It takes a great guest to discuss drones and not drone on. Daniel Silva is that guest.
Auburn Engineering faculty representing multiple disciplines will help to accelerate the transition to lead-free electronics in aerospace, defense and other high-performance electronics industries through the newly-formed Defense Electronics Consortium.
Thanks to a recent $3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University will soon initiate a two-year project focused on improving commercial air travel through the use of 3D-printed (or additively manufactured) metal components.
Two industrial and systems engineering faculty members have teamed up with Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) to look into ways to help address the lack of rural health access in Alabama and beyond through the use of drones as "flying pharmacies" to transport medicines, samples and medical supplies.
For the next two weeks, the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will be giving Auburn's Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art a run for it its money.