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.
Professor in electrical and computer engineering presented with Outstanding Leadership Award at Health 2.0 Conference
Joe McAdory | 05/15/24
Gopikrishna Deshpande, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was presented with the Outstanding Leadership Award for extraordinary achievements in healthcare and wellness at the Health 2.0 Conference March 18-20 in Las Vegas.
International collaboration a key component to electrical and computer engineering students' senior project
Joe McAdory | 04/23/24
Seniors Katie Wolfe and Elijah Parker teamed with students from Germany's Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt to develop a system designed to foster farming sustainability.
Assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering appointed journal associate editor, publishes textbook
Joe McAdory | 04/11/24
Bosen Lian is now associate editor at two IEEE scholarly journals and has published first textbook, "Integral and Inverse Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Control Systems and Games."
World's first field-installed, clinically approved parallel transmit 7T MRI scanner resides at Auburn University
Joe McAdory | 03/26/24
Certified by the Food and Drug Administration for use on clinical patients, the $9 million Siemens MAGNETOM 7T — centerpiece of the newly named Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Neuroimaging Center — provides superior images compared to the university’s previous 7T research device.
Professor part of $5.3 million NIH study to identify actionable targets for schizophrenia interventions
Joe McAdory | 02/02/24
Adil Bashir, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, will use MRI to gather evidence that indicates age-related changes might be abnormal in psychotic disorders and that bioenergetics are negatively affected by aging.
Senior in ECE wins prestigious IEEE Power and Energy Society Plus Initiative scholarship
Joe McAdory | 01/18/24
Ethan Hughes was one of just 124 students in North America to earn the annual scholarship.
AU Applied Research Institute to oversee $1.1M Army modernization project
Jeremy Henderson | 11/16/23
The new pipeline between Auburn Engineering’s next-generation resources, faculty and students, and Huntsville-based defense agencies is officially on full blast. Partnered with leading Huntsville energy consultants Trideum Corporation, the new Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) will facilitate a $1.1 million award supporting the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center’s Mission Based — Multi Domain Operations Test Environment.
#GINNing Podcast: Lights, Engineering, Action
Jeremy Henderson | 11/04/23
Double majoring in electrical and computer engineering and theatre design and technology, senior Katie Wolfe is on the prowl for greatness. All of which is to say the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast gives a whole new meaning to engineering spotlights.
Doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering competes at SEC Student Pitch Competition
Joe McAdory | 10/23/23
Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani, who is pursuing a PhD in electrical and computer engineering, is one of 14 students competing at the SEC Student Pitch Competition in Athens, Georgia.
Student in mechanical engineering wins top prize, $2,350 at Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
Joe McAdory | 10/16/23
Ryan Pollard, a first-year graduate student, earned 'Best in Show' honors for his oral and poster presentation, "A Kinematics-Based Approach to Future Joint Angle Prediction."
Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 9 with college’s highest awards
Austin Phillips | 09/18/23
Eight outstanding engineering alumni and one longtime faculty member of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 15, for their distinguished professional careers.
Chemical engineering researchers win Alabama Launchpad with device that replicates human-like tissue
Joe McAdory | 08/25/23
Elizabeth Lipke, professor in chemical engineering, and Yuan Tian, a post-doctoral researcher, won $25,000 for their co-founded biomedical company VivoSphere
Graduation marshal earning degrees in mechanical, electrical engineering
Joe McAdory | 05/03/23
Lydia Ann Mitchell will lead the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering graduates into this weekend's commencement exercises at Neville Arena.
Student in ECE serves as lighting and scenic designer for popular musical
Charlotte Tuggle | 04/27/23
Katie Wolfe, a senior double majoring in theatre design and technology and electrical engineering, served as the student lighting and scenic designer of “Edges.”
Professor in ECE leading MRI study that explores PTSD biomarkers in older adults
Joe McAdory | 03/29/23
Meredith Reid, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, is hoping results of the study can identify biomarkers that could lead to PTSD medication for older adults.
Wireless engineering professor earns SEC's Faculty Achievement Award
03/21/23
Shiwen Mao is the college's fourth recipient of this honor.
Engineering alumna to deliver spring commencement address
03/21/23
Southern Company Senior Vice President Paula Marino will address the Auburn University spring 2023 graduates, the university announced today. The Auburn alums will deliver remarks to nearly 5,000 graduates and their families during commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6, in Neville Arena.
#GINNing Podcast: Day Dreamin'
Jeremy Henderson | 03/10/23
You probably know her from Auburn Engineering's hit Instagram series "Brown-Kopel Locals." But she does a lot more than tote a tiny mic.
Upcoming Engineer Together Day to highlight college's DEI efforts
Cassie Montgomery | 03/02/23
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee will host Engineer Together Day on Wednesday, March 15 in the Brown-Kopel Center.
#GINNing Podcast: The radar on the radar
Jeremy Henderson | 01/26/23
Why is Allyson McKinney the bee's knees? Because her company's technology can find the bee's knees. From like 15 meters away. Traditional radar? Traditional radar can barely identify a full grown human being from that distance. So it's no wonder that the SoloPulse founder and CEO was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for manufacturing and industry. Talk about creatin' a buzz.
Auburn Engineering moves up in U.S. News online graduate program rankings
Austin Phillips | 01/24/23
The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering came in at No. 16 in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online Engineering Graduate Programs 2023 rankings, climbing one spot from last year. This is the seventh-consecutive year that engineering’s online program has ranked in the Top 25.
Senior in electrical engineering named Vandegrift Co-op student of the year
Joe McAdory | 01/23/23
Jared Jones was a co-op student at Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics for three semester and interned at Dynetics last summer.
#GINNing Podcast: Marshal Matters
Jeremy Henderson | 12/23/22
Friends, if you want a podcast that sticks the landing. Then you want a podcast with Jacob Blanding. (Emphasis on the sticks.)