1.5 million to study occupational safety and ergonomics, occupational injury prevention
- 07/06/12 - Auburn’s National Academy of Inventors chapter to host lecture by Innovation Corps program director
- 07/03/12 - Auburn LITEE students participating in National Science Foundation international research experience
August
- 08/27/12 - Ginn, Reynolds join board of newly created nationwide first responder network
- 08/23/12 - Abbas named recipient of Robert J. Dexter Memorial Lecture
- 08/22/12 - Auburn researchers hold public meetings in partnership with Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- 08/22/12 - Hamilton awarded NSF funds for information assurance scholarships
- 08/20/12 - Ozden and Derhami awarded material handling scholarships
- 08/20/12 - Adanur presents higher education workshop in Turkey
- 08/17/12 - Yilmaz recognized by Society for Modeling and Simulation International
- 08/17/12 - Samuel Ginn College of Engineering receives gift from the U.S. Steel Foundation
- 08/03/12 - Warner receives engineering humanities award
September
- 09/20/12 - AU's Swamidass publishes book on tech innovation
- 09/20/12 - Alumnus lands job with Apple with a click of a button
- 09/20/12 - Auburn civil engineers release findings on tar balls from Hurricane Isaac
- 09/19/12 - Wireless engineer to discuss mobile phone sensors for monitoring behavior
- 09/18/12 - IBM researcher to speak on clock synchronization: from theory to practices and products
- 09/12/12 - Samuel Ginn College of Engineering rises in U.S. News and World Report rankings
- 09/10/12 - Engineering to host graduate research showcase
- 09/07/12 - Lall ranked in top academic publications search
- 09/06/12 - Isaac challenges young Auburn engineer
October
- 10/25/12 - Coker earns first place in computing research competition
- 10/23/12 - Beard to talk on renewable lubricants
- 10/16/12 - Mechanical engineer Thomassy to discuss fluid traction modeling
- 10/11/12 - Georgia Tech chief manufacturing officer to deliver engineering Ginn lecture
- 10/09/12 - Wireless engineer to talk on smartphone data collection
- 10/05/12 - University of Utah dean to discuss impact of engineering on human health
- 10/05/12 - Mississippi State engineer to present particulate matter emissions research
- 10/01/12 - Lubrication engineer to discuss tribology industry
November
- 11/26/12 - Notre Dame engineer to talk on energy applications for ionic liquids
- 11/14/12 - Agrawal awarded lifetime contribution medal from IEEE
- 11/14/12 - Irwin receives education medal from IEEE
- 11/14/12 - Laurencin to talk on latest tissue engineering techniques
- 11/13/12 - Registration open for 2013 Robo Camp
- 11/13/12 - Chin receives top honor from American Welding Society
- 11/12/12 - Louisiana State engineer to discuss use of fuel cells for clean energy
- 11/12/12 - Lall to serve as chair of mechanical engineering society congress
- 11/08/12 - National Academy of Inventors chapter to host guest lecture by Tetramer Technologies executive
- 11/06/12 - Engineering to host lecture on metalworking fluids, talk by president of Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
- 11/01/12 - Dr. John Cochran Receives Walter Gilbert Award
December
