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Connor May

#GINNing Podcast: CEE standout to serve as engineering graduation marshal
12/4/25 3:00 PM

Connor May, a graduating senior in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will serve as Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering graduation marshal at its fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Andrzej Nowak, Brasfield & Gorrie Professor of civil and environmental engineering, was recently honored with the ACI Arthur J. Boase Award for outstanding contributions to structural concrete research.

Civil and environmental engineering professor honored with ACI award
12/2/25 10:30 AM

Civil and environmental engineering Professor Andrzej Nowak received the ACI Arthur J. Boase Award for influential research advancing structural concrete design and safety.
From left, professors Xiao Qin, Jeffrey LaMondia and Virginia Davis.

Three Auburn Engineering professors earn university Faculty Awards
11/17/25 7:40 AM

Professors Jeffrey LaMondia, Virginia Davis and Xiao Qin will be presented with Auburn University Faculty Awards on Tuesday.
From left, Anton Schindler, director of the Highway Research Center, David Timm, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Corie McConnell, academic services administrator and Katie Falls, academic program administrator celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the Highway Research Center in the Harbert Center in late October.

HRC marks 40 years of engineering innovation and statewide impact
11/14/25 10:00 AM

Auburn University’s Highway Research Center marks 40 years of innovation, research partnerships and workforce development that improve Alabama’s transportation system.
Rod Turochy, associate director of outreach for the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute and James Madison Hunnicutt Professor of traffic engineering, was named a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

CEE professor named Institute of Transportation Engineers Fellow
11/10/25 2:00 PM

Auburn’s Rod Turochy, associate director of AUTRI, has been named an ITE Fellow for his lasting impact on transportation safety and education.
AUSome Science in 60 Seconds overall graduate winner Md Mijanur Rahman, left, and undergraduate winner Cade May.

Students' research ideas celebrated at third AUSome Science in 60 Seconds
11/3/25 10:00 AM

Presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students, AUSome Science in 60 Seconds tasked students to create videos and explain their projects in one minute or less.
David Timm and Matt Yarnold

Two civil and environmental engineering faculty named ASCE Fellows
10/27/25 2:00 PM

Civil and environmental engineering faculty David Timm and Matthew Yarnold have been named Fellows of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Jack Montgomery

CEE associate professor leads study to improve Alabama infrastructure
10/27/25 1:45 PM

Auburn civil engineers are using Measurement While Drilling data to help ALDOT design safer, more efficient roads and bridges across Alabama.
The M. Harbert III Engineering Center, home to Auburn’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will host this year’s student organization pitch competition.

CEE Alumni Advisory Council to host student organization pitch contest
10/22/25 2:45 PM

Auburn’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Advisory Council will host its second annual student pitch competition in November to inspire innovation and collaboration.
Aidan Bosman

#GINNing Podcast: Friend of the Park
10/17/25 9:30 AM

Auburn engineers are making an impact in their own backyard with a project aimed at protecting and improving water quality at Hickory Dickory Park. And without the aid of Stormwater Research Facility phenom Aidan Bosman, it just wouldn't be the same.
The Grand Engineering Challenges event, held in the Brown-Kopel Center Grand Hall, is organized by the college’s Office of Recruitment, Outreach and Scholarships, and it draws hundreds of students to campus each year.

Grand Engineering Challenges mixes fun and learning for K-6th students
10/15/25 3:00 PM

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted more than 220 K-6th grade students Tuesday, Oct. 14, as part of its Grand Engineering Challenges event.
Ali Khosravi, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is leading a research project with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to develop an AI and satellite-based system for monitoring ground movement.

CEE assistant professor develops AI system to monitor ground movement
10/14/25 11:00 AM

Auburn engineer partners with MnDOT to develop an AI and satellite-based system that detects early signs of highway ground movement in Minnesota.
Children in Quesimpuco, Bolivia, were taught how to measure rainfall with gauges, record and interpret the data, recognize seasonal patterns and better understand how this information can be applied.

