Davide Guzzetti, aerospace engineering associate professor, reviews orbital visualization outputs on his computer as part of a project focused on cislunar space dynamics.

Aerospace engineering associate professor to track orbits in cislunar space

Dustin Duncan | 11/24/25

Davide Guzzetti, associate professor of aerospace engineering, is developing new mathematical tools to map and track spacecraft in cislunar space under a three-year AFOSR grant.
Cade May, a senior in aerospace engineering, recently earned highest marks for an undergraduate in AUsome Science in Sixty Seconds, a research-based competition in its third year presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students.

#GINNing Podcast: Streaming Service

Jeremy D Henderson | 11/13/25

Aerospace engineering senior Cade May expounds on the implication of his revolutionary application of FlightStream software — and his plans for the future — on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education. 
Auburn engineering students Eirik Mulder and Catherine Franco hold their certificates after being named 2025 USRA Distinguished Undergraduates — the first recipients of the award in university history.

Two Auburn engineering students receive USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Award

Rachel Wingard | 11/13/25

Auburn engineering students Catherine Franco and Eirik Mulder have been named 2025 USRA Distinguished Undergraduates, marking Auburn’s first recipients of the award.
AUSome Science in 60 Seconds overall graduate winner Md Mijanur Rahman, left, and undergraduate winner Cade May.

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

Joe McAdory | 11/03/25

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.
Russell Mailen, associate professor of aerospace engineering, and Kyle Schulze, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received a National Science Foundation grant to establish a 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on transport phenomena.

Auburn Engineering faculty receive NSF grant for undergraduate summer research program

Rachel Wingard | 10/23/25

Auburn Engineering will host a 10-week NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates starting summer 2026, focusing on transport phenomena.
Auburn University’s new graduate certificate in space systems prepares students to meet the growing demands of the global space industry.

New graduate certificate strengthens Auburn’s space legacy

10/22/25

Auburn University launches a new graduate certificate in Space Systems — an interdisciplinary program training the next workforce in the expanding space industry.
The Grand Engineering Challenges event, held in the Brown-Kopel Center Grand Hall, is organized by the college’s Office of Recruitment, Outreach and Scholarships, and it draws hundreds of students to campus each year.

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

Austin Phillips | 10/15/25

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.
Aerospace engineering assistant professor Nek Sharan works on computational modeling research aimed at improving high-speed flow analysis.

Aerospace engineering assistant professor to research modeling of fluid-structure interactions in high-speed flows

Dustin Duncan | 09/25/25

Auburn researcher Nek Sharan earns NSF grant to develop advanced tools for modeling high-speed flows, improving aircraft, infrastructure and space tech.
Harris Putra

#GINNing Podcast: Drone Zone

Jeremy D Henderson | 09/19/25

On the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education, aerospace doctoral student Harris Putra drones on and on about the subject he knows best.

From left, Joshua Soberano, Anna Kate Boles, Gavin Lewis, Will Reynolds and Michael Stroebel celebrate winning the Booz Allen Summer Games competition in Washington, D.C.

Auburn engineering seniors win nationwide summer internship competition

Rachel Wingard | 09/18/25

Auburn engineering seniors designed a retrofit kit to make older military drones autonomous, winning Booz Allen’s national internship contest and earning job offers.
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council 2025 awardees are (L-R): Superior Service, Heather Conner, administrative support associate; Outstanding Young Auburn Engineers, Joseph Moore, ’08 aerospace engineering; Hayley Sistrunk, ’10 civil engineering; Distinguished Auburn Engineers, Brad Christopher, ’91 and ‘93 civil engineering; Linda DuCharme, ’86 chemical engineering; and David Kudlak, ’86 civil engineering.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 6 with college’s highest awards for 2025

Austin Phillips | 09/15/25

Five outstanding engineering alumni and one longtime staff member of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 12, for their distinguished professional careers and service to the college.
Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering honored faculty and staff, including Tyler Patterson (pictured), senior application systems analyst in the Office of Engineering Communications and Marketing.

Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet

Joe McAdory | 09/12/25

The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact
Derek Tournear was named as the inaugural director of the Space Development Agency when it was established in March 2019

Auburn University appoints former Space Development Agency head as Director of Space Innovation

Austin Phillips | 09/08/25

Auburn University is reaching for the stars again with the announcement of the hiring of Derek Tournear, former director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), as its inaugural director of space innovation.
Members of aerospace engineering’s Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory — from left, doctoral students Stefanus Harris Putra, Bikash Kunwar, Rajan Bhandari, associate professor Imon Chakraborty and doctoral student Cole McCormick — stand with a prototype hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft designed to cut fuel use and emissions in the growing air cargo market.

Aerospace engineers developing hybrid-electric autonomous aircraft to cut aviation emissions

Dustin Duncan | 09/04/25

Auburn University's aerospace engineering and Rune Aero develop hybrid-electric autonomous aircraft to cut emissions, boost efficiency, and transform sustainable air cargo transport.
The Ginn Family, including (L-R) Matt, Ann, Sam, Samantha and Mike — made the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.

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

Austin Phillips | 07/30/25

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.
From left, Praveen Ayyanathan, Patrick Eid and Austin Miranda at the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section awards banquet.

Aerospace engineering students shine at AIAA Greater Huntsville Section awards ceremony

Dustin Duncan | 07/10/25

Two aerospace engineering students earned top honors at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Greater Huntsville Section’s annual awards banquet on May 20.
AUSME compiles publicly available research data — including faculty publication records, citation metrics, co-author networks and academic backgrounds — into interactive, easy-to-navigate profiles.

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

Joe McAdory | 07/03/25

AUSME is a searchable, artificial intelligence-powered tool that transforms how researchers discover one another, form collaborations and pursue complex, cross-disciplinary challenges.
John E. Cochran Jr., professor and department head emeritus of aerospace engineering, was named Konrad Dannenberg Educator of the Year at the 71st Greater Huntsville Section Annual Awards Ceremony. Pictured from left are Joe Majdalani, honors and awards director, Cochran, Jackie Dannenberg and Bob Tramel, section chair.

Aerospace professor emeritus named AIAA 2025 Konrad Dannenberg Educator of the Year

Dustin Duncan | 06/26/25

Auburn University’s John E. Cochran Jr., professor and department head emeritus of aerospace engineering, has been named the 2025 Konrad Dannenberg Educator of the Year by the Greater Huntsville Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
gloved hand shown in laboratory experiment setting

Recipients named for Auburn’s 2025 Research and Creative Works Internal Awards

06/25/25

The Research Support Program and the Creative Work and Social Impact Scholarship Funding Program provide a competitive internal funding source to support faculty in refining projects before competing for larger, external awards.
From left, Chris Raj, Katherine Clemmons and Ayden Kemp presented their project, “Dynamic Ecosystems for Mars Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) Testing, Evaluation, and Reliability (DEMETER),” taking home the top prize out of 14 finalist teams from academic institutions across the nation.

Auburn Engineering team wins NASA's RASC-AL Competition

Dustin Duncan | 06/18/25

A team of aerospace engineering graduates took top honors in NASA’s 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition Forum, where undergraduate and graduate teams competed to develop new concepts for operating on the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Auburn University has established a new graduate certificate in space systems within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, beginning fall 2025.

Auburn University to offer space systems graduate certificate in fall 2025

Dustin Duncan | 06/16/25

Auburn University has established a new graduate certificate in space systems within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, beginning fall 2025.
Eirik Mulder headshot

Aerospace engineering junior awarded Astronaut Scholarship

06/12/25

Junior Eirik Mulder earned the award which recognizes outstanding students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who show exceptional academic performance, ingenuity and potential to make meaningful contributions to their fields.
Patrick Eid is recognized with the first-place award and Mike Freeman prize in the graduate division at the 76th annual Southeastern Regional Student Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Greensboro, North Carolina. Pictured from left are Patrick Porter, Clay Mowry, Eid and Kurt Polzin.

Aerospace engineering students earn top honors at AIAA regional student conference

dzd0065@auburn.edu | 06/05/25

Auburn Engineering continued its streak of excellence at the 76th annual Southeastern Regional Student Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), where three students brought home awards.
Olivia Dinehart

#GINNing Podcast: Pooling Resources

Jeremy D Henderson | 05/30/25

Aerospace engineering, breast-stroke swimming junior Olivia Dinehart recently sat down with the #GINNing gang to discuss how she stays afloat in Auburn's academic deep end.