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Avry Prewitt will serve as the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s graduation marshal at Auburn’s fall commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14.

#GINNing Podcast: CEE senior to serve as graduation marshal
12/6/24 12:00 PM

As a child, Avry Prewitt’s world was filled with construction — Lego towers, pillow forts and elaborate Minecraft creations. That early passion for building grew into a purpose, leading her to pursue a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering at Auburn University. This December, Prewitt will cap off her college journey by serving as the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s graduation marshal at Auburn’s fall commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14.

Ruha Tacey, a 2012 Auburn chemical engineering graduate who has gone viral on social media as a STEM advocating influencer, served as the keynote speaker for this year's MADE@AU event.

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience
12/6/24 9:30 AM

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience
Pictured is the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on U.S. 80. The Alabama Transportation Assistance Program (ATAP), part of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI), is partnering with the city of Selma to address safety concerns across the city, with a particular focus along the Highland Avenue corridor.

AUTRI partners with Selma to address traffic concerns
12/3/24 1:00 PM

The Alabama Transportation Assistance Program (ATAP), part of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI), is partnering with the city of Selma to address safety concerns across the city, with a particular focus along the Highland Avenue corridor.
Two people use instruments to monitor water levels geographically isolated wetlands. Frances O’Donnell, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, is partnering with NASA to study such wetlands and their environmental impact.

CEE associate professor earns grant to study isolated wetlands
12/3/24 9:30 AM

Frances O’Donnell, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, is partnering with NASA to study geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs) and their environmental impact.

Corey McDaniels, a master’s student in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE), has been awarded the 2024 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship by the Federal Highway Administration.

CSSE graduate student wins Eisenhower Fellowship from FHWA
11/14/24 10:45 AM

Corey McDaniels, a master’s student in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE), has been awarded the 2024 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship by the Federal Highway Administration.

Nima Shamsaei, Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering and director of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) (left), Ali Khosravi, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering (middle), and Shuai Shao, associate mechanical engineering professor and NCAME's associate director for research and innovation (right), stand at the Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory on Auburn University’s campus. The trio are collaborating to develop robot for efficient utility line installation.

CEE assistant professor, NCAME to develop robot to install utility lines
11/12/24 8:00 AM

Ali Khosravi, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, teams up with NCAME to design a robot that can attach to a conduit, run it underground and resurface for another use.

Auburn Engineering has now increased its annual new research awards and contracts by more than 300% since 2018, when the college brought in $29 million.

Auburn Engineering secures record $117.7 million in FY24 research funding
11/11/24 7:00 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.
Hills' gift will provide an estimated total of 300 full scholarships over the next 20 years.

Auburn University engineering alumnus makes $10M scholarship pledge
10/28/24 6:30 AM

Jeff Hills, ’93 civil engineering, recently established the Jeffery S. Hills Scholarship in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering with a pledge of $10 million. The scholarship program will provide an estimated more than 300 scholarships to Auburn Engineering students during the next 20 years, making it the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.
Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.

Auburn Makersfest submissions due Oct. 18
10/8/24 3:00 PM

Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.
Jeff LaMondia, professor in civil and environmental engineering, works with communities to install a new crosswalk in Eutaw, Alabama.

CEE earns federal grant to promote walking and cycling in Alabama
10/3/24 2:00 PM

Five Alabama counties are teaming with Auburn University to improve their transportation infrastructure and promote safe walking and cycling for their residents.  

Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering undergraduate programs ranked No. 30 nationally
9/24/24 7:20 AM

Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

The 2024 Auburn Alumni Engineering Council award winners included Distinguished Auburn Engineers Maury Gaston, ’82 mechanical engineering; Chris Kramer, ’94 civil engineering; Shirley Boulware, ’91 chemical engineering; Art Slotkin, ’68 aerospace engineering; Outstanding Young Auburn Engineer Jordan Watkins, ’12 civil engineering; and Superior Service Sushil Bhavnani, professor emeritus.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 6 with college’s highest awards
9/17/24 12:00 AM

Five outstanding engineering alumni and one longtime faculty member of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 13, for their distinguished professional careers. These alumni include four who were recognized as Distinguished Auburn Engineers, one as an Outstanding Young Auburn Engineer and a mechanical engineering professor emeritus for Superior Service. The council also honored alumnus Charles Gavin, ’59 textile engineering, who will receive an honorary doctorate of science at the December commencement ceremonies.
Phoebe Judkins, a student in civil and environmental engineering, talks with employers during a career fair hosted by the College of Engineering’s Career Development and Corporate Relations office in October 2023.