Auburn Engineers build more than infrastructure in Bolivian village
9/25/25 7:45 AM

Auburn's Engineers Without Borders chapter installed more than half a mile of irrigation pipeline in a remote Bolivian village and taught children to collect rainfall data as part of a multi-year project to capture mountain spring water for agriculture.
Civil and environmental engineering professor Jeff LaMondia stands beside a whiteboard illustrating travel behavior models used to modernize long-distance travel data collection.

CEE professor collects data on long-distance travel
9/19/25 1:30 PM

Jeff LaMondia, professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads a U.S. DOT project to modernize long-distance travel data, shaping smarter tourism and infrastructure decisions.
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council 2025 awardees are (L-R): Superior Service, Heather Conner, administrative support associate; Outstanding Young Auburn Engineers, Joseph Moore, ’08 aerospace engineering; Hayley Sistrunk, ’10 civil engineering; Distinguished Auburn Engineers, Brad Christopher, ’91 and ‘93 civil engineering; Linda DuCharme, ’86 chemical engineering; and David Kudlak, ’86 civil engineering.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 6 with college’s highest awards
9/15/25 2:45 PM

Five outstanding engineering alumni and one longtime staff member of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 12, for their distinguished professional careers and service to the college.
Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering honored faculty and staff, including Tyler Patterson (pictured), senior application systems analyst in the Office of Engineering Communications and Marketing.

Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet
9/12/25 9:15 AM

The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact
Graduate students in the Auburn University - Stormwater Research Facility place rocks to stabilize a streambank at Hickory Dickory Park in Auburn as part of a project to reduce erosion and improve water quality.

Auburn Engineering partners with city to improve stormwater at city park
9/4/25 11:00 AM

Auburn engineers and the city are restoring streams, reducing runoff and adding features at Hickory Dickory Park to improve water quality and community life.
Nathan Moore

#GINNing Podcast: Moore Miles
8/22/25 10:00 AM

Nathan Moore, new assistant director of the National Center for Asphalt Technology's famed test track, discusses the past, present and future of the glorious 1.7-mile loop on this, its 25th anniversary year.
Tom Chung speaks to faculty sitting at tables in front of windows

Auburn Faculty host third national mass timber workshop
8/20/25 2:30 PM

The third Timber Architecture Design Faculty Development Workshop trained educators on best practices for incorporating mass timber into courses and curricula.
Software developed through Auburn University's Biomechanical Engineering (AUBE) Lab aims to revolutionize the way safety professionals assess injury risk on factory floors and similar industrial settings.

NSC funds Auburn biomechanical research into occupational injury
8/5/25 9:00 AM

The National Safety Council (NSC) apparently got the memo — there's little risk in investing in Auburn's injury risk research.
The Ginn Family, including (L-R) Matt, Ann, Sam, Samantha and Mike — made the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.

College's namesake and family commit $30M to scholarships
7/30/25 4:30 PM

The namesake of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and the Ginn Family Foundation has committed $30 million to the college to establish a new scholarship program, marking the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.
Ali Khosravi, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineer (right), Bart Prorok, a materials engineering professor (middle), and Paul Bartley, an assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn University (left) stand in front of the PSX Macro CT machine in the X-ray Computed Tomography Lab.

Auburn faculty uses 3D imaging to better understand sea ice behavior
7/29/25 3:00 PM

Auburn researchers use 3D imaging and modeling to study sea ice microstructure, aiming to improve Arctic safety, ship routing and climate predictions.

Auburn University administrators and Orange Beach city leaders break ground on the Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station at Terry Cove in Orange Beach in July 2025.

Auburn Engineering breaks ground on coastal engineering research station
7/24/25 11:30 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering broke ground on the Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station, a partnership with the city of Orange Beach.

Olaniyi Afolayan

CEE doctoral student named 2025 Trailblazers in Engineering fellow
7/10/25 12:00 PM

Olaniyi Afolayan, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected as a 2025 fellow for the Trailblazers in Engineering (TBE) program, a national initiative supported by the National Science Foundation's Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award.
From left, Lili Rahimikhameneh and Brock Huner, graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were finalists for the United States Society on Dams Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarships.

