Chemical Engineering News
#GINNing Podcast: Stand up and holler for Lollar - 12/8/23 12:00 PM
A chemical engineering honors student with an appetite for undergraduate research? You can bet your bottom dollar you'll be hearing about Camylle Lollar.
Chemical engineering student team wins international Chem-E car crown - 12/7/23 8:00 AM
Auburn’s 25-student Chem-E Car Team built an automated lead-acid battery-powered car, capable of stopping within a meter of its desired target.
Assistant professor earns grant to study tiny spider's exoskeleton - 11/30/23 8:45 AM
Symone Alexander earns NSF grant to further examine "ultrafast gripping and release mechanisms in slingshot spider legs."
Senior in chemical engineering named Vandegrift Co-op Student of the Year - 11/15/23 10:00 AM
Will Nist enjoyed his co-op rotations at Packaging Corporation of America's manufacturing facility in Valdosta, Georgia.
CPAC a melting pot for collaborative, multi-disciplinary research - 11/13/23 8:25 AM
Launched in 2015, CPAC offers researchers campus-wide 5,000-square feet of space in Gavin Laboratory, a plethora of equipment, and expertise.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society awards have chemical engineering flavor - 11/6/23 7:20 AM
Anya McDaniel, now a senior, named Outstanding Undergraduate Student, while Collins Keith, who graduated in the spring, was named Outstanding Senior Scholar.
Center for Microfibrous Materials Manufacturing creates innovative impact - 10/27/23 3:40 PM
Founded in 1996, the center continues to be a hub for innovation that impacts multiple industries.
Student in mechanical engineering wins Best in Show at research showcase - 10/16/23 9:40 AM
Ryan Pollard, a first-year graduate student, earned 'Best in Show' honors for his oral and poster presentation, "A Kinematics-Based Approach to Future Joint Angle Prediction."
Startup with chemical engineering roots awarded $1 million NSF grant - 10/10/23 10:00 AM
Nanoxort, LLC, a biomedical startup, offers an MRI contrast agent that's safer and more reliable than traditional gadolinium
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.
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.
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 Alumni Engineering Council honors 9 with college’s highest awards - 9/18/23 1:30 PM
Eight 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. 15, for their distinguished professional careers.
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.
#GINNing Podcast: Clocks and Chemicals - 9/15/23 10:00 AM
When it comes to dialysis, chemical engineering doctoral student and Jordan-Hare Stadium play clock operator Matt Garnett definitely wants to delay the game.
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
Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering builds students into leaders - 9/13/23 4:15 PM
Within this program, students learn biosystems engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, process control and optimization, material engineering, mechanical engineering and more.
Chemical engineering researchers win $25,000 at Alabama Launchpad - 8/25/23 12:25 PM
Elizabeth Lipke, professor in chemical engineering, and Yuan Tian, a post-doctoral researcher, won $25,000 for their co-founded biomedical company VivoSphere
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.
Researchers in chemical engineering part of $4 million NSF grant - 8/18/23 2:50 PM
Symone Alexander, Selen Cremaschi and Zhihua Jiang are part of a four-year, $4 million multi-disciplinary collaborative study with researchers from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Assistant professor in chemical engineering earns $430k NSF grant - 8/18/23 6:00 AM
Michael Howard is developing computer models to help scientists understand and design soft materials, from industrial fluids and consumer products to nanoparticles delivered to complex environments like the body.
Chemical engineering professors collaborate on USDA, NSF-funded projects - 8/17/23 10:00 AM
Jin Wang and Peter He co-authored a pair of USDA and NSF studies that explore means to convert bio-gas into animal feed – creating a sustainable circular aquaculture industry – and remove methane from the atmosphere.
Researchers part of project to reduce paper mill carbon dioxide emissions - 7/20/23 12:45 PM
Selen Cremaschi, the B. Redd & Susan W. Redd Professor and chair of Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering, and Zhihua Jiang, the Auburn Pulp and Paper Associate Professor in chemical engineering, are co-principal investigators of the study funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
#GINNing Podcast: Ross Boss - 7/7/23 12:00 PM
There's a new chair over in Ross Hall. And we're not talking La-Z-Boy. Listen to Selen Cremaschi, the B. Redd and Susan W. Redd Eminent Scholar Chair Professor, discuss her new role in Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast below, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts by searching #GINNing.
Selen Cremaschi named as the next chair of chemical engineer - 6/28/23 10:20 AM
Selen Cremaschi, the B. Redd and Susan W. Redd Eminent Scholar Chair Professor, has been named as chair of Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering.
#GINNing Podcast: Brine of the Times - 5/26/23 12:00 PM
A lot of people just whine about brine. But not assistant environmental engineering professor and wastewater recycling wunderkind Nick Zou.
Engineering professors awarded via research funding programs - 5/16/23 1:25 PM
Congratulations, Chris Kieslich, Michael Howard, Pengyu Chen and Chad Rose!
#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.
#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.
Grad School honors 13 students, 4 faculty/staff from engineering - 5/5/23 8:00 AM
Students, faculty and staff recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 28, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.
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.
AUsome Science in 60 Seconds challenges student researchers - 4/28/23 11:00 AM
The research-based competition presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students tasked students to create videos and explain their respective projects in a minute or less.
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
Two Auburn Engineering students receive NSF Fellowships - 4/21/23 1:55 PM
Two Auburn Engineering undergraduates - Katie Leonard and Peter Abraham - were among four Auburn University recipients of the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
#GINNing Podcast: Since she was 13 - 4/5/23 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.
Faculty journey to South Korea to form lasting research connections - 4/5/23 1:00 PM
Two Auburn Engineering faculty members - assistant professors Jean-Francois Louf and Ali Khosravi - were selected as recipients of the Research & Scholarship Connections Travel Grant to Kiemyung University in Daegu, South Korea.
Six engineering students among Auburn research symposium award winners - 4/5/23 1:00 PM
More than 400 graduate and undergraduate students from Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery participated in the annual event, which showcases a broad spectrum of student research and scholarship from a variety of disciplines.
#GINNing Podcast: The Case of the Cupola-shaped Cavity - 3/24/23 3:00 PM
After earning his degree in chemical engineering, Chris Scheinert, Networking Committee chair for Auburn Engineering's Young Alumni Council, launched his career in process automation in Singapore and Austin, Texas. More recently, he's returned to school, this time at Vanderbilt University, where he'll receive his MBA in May. But the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast also delves into the former Cupola ambassador's dark, destructive past, which in 2016 literally shook the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering to its core.
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.
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.
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.
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.
#GINNing Podcast: Getting to know Miss Auburn - 2/10/23 12:00 PM
Get to know chemical engineering junior and newly elected Miss Auburn Kate Preston on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.
