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Auburn Engineering jumps two spots to No. 18 in latest U.S. News online graduate program rankings

1/27/26 7:20 AM

The latest ranking marks six consecutive years in the top 20 and a full decade in the top 25.

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American Chemical Society funds Auburn materials engineering research into ‘holy grail of catalysis’

1/5/26 11:00 AM

Assistant materials engineering professor Konstantin Klyukin is after the holy grail.

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Students' awesome research ideas celebrated at college's third AUSome Science in 60 Seconds

11/3/25 10:00 AM

Presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students, AUSome Science in 60 Seconds tasked students to create videos and explain their projects in one minute or less.

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Auburn’s Grand Engineering Challenges combines fun and learning for K-6th grade students

10/15/25 3:00 PM

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted more than 220 K-6th grade students Tuesday, Oct. 14, as part of its Grand Engineering Challenges event.

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Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet

9/12/25 9:15 AM

The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact

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NSF funds Auburn materials engineering research into combining light and matter

8/25/25 10:00 AM

The National Science Foundation’s Division of Materials Research (DMR) has awarded Siyuan Dai, associate professor and Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow in the Department of Materials Engineering, a $600,000 grant to explore ways of fusing light and matter that are literally opening new dimensions in nano-optics.

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Auburn Engineering researchers advance to Stage 2 of NIH/NCATS Quantum Sensing Technology Challenge

8/18/25 8:00 AM

Zihe Gao and Pengyu Chen created a cutting-edge imaging method for cancer detection that advanced to Stage 2 of the NIH/NCATS Quantum Sensing Technology Challenge.

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#GINNing Podcast: All We Do Is Chen

8/15/25 12:00 AM

In the field of rapid immunodiagnostics, one name lights up the sensors more than any other — Pengyu Chen. 

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Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s namesake and family commit $30 million to scholarships

7/30/25 4:30 PM

The namesake of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and the Ginn Family Foundation has committed $30 million to the college to establish a new scholarship program, marking the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.

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NSF highlights Auburn’s leading research in biomedical sensor technology

7/24/25 1:00 PM

The NSF's confidence in Pengyu Chen's transformative research into rapid immunodiagnostics was well-placed.

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Auburn mechanical engineering doctoral student spending summer developing flying cars

7/8/25 2:00 PM

They promised us flying cars. Ehsan Vaghefi is trying to hold them to it.

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College launches novel internet tool designed to foster research collaboration across multiple disciplines

7/3/25 8:15 AM

AUSME is a searchable, artificial intelligence-powered tool that transforms how researchers discover one another, form collaborations and pursue complex, cross-disciplinary challenges.

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Graduate School dean named as chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering

6/30/25 12:55 PM

George Flowers has been named as the new chair of Auburn University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, according to an announcement by Mario Eden, dean of engineering.

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Chemical engineering student wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase with study on hydraulic redistribution

4/8/25 10:25 AM

More than 150 students participated in the 12th Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, held April 3 in the Brown-Kopel Center.

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Auburn Engineering graduate programs earn high marks in recent U.S. News and World Report rankings

4/8/25 7:46 AM

U.S. News and World Report, which ranks graduate programs nationally each spring, designated Auburn Engineering No. 33 among public institutions when its annual list was released Tuesday, April 8.

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#GINNing Podcast: @KrazyKlementine

4/3/25 3:00 PM

This double-degreed Auburn engineering apostle extraordinaire is supporting the team and living the dream.

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New Engineering Global Programs opportunity takes students to New Zealand

2/17/25 9:00 AM

A new study abroad program through Engineering Global Programs will take Auburn Engineering students to the South Pacific, immersing them in the environmental landscapes of New Zealand.

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Pettus named executive director of Auburn University Applied Research Institute in Huntsville

1/28/25 3:30 PM

Auburn University’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development has hired Jonathan Pettus as executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville, effective February 1.

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#GINNing Podcast: The Right Material

1/24/25 4:00 PM

From the woods of Columbiana to the Costa da Caparica, junior Anna Carter is living the dream, Birdsonging her away around this great material world of ours one extra engineering mile at a time.

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Auburn Engineering ranks No. 20 in U.S. News online graduate program rankings, online computer science program moves up 10 spots

1/21/25 7:30 AM

The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

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Auburn materials engineering students have MXene research down to a fine art

1/10/25 9:00 AM

At this rate, Auburn may need to open its own "NanoArt" museum. Because the Department of Materials Engineering just keeps churning out masterpieces.