CEE graduate students receive Dams Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship
7/10/25 11:00 AM

Brock Huner and Lili Rahimikhameneh, graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, were named finalists for a national scholarship aimed at developing practical solutions to design and construction challenges related to dams, levees and other water resources.

AUSME compiles publicly available research data — including faculty publication records, citation metrics, co-author networks and academic backgrounds — into interactive, easy-to-navigate profiles.

College launches novel web tool designed to foster research collaboration
7/3/25 8:15 AM

AUSME is a searchable, artificial intelligence-powered tool that transforms how researchers discover one another, form collaborations and pursue complex, cross-disciplinary challenges.
Megan Sharpe

#GINNing Podcast: Coagulation Nation
6/22/25 8:00 AM

There's no brain drain out at Auburn's Stormwater Research Facility — more like drain brain. Just take the newest runoff warrior representing Coagulation Nation — Megan Sharpe.
Stanton Freeman

#GINNing Podcast: Concrete Plans
6/13/25 9:00 AM

On the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education, the #GINNing Gang mixes it up with concrete crackerjack Stanton Freeman, a kudos-collecting graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
David Roueche

Auburn researcher: Current building practices can withstand hurricane winds
5/27/25 9:00 AM

Auburn University’s David Roueche, a Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow and Gottlieb Professor in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, is an expert on how structures can be engineered to better withstand damage from hurricanes and tornadoes.

A participant at Auburn University - Stormwater Research Facility’s Stormwater Week sprays chemicals during a demonstration.

Stormwater Week hosts more than 275 industry professionals
5/22/25 12:00 AM

The Auburn University - Stormwater Research Facility hosted more than 275 stormwater professionals earlier this month during Stormwater Week, offering training, demonstrations and the latest research in stormwater management.
Stanton Freeman

HRC graduate student receives fellowship from ACI
5/13/25 1:40 PM

Stanton Freeman, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a 2025-26 fellowship from the American Concrete Institute (ACI).

The Department of Biosystems Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were selected for the Provost’s Excellence in Assessment Award after a rigorous peer-review process.

BSEN, CEE programs recognized for excellence in student assessment
5/8/25 11:00 AM

The Department of Biosystems Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were among only three academic programs honored with Auburn University's annual Provost’s Excellence in Assessment Award for their outstanding commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in student learning assessment.

Research Directors from more than 10 state departments of transportation agencies throughout the southeastern U.S. attended the peer exchange.

ALDOT, AUTRI hosts peer exchange with Southeast region state DOT leaders
5/2/25 10:00 AM

The Alabama Department of Transportation and the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) recently hosted state DOT research leaders from across the Southeast during the three-day Southeast Transportation Consortium (STC) Peer Exchange.

Carolina Triboni

#GINNing Podcast: CEE senior to serve as engineering graduation marshal
5/2/25 9:00 AM

Carolina Triboni, a senior in Auburn University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will lead the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s class of 2025 as its graduation marshal during spring commencement on Sunday, May 11.
Each council class is active for five years.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2030
4/30/25 2:55 PM

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members during its annual spring meeting in April in the Brown-Kopel Center.
Auburn basketball teammates Dylan Cardwell (left) and Joah Shay (right) recreate an iconic photo of former NBA stars Manute Bol and Spudd Webb.

#GINNing Podcast: Joah's Arc
4/25/25 9:15 AM

Noah's Ark? How about Joah's arc? Because if you feed freshman civil engineering and Final Four'ing Auburn basketballer Joah Shay the rock behind that 3-point line, he's going to straight up make it rain.
A young man uses a drill on stacked wood

Cool tool expands mass timber research capabilities
4/21/25 3:45 PM

With the addition of a CLT press, the interdisciplinary faculty of the Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative can manufacture and test mass timber products without leaving campus.
Shelby Balding

#GINNing Podcast: The Juggler
4/11/25 11:00 AM

She'll be honest — growing up in Denver, Shelby Balding had never heard of Auburn. Now, the civil engineering junior and cross-country crusader can't stop talking about it. 
Graduate Engineering Research Showcase winner Tori Phillips, left, with Maria Auad, the college's associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development.

