Department of Biosystems Engineering

Ayden Kemp, a graduate student in biosystems engineering, presents his winning pitch, "Can plastic power airplanes?"

Graduate student in biosystems engineering wins university's Three Minute Thesis competition

Joe McAdory | 11/14/24

Auburn Engineering students won first place, second place and the People's Choice Award at the annual research pitch competition.

Alison Boardwine, a senior in biosystems engineering and public and one health, poses for a photo outside of Shelby Center on Auburn’s campus.

Biosystems engineering student researches impact of microplastics and microfibers on aquatic and human life

Olivia Ballard | 11/11/24

Alison Boardwine, a senior in biosystems engineering and public and one health, recently began her second round of research on the effects of microplastics and microfibers on Daphnia magna, a water flea and one of the primary consumers in aquatic food webs and their connection to potential human impact.

Auburn Engineering has now increased its annual new research awards and contracts by more than 300% since 2018, when the college brought in $29 million.

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.

Austin Phillips | 11/11/24

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.

#GINNing Podcast: Not-So-Rotten Tomatoes

Jeremy Henderson | 11/08/24

We've always said "never let a good tomato go to waste." Unless, of course, Bipasyana Dhungana, could use it to change the world.

Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.

Auburn Makersfest submissions due Oct. 18

Dustin Duncan | 10/08/24

Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.

Auburn Engineering’s Career Development and Corporate Relations (CDCR) office will host Aerospace Industry Day on Oct. 1 and Biotechnology Industry Day on Oct. 16. Both will take place from noon to 3 p.m. at the Brown-Kopel Center Grand Hall.

CDCR to host Aerospace and Biotechnology Industry Days in October

Olivia Ballard | 09/25/24

Auburn Engineering’s Career Development and Corporate Relations (CDCR) office will host Aerospace Industry Day on Oct. 1 and Biotechnology Industry Day on Oct. 16. Both will take place from noon to 3 p.m. at the Brown-Kopel Center Grand Hall.

Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering undergraduate program ranked No. 30 among public institutions nationwide

Joe McAdory | 09/24/24

Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

Raziyeh Jokar, Rachel Day, Vivian Usha and Noor Fatima.

Biosystems engineering students earn kudos for alginate-based granola wrappers

Jeremy Henderson | 09/17/24

Four Auburn biosystems engineering doctoral students won second place in the Bioprocessing Startup Competition at the recent American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers annual meeting for their alginate-based food-safe wrappers.

Phoebe Judkins, a student in civil and environmental engineering, talks with employers during a career fair hosted by the College of Engineering’s Career Development and Corporate Relations office in October 2023.

CDCR to host engineering career fair in September

Olivia Ballard | 09/16/24

The Career Development and Corporate Relations (CDCR) office will host an annual engineering career fair Sept. 23 and 26 in Brown-Kopel Grand Hall from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Auburn's Department of Biosystems Engineering was represented by 42 faculty members and graduate students at the 2024 ASABE International Meeting.

Auburn Biosystems Engineering dominates at 2024 ASABE International Meeting

Jeremy Henderson | 08/05/24

Auburn University's Department of Biosystems Engineering (BSEN) was hard to miss at the 2024 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting held last week in Anaheim, California. And hard to beat.

Dean Hendrix assumes the position of associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment effective Aug. 1.

Hendrix named associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment

Austin Phillips | 07/17/24

Dean Hendrix has been named associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment for Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Mario Eden, dean of engineering.

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs continued its upward trajectory in the annual rankings among public institutions, climbing 10 spots in the past five years.

Auburn Engineering graduate programs ranked No. 31 among public institutions by U.S. News and World Report

Joe McAdory | 06/18/24

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 5 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, again, No. 1 in the state.

#GINNing Podcast: Real Deal Jada Neal

Jeremy Henderson | 06/14/24

Which upcoming bioprocesses engineering senior is grabbing undergraduate research by the horns in order to harness the power of pectin for skincare applications? Which student leader overachiever is ready to make a believer out of Unilever? Yep, it's Jada Neal. She's the real deal.

man types on an advanced manufacturing machine

Auburn expands support for advanced manufacturing

06/11/24

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will create an Analytical, Innovation and Manufacturing Laboratory to specifically foster workforce development, interdisciplinary collaboration and industry-relevant research and innovation aimed broadly at advanced manufacturing.

#GINNing Podcast: Lettuce Now Praise Famous Men

Jeremy Henderson | 05/31/24

Enjoy this conversation with biosystems engineering doctoral student Wellington Arthur on long-term nutrient utilization and evaluation of pathogenic bacteria in a pilot-scale wastewater treatment system for hydroponic irrigation — and lettuce.

David, who joined the Auburn faculty in 2012, has served as an assistant professor, associate professor and was recently promoted to the rank of full professor.

David named associate dean for research

Austin Phillips | 05/29/24

Allan David has been named associate dean for research for Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Dean Mario Eden.

Pictured is the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology on Auburn's campus.

Graduate School honors 28 students from Auburn Engineering

Kat Bader | 04/30/24

More than 20 engineering graduate students were recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 26, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.

Several students in Auburn University’s Water and Environmental Student Association pose for a photo at the Alabama/Mississippi Water Joint Annual Conference.

Auburn’s Water and Environmental Student Association finds success at AL/MS joint water conference

Kat Bader | 04/25/24

Auburn University’s Water and Environmental Student Association (WESA) traveled to Mobile in April to attend the Alabama/Mississippi Water Joint Annual Conference. They came back with hardware and scholarships.

Students in the Auburn University Biomechanical Engineering Lab (AUBE Lab) capture the movements of Madelyn Ho, a performer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

AUBE Lab collaborates with world-famous dance company

Jeremy Henderson | 04/16/24

Thanks to Auburn Engineering, one of the best modern dance ensembles in the world might now be even better. On Monday, in advance of the Paul Taylor Dance Company's Tuesday night performance at the Gogue Performing Arts Center, students in the Auburn Biomechanical Engineering (AUBE) Lab mapped the movements of three of the company's dancers via motion capture technology.

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.

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.

#GINNing Podcast: On the March

Jeremy Henderson | 04/05/24

Meet biosystems engineering sophomore Bella Nonales, a dean's list dynamo with a chance of making history as the drummiest major in the history of the Auburn University Marching Band. Not bad for someone who just celebrated her 5th birthday. Listen to Nonale discuss her Auburn aspirations — and Metallica — on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.

#GINNing Podcast: Meet Maddie

Jeremy Henderson | 03/29/24

On the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast, meet biosystems engineering sophomore Maddie Spoor, an Auburn Engineering double legacy who's getting the earliest jump possible on undergraduate research in order to blaze her own trail.

Biosystems engineering alumna's supply chain savvy highlighted in PepsiCo STEM campaign

Jeremy Henderson | 02/29/24

Snack giant Frito-Lay recently highlighted 2013 biosystems engineering graduate Katelyn Rheinlander's meteoric career with the PepsiCo subsidiary in a social media campaign tied to its parent company's "She Is PepsiCo" initiative supporting women in manufacturing.

Manish Sakhakarmy at the 2023 ASABE Annual International Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.

BSE doctoral student's presentation on bio-resin application for 3D-printing houses places first at ASABE

Jeremy Henderson | 02/19/24

Auburn's Department of Biosystems Engineering shows no signs of changing its award-winning ways for the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The most recent example? Doctoral student Manish Sakhakarmy, whose oral presentation on the pyrolysis of Douglas firs, eucalyptus and poplar trees for novolac resin production recently placed first in the oral / poster competition at the ASABE Annual International Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.