Aerospace Engineering graduate earns multiple top honors, heading back to Auburn for master's degree
Dustin Duncan | 06/21/24
In 2020, Emma Signor was making one of the most important decisions of her young life about where to attend college. She knew little about Auburn University besides the men's basketball team's thrilling trip to the Final Four the previous year and its renowned aerospace engineering department, known for its cutting-edge research and distinguished faculty.
#GINNing Podcast: DBF's BFF
Jeremy Henderson | 06/21/24
Meagan Blosser, outgoing president of Auburn University's Top-20 Design, Build, Fly team, doesn't care how you pronounce her name, because this new Auburn aerospace engineering alumna definitely knows how to... go with the flow.
Auburn DBF team has top-20 finish in AIAA Design Build Fly Competition
Dustin Duncan | 05/14/24
Auburn University’s Design, Build, Fly (DBF) program's goal was to compete in Wichita, Kansas. They succeeded — not only competing — but earning a top-20 international finish and being the top school in the Southeastern Conference.
Auburn Engineering faculty named to 2024 promotion, tenure list
Cassie Montgomery | 04/08/24
Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan recently announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2024, including 19 faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
Aerospace engineering assistant professor earns NASA Early Career Award
Dustin Duncan | 04/03/24
Davide Guzzetti, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has earned a NASA Early Career Faculty award to research how to remediate the accumulation of smaller pieces of orbital debris that are hard to track due to their size.
Aerospace Engineering assistant professor earns NSF CAREER award to study nanocrystalline alloys
Dustin Duncan | 04/03/24
Vinamra Agrawal, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is studying stable nanocrystalline alloys and their performance in harsh environments — typical of space missions — to determine whether they are viable candidates for materials for structural components.
#GINNing Podcast: Freeing Up Space
Jeremy Henderson | 02/02/24
Look, someone has to lessen the load on NASA's Deep Space Network. And Kanak Parmar is just the aerospace engineering doctoral student to do it.
Majdalani receives international Wyld Propulsion Award
Dustin Duncan | 01/31/24
Joseph Majdalani, the Hugh and Loeda Francis Chair of Excellence in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Auburn University, has received the 2024 Wyld Propulsion Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Aerospace engineering associate professor awarded DOD grant for novel rotorcraft instrumentation
Dustin Duncan | 01/30/24
Vrishank Raghav, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is among 281 researchers nationwide awarded a Department of Defense grant under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).
Aerospace engineering faculty and alumni recognized by AIAA Greater Huntsville Section leadership
Dustin Duncan | 01/23/24
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering was well-represented at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Greater Huntsville Section Associate Fellow Recognition Dinner on Dec. 18. One Auburn engineering alumnus was inducted into the 2024 class of Associate Fellows, and one faculty member was recognized for making the 2023 class. Additionally, two faculty members were acknowledged at the dinner for their national recognitions earlier in the year.
Aerospace engineering student wins prestigious Churchill Scholarship
Wade Berry | 01/22/24
Nelson, a senior from Birmingham in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is headed to Churchill College at the University of Cambridge this fall to work toward her MPhil in materials science and metallurgy.
Aerospace doctoral student wins Molly K. Macauley Award
Dustin Duncan | 11/30/23
Parmar, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering in Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, shared her vision during a presentation at the American Astronautical Society (AAS) von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in Huntsville on Oct. 27 after receiving the Molly K. Macauley Award for the science/engineering category.
Majdalani delivers 2023 von Kármán Lecture
Dustin Duncan | 11/30/23
Joe Majdalani, the Hugh and Loeda Francis Chair of Excellence in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, recently delivered the 2023 von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics, a prestigious lectureship hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Auburn alum at Blue Origin working to launch one of world’s tallest rockets
10/25/23
Monk is a director on the New Glenn mission management team at Blue Origin, the aerospace manufacturer founded by Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos. He graduated from Auburn with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering in 2005 and earned a master’s at the University of Colorado a year later. He immediately joined NASA’s Constellation program, working to develop the rockets and spacecraft needed to replace the retiring fleet of space shuttles. When the program was canceled in 2011, Monk had mixed feelings.
Aerospace engineering faculty member uses bio-inspired surface textures to ensure smooth flight
Joe McAdory | 07/27/23
Study is part of a three-year, $600,000 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research grant.
Senior Fellow of McCrary Institute nominated for National Cyber Director
07/26/23
If confirmed by the Senate, Harry Coker would advise the President of the United States on cybersecurity strategy and policy, working out of the White House and leading the Office of the National Cyber Director.
Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory team wins Vertical Flight Society international competition
Joe McAdory | 07/07/23
Three graduate students in Imon Chakraborty's laboratory designed, built and flew the winning vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Asteroid between Jupiter and Mars named after aerospace engineering graduate student
Joe McAdory | 06/23/23
Yaeji Kim was among six Auburn students honored at the recent Asteroids, Comets, Meteors Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona
Professor in aerospace engineering presented with 2023 AIAA Aerodynamics Award
Joe McAdory | 06/20/23
Roy Hartfield, Walt and Virginia Woltosz Professor of Aerospace Engineering, is dedicated to making an impact on industry and students.
Student in aerospace engineering earns national honor society accolades
Joe McAdory | 06/06/23
Elizabeth Weidl, a rising senior in aerospace engineering, was the south central region winner and national runner-up for the Sigma Gamma Tau Undergraduate Award.
King Charles consults Auburn aerospace grad on sustainable aviation, neckties
Jeremy Henderson | 06/01/23
Ed Waggoner, '69 aerospace engineering, deputy associate administrator for programs for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, discussed NASA's sustainable aviation efforts with King Charles at the king's request at his first public engagement following his coronation.
#GINNing Podcast: New Boss Level
Jeremy Henderson | 05/12/23
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.
Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2028
Austin Phillips | 05/02/23
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members to the group during its annual spring meeting April 14 in the Brown-Kopel Center.
CPAC Summer Seminar Series kicks off May 30
Cassie Montgomery | 04/20/23
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.