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The center will allow the university to expand its groundbreaking brain research, among other capabilities, through the MRI devices at the site and the academic and research prowess of Auburn faculty.

Auburn research center renamed with renewed focus on neuroimaging
11/17/23 12:00 PM

A major research center within Auburn’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has been renamed the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center to highlight its renewed focus on solving critical neurological health challenges.
An aerial view of the Auburn University Innovation and Research Campus in Huntsville which houses the Auburn University Applied Research Institute.

AU Applied Research Institute to oversee $1.1M Army modernization project
11/16/23 2:00 PM

The new pipeline between Auburn Engineering’s next-generation resources, faculty and students, and Huntsville-based defense agencies is officially on full blast.  Partnered with leading Huntsville energy consultants Trideum Corporation, the new Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) will facilitate a $1.1 million award supporting the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center’s Mission Based — Multi Domain Operations Test Environment.
Team members making the trip to CyberForce included, from left to right, Farak Kandah (mentor), Luke Robinson, Jonathan Story, Hemant Sherawat, Andrew Pruett, Walker McGilvary and Kyle Ackerman.

Ethical Hacking Club members gain real-world experience at premier event
11/14/23 2:00 PM

What’s the best means to integrate, maintain, and secure an organization’s internal system infrastructure and remote client management software? Engineering students found out at CyberForce.
Katie Wolfe

#GINNing Podcast: Lights, Engineering, Action
11/3/23 12:00 PM

Double majoring in electrical and computer engineering and theatre design and technology, senior Katie Wolfe is on the prowl for greatness. All of which is to say the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast gives a whole new meaning to engineering spotlights.
Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani won $2,500 at the SEC Student Business Pitch Competition and another $29,000 at last spring's Tiger Cage.

Doctoral student in ECE takes 3rd place at SEC Student Pitch Competition
10/27/23 8:25 AM

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani, who won the Tiger Cage Student Business Idea contest in the spring, continues success with Dropllel, a rapid diagnostic device that uses an electronic biosensor to detect pathogens.
Robert Dean said the most fulfilling aspect of his job as an educator is having students who ultimately become professors.

Professor in ECE named IMAPS Outstanding Educator
10/25/23 4:20 PM

Robert Dean accepted the award October 3 in San Diego at the IMAPS International Symposium on Advanced Packaging and Microelectronics Assembly.
Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani participates in Masoud Mahjouri-Samani's Laser-Assisted Science and Engineering lab.

Doctoral student in ECE competes at SEC Student Pitch Competition
10/23/23 10:00 AM

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani, who is pursuing a PhD in electrical and computer engineering, is one of 14 students competing at the SEC Student Pitch Competition in Athens, Georgia.
Ryan Pollard won first place for oral presentation, honorable mention for poster presentation and Best in Show overall.

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."
Hunter Burch

#GINNing Podcast: Son of a Burch
10/6/23 11:00 AM

Word on the street is that Hunter Burch is the younger half of the first father-son combo among Auburn Engineering faculty colleagues. Listen to the electrical engineering assistant professor share his feelings on this historic accomplishment, discuss his mind-bending research into applied electromagnetics, and dish on his mechanical maestro dad on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast. 
Taylor Lindley, left, and Hunter Burch with transmitting antennas for the ionosphere research instrument, world’s most powerful and flexible ionospheric heater.

ECE researchers study upper atmospheric behavior in Alaska
9/28/23 2:15 PM

Assistant professor Hunter Burch and Taylor Lindley, a senior in wireless engineering, spent two weeks in Alaska conducting experiments with a focus on the auroral electro jet current.
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's newly launched pilot program aims to help students take their engineering career to the Next Level.

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.

Clint Snider, second from left, was presented with the URSI-GASS Young Scientist Award in Sapporo, Japan, at its annual general assembly August 19-26. With him, from left, are URSI Assistant Secretary General Stefan Wijnholds, URSI President Piergiorgio Uslenghi, and URSI Secretary General Peter Van Daele.

Visiting assistant professor in ECE presented with Young Scientist Award
9/27/23 2:45 PM

Clint Snider was recently presented with the award at the International Union of Radio Science’s General Assembly and Scientific Symposium in Sapporo, Japan.