CDCR to host engineering career fair in September
9/16/24 10:00 AM

The Career Development and Corporate Relations (CDCR) office will host an annual engineering career fair Sept. 23 and 26 in Brown-Kopel Grand Hall from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston was honored as the Gameday Hero during the Tigers’ football game versus California on Sept. 7. (photo courtesy of Luke Allen/Auburn Tigers)

Sept. 7 Gameday Hero is Auburn’s only Medal of Honor recipient
9/12/24 2:00 PM

While plenty of Auburn University alumni have served in the United States military, Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston is the only one who was awarded the country’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Huaguo Zhou, the Elton Z. and Lois G. Huff Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was recently awarded for his research on intoxicated drivers and engineering measures to prevent wrong-way driving.

CEE professor awarded for research on wrong-way driving countermeasures
9/3/24 9:00 AM

Huaguo Zhou, the Elton Z. and Lois G. Huff Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, was recognized by the California Department of Transportation for his study on intoxicated drivers, which identified effective engineering countermeasures to prevent wrong-way driving and will be presented at the 2025 Transportation Research Board meeting.
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.

CEE assistant professor examines temperature change impact on permafrost
9/3/24 8:30 AM

Ali Khosravi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is teaming up with Bart Prorok, a materials engineering professor, Paul Bartley, an assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn University and his twin brother, Mohammad Khosravi, an associate professor at Montana State University. Together, they aim to improve the understanding of how climate change impacts permafrost, enhancing predictions about permafrost thaw and its effects on infrastructure in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.

Michael Perez, director of the AU-SRF and Brasfield & Gorrie associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, is the principal investigator (PI) on the three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Academy of Sciences’ National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

AU-SRF to develop erosion and sediment control design guidelines
8/28/24 8:00 AM

Auburn University's Stormwater Research Facility (AU-SRF) has been tasked with creating design guidelines for erosion and sediment control practices used on highway construction sites to minimize stormwater pollution.
Barry Fagan (left), owner of Fagan Consulting of Prattville, poses for a photo with Megan Armstrong, a civil and environmental engineering graduate student (middle), and Michael Perez, director of the Stormwater Research Facility and Brasfield & Gorrie associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (right), during a poster presentation for their portable, self-contained stormwater treatment device to treat stormwater runoff and protect the waters of Alabama and the U.S.

Stormwater Research Facility develops portable stormwater device
8/19/24 8:00 AM

The Auburn University Stormwater Research Facility (AU-SRF) is partnering with Fagan Consulting LLC to design a portable, self-contained stormwater treatment device to treat stormwater runoff and protect the waters of Alabama and the U.S.

Jason Nelson

#GINNing Podcast: Track'em
8/16/24 8:00 AM

Someone has to manage that beautiful, 1.7-mile test track over at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT). And DOTs across the fruited, asphalted plains better be thanking their lucky, trucky stars — that someone is Jason Nelson.
Jeff LaMondia, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, (left) and Ben Bowers, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, (right) analyze data to help local and state agencies incorporate transportation resilience policies into their everyday planning.

CEE faculty plan to help agencies with resilience planning
8/12/24 12:00 PM

Jeff LaMondia, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Ben Bowers, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, are attempting to help local and state agencies incorporate transportation resilience policies into their everyday planning.

Steve Newton poses for a picture with his wife, Dorothy Newton, at the Alabama Sports Officials Foundation Hall of Fame ceremony.

CEE alum inducted into Alabama Sports Officials Foundation Hall of Fame
8/7/24 2:00 PM

John Stephen “Steve” Newton, ’75 civil engineering and ’76 environmental engineering, has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Officials Foundation Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

Benjamin Steber was heavily involved in extracurricular activities at Auburn, including Engineers Without Borders, Chi Epsilon and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Civil and Environmental Engineering senior named graduation marshal
7/26/24 10:00 AM

Benjamin Steber, a graduating senior in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will lead Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering class of 2024 at its summer commencement on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Dean Hendrix assumes the position of associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment effective Aug. 1.

Hendrix named associate dean for undergrad studies and program assessment
7/17/24 12:40 PM

Dean Hendrix has been named associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment for Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Mario Eden, dean of engineering.
Evelyn Chavez

#GINNing Podcast: Up-Levelin' with Evelyn
7/5/24 12:00 PM

Cupola Engineering Ambassadors. American Society of Civil Engineers. 100+ Women Strong. Society of Women Engineers. Undergraduate research. Chick-fil-A. Evelyn Chavez does it all.
Jeff LaMondia, a civil and environmental engineering professor, coordinates the installation of a crosswalk at Eutaw Primary School in Greene County.

