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From Puerto Rico to the Plains, Yadrianna Acosta-Sojo is preventing injuries and taking names.
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.
College recognized for advocating transformational research that doesn't push the boundaries of safety.
Students will exchange ideas, hypotheses and fresh concepts between one another and faculty judges on Thursday, October 12.
Auburn Engineering's undergraduate programs climbed three spots in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Auburn innovators earned 12 new patents in 2022
Five doctoral students studying in the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), and six Auburn University students in all, have been awarded scholarships through the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) totaling $25,000.
The Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) is proud to welcome recent doctoral graduate Allison Ledford to the department as an assistant research professor.
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.
Waad Tarman, a doctoral student studying industrial and systems engineering with a research focus in electronics manufacturing and reliability, holds 15 medals from more than 20 global tournaments in taekwondo.
Alice Smith, the Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professor of the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is a foreign collaborator for a maritime research group called the Next Generation Digital Ports project funded by CONICYT, a Chilean government agency responsible for coordinating, promoting and aiding scientific research.
Edward Huang, who specializes in facility design, earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and engineering management from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan in 2001, and a master’s in 2003. He went on to earn a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008 and a doctorate in 2011.
The Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) recently partnered with the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association to host an Industry 4.0 Workshop for industry and academia. Participants included employees from companies such as Honda and Hyundai as well as researchers from universities such as the University of Alabama at Huntsville and the University of Mississippi.
Minas Pantelidakis, a doctoral student in the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was recently named the 2023 JT Black Lean Engineering Student of the Year. Tom Devall, director of auto manufacturing initiatives for the department, selected Pantelidakis as the recipient of the award.
Two industrial and systems engineering graduate students, who are members of the Auburn and Radiance educational partnership, or cohort, were recently recognized for outstanding projects in the biannual Simio Student Competition. Ted Masternak and Matthew Ross placed fourth in the competition. Simio is a simulation software leader in the academic and commercial community. The company takes a commercial simulation project and reimagines it for the competition to give the students a realistic project.
ISE Professor Alice Smith, along with two doctoral students and a senior chemistry lecturer, recently traveled to Norway for a little over a week to participate in a research and education exchange funded by the Norwegian federal government titled FutureLOG on Sustainable Logistics of the Future.
The Honda Alabama Auto Plant (AAP) and the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering recently entered into an educational partnership through which more than 15 Honda associates will pursue graduate certificates through the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE).
Industrial and systems engineering doctoral student Murray Gibson sat down with the #GINNing gang to talk about the man in the mirror whose multi-task ergonomic analysis model is going international.
Victoria Jordan, a doctoral graduate of Auburn University’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), has been named president-elect of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). She began serving the one-year term in April and will serve the following year as president, and an additional year as past-president.
For industrial and systems engineering senior Ian Campbell, being an Auburn student doesn’t just include life on The Plains, it also means learning what life is like in Germany.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is turning to assistant industrial and systems engineering professor Peter Liu in the form of a $500,000 CAREER Award meant to generate new insight into defect formation relevant to fatigue performance of parts manufactured through laser powder-bed fusion (LPBF) and uncover the synergistic impacts of multi-scale factors on fatigue fractures.
Bird Inc. is a 50-minute factory outreach activity through the Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS). ICAMS trains students and industry personnel in advanced manufacturing technologies. One aspect of ICAMS’ mission is to introduce manufacturing to new generations.
Despite the demonstrated success of metal additive manufacturing (AM) in various industries, the performance uncertainty of AM parts undermines the potential of deploying AM for high-consequence applications. Air travel. Space travel. That sort of thing.
An Auburn University industrial and systems engineering student traveling to Ontario to train Canadian ergonomists in the latest ergonomics evaluation technology and its application doesn't happen every day. But it did on April 11.
The City of Auburn’s Industrial Development Board works to promote industry and trade, provide employment opportunities, and encourage investment in the community. The Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) is assisting with this mission by offering tailored training to local industry.
The Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) is proud to welcome recent Virginia Tech doctoral graduate Rongxuan (Raphael) Wang to the department as an assistant professor.
Ten graduate students studying in the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), and 17 Auburn University students overall, have been awarded scholarships from the Institute for Printed Circuits Education Foundation (IPCEF).
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.
Students, faculty and staff recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 28, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.
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.
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members to the group during its annual spring meeting April 14 in the Brown-Kopel Center.
Madison Evans and Victoria Ballard, two doctoral students studying industrial and systems engineering, were recently awarded the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s 100+ Women Strong Outstanding Departmental Annual Graduate Award. Two graduate students from each engineering department received this honor.
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 has climbed 10 spots in the Best Graduate program rankings over the past four years
Industrial and systems engineering doctoral student Victoria Ballard has been awarded the annual Dr. Saeed Maghsoodloo Assistantship. The assistantship, which is awarded by the department, is accompanied by a monetary award and acknowledges and rewards the valuable role that teaching assistants play in the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
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.
What do Tim Cook, '82 industrial, and Emily Kalifa, '25 industrial, have in common? Find out 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.
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.
Last year, the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University presented three students from different departments with the center’s first ICAMS Student Defined Research Awards. These students received a paid research position for one year, along with support for the research through faculty advising, materials, machine time, tuition waivers, and travel support for presenting their findings at an appropriately themed conference. They have had significant results through their research in the last year.
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.
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.
Event Will Discuss Need to Prioritize Resilience of U.S. Space Systems
As the professor for the Tiger Motors Lean Engineering Lab, one of the more popular labs in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Tom Devall regularly hears from online graduate students that they would love the opportunity to participate more in lab activities.
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.
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.
Shivaprasad Nageswaran, who won Auburn University's Three Minute Thesis competition in November, captured the regional competition with his presentation, "Investigating Seat Belt Safety in Rollover Accidents."
The adoption of Smart Manufacturing is fast becoming a necessity for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) looking to stay competitive in the Industry 4.0 age. For those SMMs in the national security ecosystem, it's no longer a suggestion — it's a requirement.
The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University focuses on helping small and medium-sized manufacturers transform their operations by introducing digital capabilities. To build the business case for digitalization, Laser Precision, a small to medium-sized manufacturer (SMM), recently shared its story with ICAMS. Laser Precision’s success story has recently been published in Manufacturing Engineering, a journal published by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
A local Girl Scouts troop recently gained some hands-on manufacturing experience at the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University. The visit earned the girls, who ranged from first to fifth grade, their STEM Career Exploration Badge.
