#GINNing Podcast: The President
Austin Phillips | 09/25/26
Morgan Wootton is the president… of the Engineering Student Council. She’s also a senior in chemical engineering — minoring in business — is the recipient of the John and Rosemary Brown Annual Scholarship, serves as a Cupola Engineering Ambassador, has interned at two different companies, is an undergraduate researcher in the Auburn University Biomechanical Engineering (AUBE) Laboratory and has been active in the Society of Women Engineers, 100+ Women Strong, Greek life and served as a Diamond Doll for the Auburn baseball team. We still don’t know how she found time to sit in as a guest on this podcast, but you’ll be glad she did.
Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet
Joe McAdory | 09/25/26
The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact.
Auburn Engineering climbs three spots among public institutions in latest U.S. News and World Report Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs rankings
Joe McAdory | 09/22/26
Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate programs also ranked fourth among the 15 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.
Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $1 million NSF grant to develop biohybrid robots that sense touch through living neurons
Joe McAdory | 09/16/26
Jean-Francois Louf is exploring how engineered devices can communicate with living nerve cells
‘Look at all the cool things plants can do’: Assistant professor authors children’s book
Joe McAdory | 09/08/26
Jean-Francois Louf, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, authored a colorful, 44-page children's book, “Plant Superpowers: Discover the Amazing Secrets of the Plant Kingdom,” which combines science lessons with interactive challenges, experiments, puzzles and illustrations.
Associate professor in chemical engineering earns American Cancer Society Catalyst Award
Joe McAdory | 08/31/26
Panagiotis Mistriotis was awarded for his project, "The Role and Predictive Implications of Downstream Migration in Breast Cancer."
Thirteen engineering students presented with Auburn University Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
Joe McAdory | 08/26/26
Thirteen Auburn Engineering students — six master’s and seven doctoral — were presented with 2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards this past spring by the Auburn University Graduate School and Graduate Student Council.
Three Auburn Engineering faculty members named Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellows
Joe McAdory | 08/19/26
The Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellowship recognizes and rewards junior faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering who receive prestigious young investigator awards, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER, Department of War, Department of Energy or National Institutes of Health.
Undergraduates experience research opportunities through pair of Auburn Engineering-led summer programs
Joe McAdory | 07/29/26
CPAC and ECE hosted 33 undergraduates from 12 universities, including Auburn, for a summer of research exploration, faculty mentorship and career exploration.
Graduate School ambassador makes Auburn feel like home
07/07/26
Kate Handel is a third-generation Auburn engineer.
Newly installed rheometer expands chemical engineering research capabilities
Joe McAdory | 07/01/26
Students in Virginia Davis' lab are first in U.S. to have access to Anton Paar 503 modular compact rheometer.
Co-founded by former Auburn graduate student researcher Yuan Tian (PhD ’20, chemical engineering) and Elizabeth Lipke, the Uthlaut Endowed Professor in the Department of Engineering, the biotech business venture develops tissue engineered 3D
Joe McAdory | 06/29/26
Co-founded by former Auburn graduate student researcher Yuan Tian and Elizabeth Lipke, the Uthlaut Endowed Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, the biotech business venture develops tissue engineered 3D tumor models designed to improve the reliability of preclinical cancer drug testing.
Auburn Engineering to introduce biomedical engineering graduate and certificate programs
Joe McAdory | 06/15/26
Led by the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Advisory Committee, the state‑approved programs will serve the entire College of Engineering and the broader Auburn University community.
Auburn University Board of Trustees approves 77-acre Research Park expansion to accommodate future program growth
06/10/26
Auburn University trustees approved a 77-acre expansion of The Park, supporting advanced manufacturing research, industry partnerships and future program growth.
Six Auburn researchers recognized as trailblazing women in tech
05/29/26
Six Auburn University researchers are being honored for breakthroughs and leadership spanning aerospace, agriculture, advanced manufacturing, water quality and human-computer interaction in Business Alabama's Women in Tech 2026 list.
Pulp and paper program's reputation grows with record enrollment, expanded research capability
Joe McAdory | 05/19/26
Continued success of the college’s pulp and paper program reflects its strength across education, research and industry partnership, said Zhihua Jiang, the Auburn Pulp and Paper Foundation Endowed Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Doctoral student in chemical engineering earns research, leadership awards from Society for Biomaterials, Merck and AU Involve
Joe McAdory | 05/18/26
Kwaghtaver Desongu named AU Involve Student Leader of the Year and recognized for research modeling cancer to obesity conditions
Auburn Engineering-based startup one of four Alabama Launchpad Life Sciences Division finalists
Joe McAdory | 05/06/26
Former Auburn graduate student researcher Yuan Tian and Professor Elizabeth Lipke will present VivoSphere, a tissue-engineered platform for 3D tumor modeling, before industry professional judges on May 14.
Chemical engineering freshman earns Valero Engineering Summit award
Dustin Duncan | 04/30/26
Auburn chemical engineering freshman Brenna McAlister earns the Valero Freshman Engineering Summit award, gaining industry experience, networking opportunities and a $1,500 scholarship.
Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2031
Austin Phillips | 04/15/26
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members during its annual spring meeting in April in the Brown-Kopel Center.
Doctoral student in chemical engineering develops self-powered hydrogel for nerve stimulation, wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
Joe McAdory | 04/08/26
This year's Graduate Engineering Research Showcase drew 180 participants.
Assistant professor featured in Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Investigator Series for nanoscale, soft matter research
Joe McAdory | 04/03/26
Jean-Francois Louf's research contributions to the Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Investigator Series includes "Interfacial mechanisms in the freezing of polymer solutions" and "Physical effects of hydrogel coatings on seed germination."
Chemical engineering professor elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science Class of 2025 Fellows
Joe McAdory | 03/26/26
Elizabeth Lipke has spent a career developing reproducible engineered heart and cancer tissues, enabling scientists to better understand disease, test drugs and advance therapies.
Chemical engineering alumnus and board‑certified cardiologist to address spring engineering graduates as commencement speaker
03/17/26
Dr. Jason Thompson ’93, a board-certified cardiologist and Auburn engineer, will serve as a commencement speaker during the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering ceremony at 1 p.m. and the combined ceremony for the Colleges of Agriculture, Architecture, Design and Construction, Human Sciences, Nursing and Veterinary Medicine at 6 p.m. on May 2.