Emmanuel Winful, right, is the college's health and safety manager.

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.
The 11th annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase offers $8,250 in prizes.

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.
Shiwen Mao said it was important to create research that positively impacts people's lives.

Professor in wireless engineering earns three NSF grants
9/19/23 7:00 AM

Shiwen Mao's collaborative research uses RFID to capture posture, identify smart health applications, and create data analysis-aided learning methods for robust wireless measurements.
The 2023 Auburn Alumni Engineering Council award winners included Distinguished Auburn Engineer Ed Yeilding, ’72 electrical engineering; Distinguished Auburn Engineer Pam Boyd, ’92 electrical engineering; Distinguished Auburn Engineer Richard Kretzschmar, ’90 and ’96 aerospace engineering; Outstanding Young Auburn Engineer Rodmesia Clarke, ’08 chemical engineering; Distinguished Auburn Engineer Metrick Houser, ’93 chemical engineering; Distinguished Auburn Engineer Mike Ogles, ’89 mechanical engineering, represented by his son Will Ogles; Outstanding Young Auburn Engineer Brandon Young, ’10 electrical engineering; Outstanding Young Auburn Engineer Christa Musgrove, ’07 mechanical engineering; and Superior Service Steve Duke, chemical engineering associate professor and the college’s former associate dean for academics.

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's undergraduate programs rank No. 3 among public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and No. 1 in the state.

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.
Auburn Engineering professors Fa Foster Dai, J. David Irwin and Bruce Tatarchuk have been recognized as NAI fellows, while professor Jin Wang is an NAI senior member.

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
Elizabeth Lipke, left, the Mary and John H. Sanders Professor in chemical engineering, and Yuan Tian, a post-doctoral researcher in chemical engineering.

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
What can we learn from the movie iRobot, where human-like machines performed tasks and became a threat?

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.
Jared Jones is now an electrical engineer in Dynetics’ product development department in Huntsville, Alabama.

Recent graduate in ECE named AACE Co-op student of the year
8/15/23 8:00 AM

Jared Jones, who received his degree from Auburn in May, was also Auburn University's 2022-23 Frank Vandegrift Co-op student of the year.
Seven students representing four engineering disciplines were awarded Department of Defense SMART scholarships this year.

Seven Auburn Engineering students awarded DoD SMART scholarships
7/13/23 11:00 AM

Emma Akozbek, Seth Markum, Rehman Qureshi, Alton Stoute, Dayton Malone, Mason Holtcamp, and Chase Hittle will receive tuition for up to five years, mentorship, summer internships, a stipend and full-time employment with the Department of Defense after graduation through the scholarship.

Ujjwal Guin

Professor part of $1.8 million study to semiconductor security
6/14/23 11:00 AM

Ujjwal Guin, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, said tracking of thousands of electronic devices becomes crucial for enabling supply chain integrity, managing data processing, and communications.
Jesús Ruelas Barragan

EE junior named chief of staff for Students of Southern Company
5/16/23 12:00 PM

Jesús Ruelas Barragan, a junior studying electrical engineering, was recently named chief of staff for the Students of Southern Company, an employee resource within Southern Company. In that position he oversees five other executive board members within Students of Southern Company and more than 70 co-op students and interns. He also cooridnates community service, social and site tour events.  
Mario Eden

#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.
Steve Taylor

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.
Professor Yin Sun with graduate students, from left, Thomas Orrison, Md Kamran Chowdhury Shisher, and Tasmeen Zaman Ornee.

Assistant professor in ECE wins NSF CAREER Award
5/3/23 1:00 PM

Yin Sun's project, "Semantic and Goal-oriented Status Updating for Real-time Inference, Monitoring, and Decision-Making," finds measures for operators to receive fresh and important, accurate data simultaneously
Lydia Ann Mitchell

Senior in mechanical engineering, ECE to serve as graduation marshal
5/3/23 8:00 AM

Lydia Ann Mitchell will lead the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering graduates into this weekend's commencement exercises at Neville Arena.
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council was established in 1965 and is a group of Auburn Engineering alumni who work together to support the vision and goals of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2028
5/2/23 4:05 PM

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members to the group during its annual spring meeting April 14 in the Brown-Kopel Center.
James Goosby earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Auburn in 2000.

