Department of Civil Engineering

#GINNing Podcast: CEE standout to serve as Auburn Engineering graduation marshal

Jeremy D Henderson | 12/04/25

Connor May, a graduating senior in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will serve as Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering graduation marshal at its fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Andrzej Nowak, Brasfield & Gorrie Professor of civil and environmental engineering, was recently honored with the ACI Arthur J. Boase Award for outstanding contributions to structural concrete research.

Civil and environmental engineering professor honored with ACI Boase Award

Olivia Ballard | 12/02/25

Civil and environmental engineering Professor Andrzej Nowak received the ACI Arthur J. Boase Award for influential research advancing structural concrete design and safety.

From left, professors Xiao Qin, Jeffrey LaMondia and Virginia Davis.

Three Auburn Engineering professors earn university Faculty Awards

Joe McAdory | 11/17/25

Professors Jeffrey LaMondia, Virginia Davis and Xiao Qin will be presented with Auburn University Faculty Awards on Tuesday.

From left, Anton Schindler, director of the Highway Research Center, David Timm, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Corie McConnell, academic services administrator and Katie Falls, academic program administrator celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the Highway Research Center in the Harbert Center in late October.

Highway Research Center marks 40 years of engineering innovation and statewide impact

Dustin Duncan | 11/14/25

Auburn University’s Highway Research Center marks 40 years of innovation, research partnerships and workforce development that improve Alabama’s transportation system.

Civil and environmental engineering professor named Institute of Transportation Engineers Fellow

Olivia Ballard | 11/10/25

Auburn’s Rod Turochy, associate director of AUTRI, has been named an ITE Fellow for his lasting impact on transportation safety and education.

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.

Two civil and environmental engineering faculty named ASCE Fellows

Rachel Wingard | 10/27/25

Civil and environmental engineering faculty David Timm and Matthew Yarnold have been named Fellows of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Civil and environmental associate professor using drilling data to improve road safety

Dustin Duncan | 10/27/25

Auburn civil engineers are using Measurement While Drilling data to help ALDOT design safer, more efficient roads and bridges across Alabama.

The M. Harbert III Engineering Center, home to Auburn’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will host this year’s student organization pitch competition.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Advisory Council to host the student organization pitch competition in November

Olivia Ballard | 10/22/25

Auburn’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Advisory Council will host its second annual student pitch competition in November to inspire innovation and collaboration.

#GINNing Podcast: Friend of the Park

Jeremy D Henderson | 10/17/25

Auburn engineers are making an impact in their own backyard with a project aimed at protecting and improving water quality at Hickory Dickory Park. And without the aid of Stormwater Research Facility phenom Aidan Bosman, it just wouldn't be the same.

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.

Civil and environmental engineering assistant professor to use AI and satellite data to predict ground movement

Dustin Duncan | 10/14/25

Auburn engineer partners with MnDOT to develop an AI and satellite-based system that detects early signs of highway ground movement in Minnesota.

Children in Quesimpuco, Bolivia, were taught how to measure rainfall with gauges, record and interpret the data, recognize seasonal patterns and better understand how this information can be applied.

From rain gauges to relationships: Auburn Engineers build more than infrastructure in Bolivian village

Joe McAdory | 09/25/25

Auburn's Engineers Without Borders chapter installed more than half a mile of irrigation pipeline in a remote Bolivian village and taught children to collect rainfall data as part of a multi-year project to capture mountain spring water for agriculture.

Civil and environmental engineering professor Jeff LaMondia stands beside a whiteboard illustrating travel behavior models used to modernize long-distance travel data collection.

Civil and environmental engineering professor collects data on long-distance travel

Dustin Duncan | 09/19/25

Jeff LaMondia, professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads a U.S. DOT project to modernize long-distance travel data, shaping smarter tourism and infrastructure decisions.

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

Graduate students in the Auburn University - Stormwater Research Facility place rocks to stabilize a streambank at Hickory Dickory Park in Auburn as part of a project to reduce erosion and improve water quality.

Auburn Engineering partners with city of Auburn to improve stormwater at city park

Dustin Duncan | 09/04/25

Auburn engineers and the city are restoring streams, reducing runoff and adding features at Hickory Dickory Park to improve water quality and community life.

#GINNing Podcast: Moore Miles

Jeremy D Henderson | 08/22/25

Nathan Moore, new assistant director of the National Center for Asphalt Technology's famed test track, discusses the past, present and future of the glorious 1.7-mile loop on this, its 25th anniversary year.

Tom Chung speaks to faculty sitting at tables in front of windows

Auburn Faculty Host Third National Mass Timber Workshop

08/20/25

The third Timber Architecture Design Faculty Development Workshop trained educators on best practices for incorporating mass timber into courses and curricula.

Software developed through Auburn University's Biomechanical Engineering (AUBE) Lab aims to revolutionize the way safety professionals assess injury risk on factory floors and similar industrial settings.

National Safety Council funds innovative Auburn biomechanical research into occupational injury prevention

Jeremy D Henderson | 08/05/25

The National Safety Council (NSC) apparently got the memo — there's little risk in investing in Auburn's injury risk research.

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.

Ali Khosravi, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineer (right), Bart Prorok, a materials engineering professor (middle), and Paul Bartley, an assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn University (left) stand in front of the PSX Macro CT machine in the X-ray Computed Tomography Lab.

Auburn faculty uses 3D imaging to better understand sea ice behavior

Dustin Duncan | 07/29/25

Auburn researchers use 3D imaging and modeling to study sea ice microstructure, aiming to improve Arctic safety, ship routing and climate predictions.

Auburn University administrators and Orange Beach city leaders break ground on the Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station at Terry Cove in Orange Beach in July 2025.

Auburn Engineering breaks ground on Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station

Dustin Duncan | 07/24/25

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering broke ground on the Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station, a partnership with the city of Orange Beach.

Auburn engineering doctoral student named 2025 Trailblazers in Engineering fellow

Dustin Duncan | 07/10/25

Olaniyi Afolayan, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected as a 2025 fellow for the Trailblazers in Engineering (TBE) program, a national initiative supported by the National Science Foundation's Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award.