Engineering Faculty Profile
Thomas Burch
Senior LecturerM.S. Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
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Auburn's RE-InVENT project subject of APT documentary
Alabama Public Television’s “Spotlight on Agriculture” documentary series recently devoted an entire hour-long episode to a unique Auburn engineering project that continues to make headlines across the country.
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Auburn University partners with Huntsville-based IS4S to produce emergency ventilators
Production begins on the RE-InVENT, an innovative accessory that converts CPAP machines into emergency ventilators that was developed to mitigate possible ventilator shortages across the country.
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#GINNing gets the specs on the RE-InVENT
Get the story behind the story of an incredible Auburn innovation born in the age of social distancing, but inspired by belief in the human touch.
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Auburn’s CPAP-to-ventilator device passes major test on live animal
As life-saving ventilators grow scarcer worldwide in the fight against COVID-19, an Auburn University research team is racing against the clock to get a device they’ve built into mass production. The innovative unit—which turns a CPAP machine into an emergency ventilator—was successfully tested on a live goat last Friday.
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Auburn design adapts CPAP machines into emergency ventilators
A team of Auburn engineers has developed a way to quickly and inexpensively convert CPAP machines into ventilators, one of the most important tools hospitals have for helping COVID-19 patients.
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