CEE professor helps install new crosswalks near primary school in Alabama
6/24/24 1:30 PM

Jeff LaMondia, a civil and environmental engineering professor, is once again helping Alabama communities address distinctive local active transportation needs.
Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs continued its upward trajectory in the annual rankings among public institutions, climbing 10 spots in the past five years.

Auburn Engineering graduate programs No. 31 among public institutions
6/18/24 7:40 AM

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 5 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, again, No. 1 in the state.
man types on an advanced manufacturing machine

Auburn expands support for advanced manufacturing
6/11/24 9:00 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will create an Analytical, Innovation and Manufacturing Laboratory to specifically foster workforce development, interdisciplinary collaboration and industry-relevant research and innovation aimed broadly at advanced manufacturing.
Participants attending Auburn University - Stormwater Research Facility’s Stormwater Week Installer Training construct a fence on Tuesday, May 14 at the facility in Opelika.

Stormwater Research Facility hosts weeklong training and conference
6/5/24 1:00 PM

The Auburn University - Stormwater Research Facility hosted over 300 stormwater professionals in May during its Stormwater Week to train, inform, and demonstrate the latest techniques and research in stormwater management.
David, who joined the Auburn faculty in 2012, has served as an assistant professor, associate professor and was recently promoted to the rank of full professor.

David named associate dean for research
5/29/24 7:45 AM

Allan David has been named associate dean for research for Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Dean Mario Eden.
Nora Lopez Rivera, doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, poses for a photo on Auburn University's campus.

CEE doctoral students earns DOE research award
5/24/24 12:00 PM

Nora Lopez Rivera, doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was honored with a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award.

Attendees during tour of NCAT Test Track

NCAT hosts triennial Test Track Conference
5/21/24 11:30 AM

The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) hosted its triennial Test Track Conference May 7-9 at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center. The event presented advancements in the design, construction, materials, maintenance and sustainability of asphalt pavements to over 300 industry professionals. Highlighting the latest findings from the 8th cycle of accelerated pavement testing conducted at NCAT's Test Track, situated just 20 minutes east of Auburn University, the conference offered insights into the forefront of asphalt pavement research and development.

Pictured is the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology on Auburn's campus.

Graduate School honors 28 students from Auburn Engineering
4/30/24 9:45 AM

More than 20 engineering graduate students were recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 26, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.

Yang Zhou, Huaguo Zhou and Alex Zhao present their Special Project Award on Traffic Safety at the Southern District Institute of Transportation Engineers.

AUITE members shine at 2024 SDITE annual meeting
4/5/24 12:00 AM

Auburn University’s Institute of Transportation Engineers (AUITE) students and faculty members won three awards at the Southern District Institute of Transportation Engineers (SDITE) Annual Meeting in April.

Several students in Auburn University’s Water and Environmental Student Association pose for a photo at the Alabama/Mississippi Water Joint Annual Conference.

WESA finds success at AL/MS joint water conference
4/25/24 2:30 PM

Auburn University’s Water and Environmental Student Association (WESA) traveled to Mobile in April to attend the Alabama/Mississippi Water Joint Annual Conference. They came back with hardware and scholarships.

Md Fahim Salek, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been honored with the 2024 Paul F. Boulos Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award.

CEE postdoctoral researcher receives computational hydraulic award
4/23/24 1:00 PM

Md Fahim Salek, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been honored with the 2024 Paul F. Boulos Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award.

Segun Osibodu, doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a 2024-2025 Fellow for the American Concrete Institute.

Civil and Environmental Engineering student receives ACI fellowship
4/23/24 11:30 AM

Segun Osibodu, doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a 2024-2025 Fellow for the American Concrete Institute.
David Timm has been named the chair of Auburn University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His term is is effective July 1.

Timm named chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
4/17/24 8:00 AM

David Timm has been named the chair of the Auburn University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His term is effective July 1.

Auburn alumnus Jagan Gudimettla, ’02 civil and environmental engineering and project manager for the Federal Highway Administration’s Mobile Concrete Technology Center, leads a demonstration for students, faculty and industry professionals.

