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.
Doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering earns DOE research award
Dustin Duncan | 05/24/24
Nora Lopez Rivera, doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was honored with a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award.
Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral student receives fellowship from American Concrete Institute
Dustin Duncan | 04/23/24
Segun Osibodu, doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a 2024-2025 Fellow for the American Concrete Institute.
A solid foundation: Finding more than education in Advanced Structural Engineering Lab
04/01/24
Amy Diekmann was well into a doctoral program at a different institution when, in April 2020, the family moved to Fairhope. Five months later, as Amy and her husband, Tim, welcomed a third daughter, Amy desired to transfer and complete her degree elsewhere. She applied to several schools, including Auburn.
CEE doctoral student awarded Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps Fellowship
Dustin Duncan | 03/28/24
Daniel Yahya, a third-year doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, was awarded the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps Fellowship. This innovative program cultivates the next generation of sustainability professionals.
CEE professor to receive Eugene Skok Award from National Road Research Alliance
Dustin Duncan | 03/28/24
David Timm, the Brasfield & Gorrie Professor in Auburn University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2024 Eugene Skok Award from the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA).
Auburn shines at ASCE Gulf Coast Symposium; takes home two first-place finishes
Dustin Duncan | 03/25/24
Auburn University’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will make two trips to national competitions after taking home top honors in the Steel Bridge and Sustainable Solutions competitions at the Gulf Coast Student Symposium in New Orleans in March.
Auburn's Highway Research Center makes Alabama’s transportation system better
Dustin Duncan | 03/21/24
The HRC — part of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering — is leading the charge in Alabama and the United States to ensure industry professionals have the latest technologies and guidelines for designing, constructing and maintaining highways and bridges.
AUTRI partners with U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center to improve safety
Dustin Duncan | 02/26/24
AUTRI has received a $1.4 million subcontract from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Midwest Roadside Safety Facility to collaborate with MwRSF and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center to improve the safety and efficiency of ECPs to Department of Defense facilities.
Auburn hosts 67th annual Alabama Transportation Conference
02/20/24
The two-day Alabama Transportation Conference (ATC) had a significant Auburn Family feel to it. Not only did the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) host the conference, but Auburn faculty opened the conference, presided over the luncheons, gave presentations and closed the program.
Engineers Without Borders to host annual Water Cycle fundraiser March 23 at Martin Dam
Joe McAdory | 02/08/24
Auburn Engineering students will continue to improve terrain-challenged water and irrigation systems for villagers in Bolivia and Guatemala this summer, but they need your help.
Auburn prepares to host 67th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference
Dustin Duncan | 01/29/24
As a leader in transportation research and workforce development, Auburn University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is once again at the forefront, with eight faculty members serving on the 67th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference (ATC) Program Committee. The ATC Program Committee is chaired by Anton Schindler, the Mountain Spirit Professor of Civil and Environmental engineering and director of the Auburn University Highway Research Center.
Auburn University Transportation Research Institute with strong showing at 2024 TRB Conference
Dustin Duncan | 01/25/24
The breadth and depth of Auburn University’s Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) faculty, staff and students were on display at the 103rd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference held Jan. 7-11 in Washington, D.C.
Registration under way for AUSome Science in 60 Seconds
Joe McAdory | 01/19/24
Last spring’s AUsome Science in 60 Seconds research pitch competition was so successful, Auburn Engineering is hosting it again.
Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative to unite interdisciplinary faculty for research, education, outreach
01/11/24
The Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative will work to advance research, education and outreach in mass timber design and construction with a focus on the forestry, architecture, engineering and construction industries in the Southeast.
Civil Engineering professors utilize $1.3M grant to improve pedestrian safety in local communities
Dustin Duncan | 01/08/24
Rod Turochy, associate director for Outreach for the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute and James Madison Hunnicutt professor in traffic engineering, and Larry Rilett, AUTRI Director, work with several housing authorities in the Black Belt region. Many of these neighborhoods have low automobile ownership rates, meaning more pedestrian traffic is on sidewalks and streets.
#GINNing Podcast: Roads paved with Silva
Jeremy Henderson | 11/17/23
Listen to Brazilian-born civil engineering doctoral student Liz Pereira Valenca Silva discuss how her passion for pavement led her pursue a Ph.D. through Auburn's world-renowned National Center for Asphalt Technology on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.
Civil engineering professor collaborates with Alabama Extension to help communities meet transportation needs
Dustin Duncan | 11/13/23
Jeff LaMondia, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, will continue working with communities to promote safe/ accessible active travel and improve access to healthier foods through a new five-year, $4.4 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) Live Well Alabama Thriving Communities team.
Civil Engineering assistant professor takes deep dive into morphing skins
Dustin Duncan | 10/24/23
Khosravi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has a goal to research flexible burrowing probes for site investigation and underground excavation. These probes are crucial for various development projects, including underground structures, buildings, dams and pavements, as they determine soil characteristics.
#GINNing Podcast: Son of a Burch
Jeremy Henderson | 10/06/23
Word on the street is that Hunter Burch is the younger half of the first father-son combo among Auburn Engineering faculty colleagues. Listen to the electrical engineering assistant professor share his feelings on this historic accomplishment, discuss his mind-bending research into applied electromagnetics, and dish on his mechanical maestro dad on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.
Civil Engineering professor co-authors national wrong way driving solution handbook
Dustin Duncan | 10/03/23
Huaguo Zhou, the Elton Z. and Lois G. Huff Professor of civil and environmental engineering at Auburn University, co-authored a handbook aimed at helping state Department of Transportation offices reduce the risk of wrong-way driving crashes. The "Wrong-Way Driving Solutions Handbook," released in August, will be distributed to all 50 state Department of Transportation offices. Zhou said the handbook is the first to target reducing wrong-way driving crashes.
AUTRI Director earns prestigious Steinberg Award for contributions to transportation education
Jeremy Henderson | 09/28/23
At its recent September conference in La Jolla, California, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) honored Larry Rilett, director of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI), with its prestigious Steinberg Award, which annually recognizes “an individual who has made remarkable contributions to transportation education and research.”
Next Level program aims to develop career skills in students
Cassie Montgomery | 09/28/23
The College of Engineering's newly launched pilot program, titled Next Level, aims to enhance career preparedness and to improve first destination satisfaction by focusing on formative career development in the classroom.
CEE professor elected to Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Board of Directors
Dustin Duncan | 09/26/23
David Timm, the Brasfield & Gorrie Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, has been elected to the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT) Board of Directors for the second time.