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.
Assistant professor of chemical engineering among 30 U.S. scientists selected for NAE symposium in Hong Kong
Joe McAdory | 03/02/26
Symone Alexander is one of 30 U.S. engineers selected to attend the National Academy of Engineering’s China–America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium April 13–16 in Hong Kong.
State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2026
Austin Phillips | 03/02/26
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted seven individuals — including three Auburn University alumni and one Auburn University staff member — and one corporation during a ceremony Feb. 28 at the Bryant Center in Tuscaloosa.
Auburn TAPPI student, advisor recognized at organization's national summit
Joe McAdory | 02/26/26
Michael Reuss and Naomi Gehling returned as student and university planning chairs of the TAPPI–PIMA Student Summit, led a record-breaking event and earned its highest honors.
Auburn Engineering dean appointed vice chair of the AIChE Foundation Board of Trustees
Joe McAdory | 02/24/26
In this position, Mario Eden will support the AIChE Foundation’s efforts to expand scholarships, professional development programs and global initiatives that advance the chemical engineering profession.
Chemical engineering professor teams with Department of Energy to investigate methane-eating microbe’s high-oxygen metabolic flip
Joe McAdory | 02/23/26
Jin Wang is principal investigator on a collaborative project with the DOE's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.
Auburn to construct world-class engineering lab, expand nation’s largest student-run makerspace
Jeremy D Henderson | 02/13/26
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will begin construction this spring on a world-class laboratory designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity and industry-relevant research in advanced manufacturing that will also expand the Design and Innovation Center, commonly known as the makerspace.
Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $875K DOE Early Career Award to advance membrane-based lithium separation research
Joe McAdory | 02/11/26
Cassandra Porter's five-year project will explore how membrane chemistry and operating conditions control ion selectivity under real-world conditions.
Auburn Engineering jumps two spots to No. 18 in latest U.S. News online graduate program rankings
Karen Hunley | 01/27/26
The latest ranking marks six consecutive years in the top 20 and a full decade in the top 25.
Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $298,000 USDA-NIFA grant to study how plant roots redistribute water
Joe McAdory | 01/23/26
Jean-François Louf is using transparent, soil-like substrates to directly observe how plant roots redistribute water underground — a hidden process that could help farmers improve crop performance under uneven and extreme moisture conditions.