Biosystems Engineering News

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's newly launched pilot program aims to help students take their engineering career to the Next Level.

Next Level program aims to develop career skills in students
9/28/23 10:00 AM

The College of Engineering's newly launched pilot program, titled Next Level, aims to enhance career preparedness and to improve first destination satisfaction by focusing on formative career development in the classroom.

Emmanuel Winful, right, is the college's health and safety manager.

Auburn Engineering named Green Cross Award semifinalist
9/25/23 8:20 AM

College recognized for advocating transformational research that doesn't push the boundaries of safety.
The 11th annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase offers $8,250 in prizes.

Almost 200 registered for annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
9/21/23 8:00 AM

Students will exchange ideas, hypotheses and fresh concepts between one another and faculty judges on Thursday, October 12.
Auburn Engineering's undergraduate programs rank No. 3 among public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering undergraduate programs receive No. 30 public ranking
9/18/23 12:00 PM

Auburn Engineering's undergraduate programs climbed three spots in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Auburn Engineering professors Fa Foster Dai, J. David Irwin and Bruce Tatarchuk have been recognized as NAI fellows, while professor Jin Wang is an NAI senior member.

AU ranked by National Academy of Inventors among Top 100 U.S. universities granted utility patents
9/14/23 7:00 AM

Auburn innovators earned 12 new patents in 2022
Ayden Kemp

#GINNing Podcast: The Scholar
9/8/23 11:00 AM

Listen to Ayden Kemp, one of Auburn Engineering's two latest Goldwater Scholars, discuss how his 5th-grade trip to Disneyland inspired a unique educational journey only one engineering school could provide.

Sushil Adhikari, Wendiam Sawadgo and Hossein Jahromi.

$1M USDA-funded phosphorus project latest in CBB research portfolio
8/25/23 11:00 AM

For Auburn's Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts (CBB), 2023 is coming up roses. And ryegrass.

What can we learn from the movie iRobot, where human-like machines performed tasks and became a threat?

Artificial intelligence-themed film festival kicks off Tuesday, August 29
8/22/23 3:00 PM

Viewers will have the opportunity to view five movies, then learn from an Auburn University professor about what they witnessed and how it can be applied today… and tomorrow.
Harry Coker is a former NSA and CIA executive and veteran Naval officer.

Senior Fellow of McCrary Institute nominated for National Cyber Director
7/26/23 7:00 AM

If confirmed by the Senate, Harry Coker would advise the President of the United States on cybersecurity strategy and policy, working out of the White House and leading the Office of the National Cyber Director.
Hossein Jahromi

USDA backs BSE professor's 'kitchen to car' biolubricant technology
7/11/23 10:00 AM

High triglycerides — bad for your heart, good for your engine (and your environment).  That's the (general) idea behind a novel method to produce eco-friendly biolubricants from waste cooking oil (WCO) to serve as base oil in automotive lubricants developed by Hossein Jahromi, an assistant research professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering. And it's a good one. 
Ayden Kemp

Senior in aerospace, biosystems awarded ASF scholarship
6/26/23 10:00 AM

Ayden Kemp dreams of developing and maintaining life support systems for manned spaceflight so humanity can one day establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon and on Mars.
Caroline Sanders

#GINNing Podcast: Gemini Vegetarian
6/2/23 12:00 PM

Undergraduate research. Under the sea solutions.

Anna Lancaster, a junior in biosystems engineering doing undergraduate research under assistant civil engineering professor Jack Montgomery, recently beat out three PhD students for first place in the United States Society on Dams' Kim de Rubertis Scholarship competition.

#GINNing Podcast: Big Dam Deal
5/19/23 12:00 PM

Anna Lancaster, a junior in biosystems engineering doing undergraduate research under associate civil engineering professor Jack Montgomery, recently beat out three PhD students for first place in the United States Society on Dams' Kim de Rubertis Scholarship competition.

Mario Eden

#GINNing Podcast: New Boss Level
5/12/23 12:00 PM

As chemical engineering chair, Mario Eden led the department to its highest-ever U.S. News & World Report Graduate Program ranking; increased undergraduate enrollment to record numbers with incoming freshmen with ACT scores of 30 or higher for 11 years in a row; successfully added 17 tenure-track faculty members and two full-time lecturers during the past 10 years, including the department achieving the highest percentage of female full professors among any chemical engineering department in the country; increased philanthropic support of the program by millions of dollars; and successfully led the department through the national accreditation process in 2016 and 2022. Last month, he was appointed the new dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. But in terms of lasting impact, his latest distinction — #GINNing Podcast guest — stands alone.
Katie Leonard

#GINNing Podcast: Since she was 13
5/5/23 3:00 PM

Katie Leonard, Auburn's latest NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipient, graduates in May with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, something that's been in the works since was 13.

Steve Taylor

Taylor named SVP for Research and Economic Development
5/4/23 2:00 PM

Taylor has served as the interim dean of Auburn’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering since April 2022. Taylor will begin his new position on June 1.
Auburn has climbed 10 spots in U.S. News' Best Engineering Graduate Program rankings over the past four years.