FHWA's Mobile Concrete Technology Center makes stop at ASEL
4/11/24 11:30 AM

Future civil and environmental engineers had a chance to see the latest technology in action when the Federal Highway Administration’s Mobile Concrete Technology Center visited Auburn University on March 8.
Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan recently announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2024, including 19 faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

Auburn Engineering faculty named to 2024 promotion, tenure list
4/8/24 1:00 PM

Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan recently announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2024, including 19 faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
Amy Diekmann leans on the Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory sign on Auburn University’s campus.

A solid foundation: Finding more than education in Advanced Structural Engineering Lab
4/1/24 9:00 AM

Amy Diekmann was well into a doctoral program at a different institution when, in April 2020, the family moved to Fairhope. Five months later, as Amy and her husband, Tim, welcomed a third daughter, Amy desired to transfer and complete her degree elsewhere. She applied to several schools, including Auburn.

Daniel Yahya, a third-year doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, was awarded the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps Fellowship. This innovative program cultivates the next generation of sustainability professionals.

CEE doctoral student awarded Environmental Defense Fund Fellowship
3/28/24 2:00 PM

Daniel Yahya, a third-year doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, was awarded the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps Fellowship. This innovative program cultivates the next generation of sustainability professionals.
David Timm, the Brasfield & Gorrie Professor in Auburn University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2024 Eugene Skok Award from the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA).

CEE professor to receive award from National Road Research Alliance
3/28/24 8:00 AM

David Timm, the Brasfield & Gorrie Professor in Auburn University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2024 Eugene Skok Award from the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA).

two man posing for photos outside

Auburn University experts: CEE professors answer questions about bridge collapses
3/26/24 5:00 PM

Andrzej S. Nowak, professor and Elton & Lois G. Huff Eminent Scholar Chair of Auburn’s Department of Civil Engineering, and Matt Yarnold, associate professor and director of Auburn’s Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory, provide answers to some pressing questions following the incident, noting how the Baltimore bridge had limited redundancies and is similar to other past bridge collapses.
The Steel Bridge team for Auburn University's American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) chapter stands in front of their bridge that won first place at the Gulf Coast Symposium in March.

Auburn shines at ASCE Gulf Coast Symposium
3/25/24 1:00 PM

Auburn University’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will make two trips to national competitions after taking home top honors in the Steel Bridge and Sustainable Solutions competitions at the Gulf Coast Student Symposium in New Orleans in March.

Pictured is the Bibb Graves Bridge over the Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama.

Auburn's Highway Research Center improves Alabama’s transportation system
3/21/24 9:30 AM

The HRC — part of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering — is leading the charge in Alabama and the United States to ensure industry professionals have the latest technologies and guidelines for designing, constructing and maintaining highways and bridges.
The basins' plant life cleans the stormwater that runs off the roof of this 42,000-square-foot facility.

Auburn’s Advanced Structural Engineering Lab: Don't miss the basins
3/7/24 3:25 PM

Most drivers on Samford Avenue notice the impressive building with its shiny glass wall, massive garage doors and orange overhead cranes and recognize it as the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory (ASEL). But did you know this site is also home to research on the perfect plant species for stormwater basins?
Brian Anderson

#GINNing Podcast: Brian Anderson and The Foundation
3/1/24 8:00 AM

What to expect on the 251st episode of the best podcast in all of higher education? How about the origin story of geotechnical juggernaut Brian Anderson, a full-scale infrastructure inspiration who's girding the loins of this nation's foundations.

Auburn alumni inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame were: (L-R) Tim McCartney, '80 civil engineering, who was selected for the Class of 2023 but was unable to attend last year's ceremony; Nicole Faulk, '96 and '99 mechanical engineering; Maj. Gen. James Livingston, '62 civil engineering; and Charlie Miller, '80 civil engineering.

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2024
2/26/24 12:45 PM

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted nine individuals — including four Auburn University alumni — and one corporation during a ceremony Saturday at The Westin Huntsville.
Larry Rilett, AUTRI director (middle), Adrian Cottam, AUTRI assistant research professor (right) and Corey McDaniels, doctoral student in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (left) pose for a photo on Auburn’s campus. The three are collaborating with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Midwest Roadside Safety Facility and the Department of Defense to improve safety.

AUTRI partners with U.S. Army Corp of Engineers' ERDC to improve safety
2/26/24 11:25 AM

AUTRI has received a $1.4 million subcontract from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Midwest Roadside Safety Facility to collaborate with MwRSF and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center to improve the safety and efficiency of ECPs to Department of Defense facilities.

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