Chemical engineering student wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
4/8/25 10:25 AM

More than 150 students participated in the 12th Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, held April 3 in the Brown-Kopel Center.

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 6 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, once again, No. 1 in the state.

Graduate programs earn high marks in recent U.S. News rankings
4/8/25 7:46 AM

U.S. News and World Report, which ranks graduate programs nationally each spring, designated Auburn Engineering No. 33 among public institutions when its annual list was released Tuesday, April 8.

Shiqiang (Nick) Zou, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering (center), holds a reactor used in electrochemical reduction, a process that uses electrical energy to break down per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) while keeping granular activated carbon intact for potential reuse. Graduate assistant Jason Zhao (right) and postdoctoral fellow David Ricardo Martinez Vargas (left) are working with Zou on the project.

CEE assistant professor earns grant to remove PFAS from materials
4/7/25 10:00 AM

Shiqiang (Nick) Zou, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, earns $250K grant to test electricity-based method for breaking down toxic PFAS chemicals in water more safely, cheaply and sustainably.

Ten representatives from Auburn’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) — including students, faculty and researchers — attended this year’s International Erosion Control Association (IECA) annual conference, walking away with four awards.

Auburn CEE students sweep the IECA conference
4/1/25 9:55 AM

Ten representatives from Auburn’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) — including students, faculty and researchers — attended this year’s International Erosion Control Association (IECA) annual conference, walking away with four awards.

Auburn researchers are part of an $887,985 study to address engineering challenges associated with energy efficiency of zero emission bus materials.

Auburn Engineering researchers part of $887K FTA project
3/21/25 1:55 PM

Auburn Engineering researchers on the project are Bryan Beckingham (principal investigator) and co-PIs Cassandra Porter, Michael Howard, Lauren Beckingham, Mark Hoffman and Christian Brodbeck.
Ali Khosravi

CEE assistant professor aims to predict how sea ice reacts to stress
2/20/25 1:00 PM

Ali Khosravi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is studying how sea ice moves and reacts to stress, especially during interactions with structures and vessels.
Lake Marian in New Zealand

New Engineering Global Programs opportunity takes students to New Zealand
2/17/25 9:00 AM

A new study abroad program through Engineering Global Programs will take Auburn Engineering students to the South Pacific, immersing them in the environmental landscapes of New Zealand.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey address attendees at the 68th annual Alabama Transportation Conference on Feb. 11-12 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex hosted by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

Auburn hosts 68th annual Alabama Transportation Conference
2/14/25 1:45 PM

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted the 68th annual Alabama Transportation Conference on Feb. 11-12 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.

Engineering Without Borders students on location in Westpoint, Tennessee, include (from left), Eli Williams, Virginia Keith, Morgan Bell (resident engineer in charge), Emma Tolbert, Sam Mariano, Joel Young, Park White and Gerald John, advisor and civil and environmental engineering research associate.

Auburn Engineering students solving water issues domestically and abroad
2/6/25 7:55 AM

Auburn's Engineering Without Borders chapter helping residents in rural Tennessee, Guatemala and Bolivia.
Laurence Rilett, AUTRI director and Ginn Distinguished Professor, presided over the governor’s luncheon at the 67th annual Alabama Transportation Conference in Birmingham.

Auburn prepares to host 68th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference
1/31/25 12:00 AM

Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) is once again shaping Alabama’s transportation future by hosting the 68th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference (ATC).
The newly established Auburn chapter of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association gathers for a photo during the 104th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in January in Washington, D.C.

AREMA introduces Auburn student chapter
1/29/25 5:00 PM

The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) student chapter at Auburn University becomes the first AREMA student chapter in Alabama and the 26th nationwide.

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