Auburn Engineering climbs to No. 31 in U.S. News and World Report ranking
4/25/23 5:44 AM

Auburn Engineering has climbed 10 spots in the Best Graduate program rankings over the past four years
Maggie Nelson (left) and Yoorae Noh extrude recycled filament and feed it into a new spool.

CPAC gives used 3D printing filament new life through recycling program
4/21/23 12:50 PM

Through ReMake, the Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites is collecting 3D printing waste and recycling it into filament that can be redistributed to labs across campus.
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CPAC Summer Seminar Series kicks off May 30
4/20/23 1:00 PM

The annual seminar series hosted by the Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites is an opportunity for graduate students to share their research and foster interdisciplinary research collaboration at Auburn.
Mario Eden has been named as the 14th dean of Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Auburn University appoints Eden as its new dean of engineering
4/14/23 2:00 PM

Following a national search, Mario Eden, the Joe T. and Billie Carole McMillan Professor and chair of Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named as the 14th dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Interim Provost Vini Nathan.
Interim Dean of Engineering Steve Taylor kicks off the 2023 Spring Awards Ceremony.

Spring awards recognize outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni
4/14/23 1:45 PM

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted its annual spring awards ceremony, which recognizes students, faculty, staff and alumni who have shown outstanding leadership and devotion to the college.

Friday's event will discuss the need to prioritize resilience of U.S. space systems.

McCrary Institute to host virtual roundtable on securing space
4/11/23 2:25 PM

Event Will Discuss Need to Prioritize Resilience of U.S. Space Systems
Ayden Kemp and Maggie Nelson are just two of this year's 413 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars nationwide.

Two Auburn Engineering honors students named Goldwater Scholars
4/11/23 8:00 AM

Ayden Kemp and Maggie Nelson are just two of this year's 413 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars nationwide.
Leadership from Auburn Engineering and the Technical University of Applied Sciences at Wurzburg-Schweinfurt discussed collaboration efforts during a week-long summit March 26-31.

Auburn bolsters relations with German technical institute
4/10/23 2:35 PM

Fostering the spirit of collaborative research and educational programs, Auburn University leadership hosted a delegation from the German Technical University of Applied Sciences at Wurzburg-Schweinfurt, March 26-31.
Justus Smith

#GINNing Podcast: In the interest of Justus
3/31/23 8:00 AM

A great name. A great mane. A heart for others. An engineer without borders. Learn how biosystems engineering junior and Auburn EWB chapter president Justus Smith is truly doing his part for the American Way on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast. Listen below, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts by searching #GINNing.
Graduate students and faculty from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering present research posters at the second annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase in Huntsville.

Graduate Engineering Research Showcase returns to Huntsville
3/24/23 8:00 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering held its second annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase in Huntsville on Wednesday, with more than 150 graduate students and faculty presenting research posters to members of the Huntsville community and Auburn Engineering alumni.
Ashton Stroud, sophomore in computer science and software engineering, and Camille Coulter, senior in biosystems engineering, took home the top two prizes in this year's Engineer Together design competition.

Biosystems senior wins Engineer Together design competition
3/16/23 8:15 AM

The Engineer Together annual design competition winners were announced Wednesday as part of Engineer Together Day.
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Upcoming Engineer Together Day to highlight college's DEI efforts
3/2/23 9:00 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee will host Engineer Together Day on Wednesday, March 15 in the Brown-Kopel Center.  

Christian Brodbeck

Brodbeck named Director of Research Engineering Operations
2/28/23 8:00 AM

To reflect his growing and evolving role in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Christian Brodbeck, who has served the college as research engineer since 2006, was recently named director of research engineering operations.
An E-Day participant holds engineered heart tissue while visiting the Department of Chemical Engineering's E-Day booth.

Annual E-Day Open House welcomes 3,500 visitors to campus
2/24/23 2:00 PM

Auburn Engineering hosted more than 3,500 attendees on Friday, Feb. 24 for E-Day, the college's annual open house event.
Brendan Higgins

BSE research into controlled environment agriculture focus of $9.95M grant
2/22/23 10:00 AM

Auburn engineers are embarking on a wide-ranging and ambitious mission to reimagine controlled environment agriculture as a more sustainable approach to food production.
This is the seventh-consecutive year that engineering’s online program has ranked in the Top 25.

Auburn Engineering No. 16 among online graduate programs
1/24/23 6:00 AM

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering came in at No. 16 in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online Engineering Graduate Programs 2023 rankings, climbing one spot from last year. This is the seventh-consecutive year that engineering’s online program has ranked in the Top 25.
Sushil Adhikari

BSE professor lead $2M project to harvest hydrogen in blended feedstock
1/20/23 12:00 AM

Auburn University researchers are leading a $2 million Department of Energy grant that aims to produce hydrogen from blended feedstock, such as legacy waste coal, forest residues and municipal solid waste.
Stanford researchers examined a database of more than 180,000 scholars worldwide.

