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Achievements

• The first public university in the nation to offer the bachelor of software engineering degree.
• A leader in the microelectronics field since 1974, when the Auburn Electrical Engineering Department built its first microelectronics research laboratory. In 1984, the Alabama Microelectronics Science and technology Center was founded.
• Attracting research funds from such notable sources as NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Semiconductor Research Corporation, Texas Instruments, IBM and Daimler Chrysler Electronics.