Goosby named executive-in-residence at McCrary Institute
5/2/23 7:30 AM

Auburn Engineering alumnus aims to provide leadership for the development of a collaboration center that aligns to the mission of the McCrary Institute to support the security of critical infrastructure – specifically the electricity sector.
Antoria Guerrier, left, and Regenia Sanders

Two Auburn Engineering alumnae honored at Black Alumni Weekend
4/28/23 1:30 PM

Antoria Guerrier, ’00 electrical engineering, and Regenia Sanders, ’95 mechanical engineering, were honored as part of Auburn University’s Black Alumni Weekend.
Katie Wolfe, a senior double majoring in theatre design and technology and electrical engineering, served as the student lighting and scenic designer of “Edges.”

Student in ECE serves as lighting and scenic designer for popular musical
4/27/23 7:00 AM

Katie Wolfe, a senior double majoring in theatre design and technology and electrical engineering, served as the student lighting and scenic designer of “Edges.”
Auburn has climbed 10 spots in U.S. News' Best Engineering Graduate Program rankings over the past four years.

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
Maggie Nelson (left) and Yoorae Noh extrude recycled filament and feed it into a new spool.

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.
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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.
Fa Foster Dai joined Auburn's faculty in 2002 after working six years integrating circuit products for wireless, satellite and optical networks.

Professor in ECE named IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer
4/19/23 8:50 AM

Fa Foster Dai is one of 427,000 IEEE members worldwide to earn "Outstanding Engineer" status
Mario Eden has been named as the 14th dean of Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

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.
Interim Dean of Engineering Steve Taylor kicks off the 2023 Spring Awards Ceremony.

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.

Friday's event will discuss the need to prioritize resilience of U.S. space systems.

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
Leadership from Auburn Engineering and the Technical University of Applied Sciences at Wurzburg-Schweinfurt discussed collaboration efforts during a week-long summit March 26-31.

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.
Offered by the Office of International Programs, the Research and Scholarship Connections Travel Grant provides select faculty with opportunities to visit the National Cheng Kung University, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences and National Taipei University of Technology.

Professors selected for Research and Scholarship Travel Grant to Taiwan
4/5/23 9:00 AM

Gopikrishna Deshpande and Russell Mailen are among the university's eight faculty members selected by the Office of International Programs

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani makes her business pitch before industry professional judges during the Tiger Cage final round on Friday, March 31.

Student creates device that instantly detects disease, wins Tiger Cage
4/4/23 8:45 AM

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani, a doctoral student in ECE, won the ninth Tiger Cage Business Idea Competition and $25,000 in early-stage startup capital

Meredith Reid, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, is hoping results of the study can identify biomarkers that could lead to PTSD medication for older adults.

MRI brain study will explore PTSD biomarkers in older adults
3/29/23 8:00 AM

Meredith Reid, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, is hoping results of the study can identify biomarkers that could lead to PTSD medication for older adults.
Graduate students and faculty from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering present research posters at the second annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase in Huntsville.

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.
Shiwen Mao

Wireless engineering professor earns SEC's Faculty Achievement Award
3/21/23 3:00 PM

Shiwen Mao is the college's fourth recipient of this honor.
Paula Marino

Engineering alumna to deliver spring commencement address
3/21/23 2:55 PM

Southern Company Senior Vice President Paula Marino will address the Auburn University spring 2023 graduates, the university announced today. The Auburn alums will deliver remarks to nearly 5,000 graduates and their families during commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6, in Neville Arena.
Katie Day hosts the Auburn Engineering Instagram series "Brown-Kopel Locals."

#GINNing Podcast: Today is the Day
3/10/23 12:00 PM

You probably know her from Auburn Engineering's hit Instagram series "Brown-Kopel Locals." But she does a lot more than tote a tiny mic.
Click the image above to register for Engineer Together Day.

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.  

Left to right, members of the NPHC executive board Kaitlyn Reedy, Seandria Smith, Albert Franklin, and Zoey Cunningham.

National Pan-Hellenic president stands out as prominent student leader
3/1/23 9:00 AM

Zoey Cunningham, a senior electrical engineering, spent two years on the National Pan-Hellenic Council before running for president of the organization.
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