22 scholars ranked among the world's top two percent of cited researchers
1/5/23 2:50 PM

Stanford University's study examined a database of more than 180,000 researchers worldwide
Auburn University biosystems engineering department chair Oladiran Fasina and poultry science department chair Bill Dozier, both principal investigators on the Institute for Rural Partnership project, visit the processing plant at the university’s Miller Poultry Research and Education Center.

Engineering part of $28 million grant to meet rural challenges
12/16/22 5:25 PM

Auburn University is one of three universities sharing a $28 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, to establish an Institute for Rural Partnership to research the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas.
Auburn University President Christopher Roberts, left, and KITECH President Nak Kyu Lee sign the historic memorandum of understanding between the institutions Tuesday.

Auburn signs research agreement with Korean Institute of Technology
12/6/22 2:00 PM

The agreement includes the establishment of research and/or automotive technology support offices and laboratories, the creation of joint research projects and the exchange of technical information, periodic training symposia and consulting.

Janet Moore

#GINNing Podcast: At Auburn, student services just means Moore
12/2/22 12:00 PM

In 2019, Janet Moore, assistant dean for engineering student services, was named the National Academic Advising Association's Outstanding Academic Advising Administrator. Find out why on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.
Student research videos must be no longer than 60 seconds.

$2,200 up for grabs in upcoming student research video competition
11/30/22 10:45 AM

Auburn Engineering's first AUsome Science in 60 Seconds competition offers up to $2,200 in cash and prizes to the best – and most concise – student researchers, graduate and undergraduate, on video.
Auburn University hosts the South's BEST Regional Robotics Championship for the 20th time, Dec. 3-4 at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.

Auburn hosts South's BEST Regional Robotics Competition Dec. 3-4
11/22/22 10:00 AM

Students from four states will bring their creations and design plans to Auburn for the 20th consecutive year.
The institute will be housed out of Auburn’s Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville, hosted by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering with oversight by the College of Engineering and the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Auburn University Board of Trustees approves Applied Research Institute
11/11/22 11:15 AM

The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved a proposal Friday to form an Applied Research Institute that will represent an aggregation and culmination of various defense, aerospace, national security and biotech efforts at Auburn University. The proposed institute will serve as a hub to coordinate, organize and market these many efforts to Auburn's external constituents.
Poulami Roy

#GINNing Podcast: Biomass Accelerator
10/28/22 8:00 AM

If you've struggled to understand the synergistic effects of blending triglycerides and biomass based hydrothermal liquefied bio-crude over different catalyst supports in order to produce renewable fuels, then today's your lucky day. 
Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus grand opening.

Auburn opens doors to Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville
10/25/22 12:00 PM

Auburn University expanded its footprint and opened its doors to a new facility in Huntsville on Tuesday with the grand-opening celebration of the Research and Innovation Campus.
Admiral Michael Rogers is a 1981 Auburn University alum.

Grand Challenges in Cybersecurity: A Discussion with Admiral Rogers
10/25/22 11:00 AM

Students, faculty with an interest in cybersecurity are encouraged to attend
"Across Three Centuries" cover

Newest Auburn history book highlights women in engineering
10/20/22 9:00 AM

Art Slotkin, ’68 aerospace engineering, has written 11 books, nine of which detail aspects of Auburn University’s history. His newest book, “Across Three Centuries”, profiles the history of women—specifically those in engineering—at Auburn.

Emmanuel Winful has been an Auburn Engineering health and safety manager since 2019.

Health and safety manager wins NSC Diversity in Safety Scholarship
10/12/22 8:00 AM

Emmanuel Winful, Auburn Engineering health and safety manager since 2019, is among the first recipients of the National Safety Council’s Diversity in Safety Scholarship.
The "Writing SySTEM: A Systematic Approach to Graduate Writing Instruction and Intervention," is initially open to graduate students in aerospace, biosystems and civil and environmental engineering.

Program created to boost engineering students' research writing skills
10/5/22 9:35 AM

Russell Mailen, assistant professor in aerospace engineering, is principal investigator on National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education award,
Students from all engineering disciplines will make research poster presentations before peers and judges.

College's 10th annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase Oct. 20
10/3/22 9:00 AM

More than 200 graduate students are expected to showcase and present their research findings before peers and judges, competing for cash prizes
Auburn alumni, faculty, staff and administrators gather on Samford Lawn to celebrate the 150th anniversaries of the College of Agriculture and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering .

Agriculture, Engineering launch 150th anniversary celebration
9/23/22 7:53 PM

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Auburn’s reorganization under the Morrill Act from East Alabama Male College into the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, which established the Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering.
The first of three engineering career fairs starts Tues., September 19.

Demand for Auburn Engineering students high as career fairs approach
9/19/22 1:00 PM

Auburn Engineering kicks off fall career fair season with a two-day career fair Sept. 20-21, a Civil & Environmental + Biosystems Engineering Career Fair on Sept. 28 and an additional fair to be held at the end of October due to high demand.
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