Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience
Austin Phillips | 12/06/24
Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience
Materials engineering program chair honored for wide-ranging work in experimental mechanics
Jeremy D Henderson | 11/14/24
Much of Bart Prorok's work in experimental mechanics is focused on micro and nanoscale mechanisms. But there's nothing small about his most recent achievement in the field.
Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.
Austin Phillips | 11/11/24
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.
Materials engineering doctoral student wins prestigious award for advancing PepsiCo climate goals
Jeremy Henderson | 10/18/24
Following his second Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps fellowship in as many years, Yaqub Adediji, a doctoral student in materials engineering, has been awarded the organization's 2024 Climate Corps Fellow Collaboration Award for helping PepsiCo achieve its ambitious climate goals.
Auburn Makersfest submissions due Oct. 18
Dustin Duncan | 10/08/24
Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.
NIH awards another $1.9M toward Auburn Engineering’s transformative research into rapid immunodiagnostics
Jeremy Henderson | 10/03/24
Pengyu Chen, the Francis Family Associate Professor and Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow in the Department of Materials Engineering, believes he'll soon be able to immediately unlock the secrets of your immune system with a single finger-prick. The National Institutes of Health continues to believe it, too.
Auburn Engineering undergraduate program ranked No. 30 among public institutions nationwide
Joe McAdory | 09/24/24
Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.
CDCR to host engineering career fair in September
Olivia Ballard | 09/16/24
The Career Development and Corporate Relations (CDCR) office will host an annual engineering career fair Sept. 23 and 26 in Brown-Kopel Grand Hall from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Hendrix named associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment
Austin Phillips | 07/17/24
Dean Hendrix has been named associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment for Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Mario Eden, dean of engineering.
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.
Auburn expands support for advanced manufacturing
06/11/24
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will create an Analytical, Innovation and Manufacturing Laboratory to specifically foster workforce development, interdisciplinary collaboration and industry-relevant research and innovation aimed broadly at advanced manufacturing.
Four engineering alumni receive Auburn Alumni Association's Lifetime Achievement Award
06/10/24
The Auburn Alumni Association honored its 2024 class of Lifetime Achievement Award and Young Alumni Achievement Award recipients at a special ceremony on June 8. The Lifetime Achievement Awards honor distinguished members of the Auburn Family for extraordinary accomplishments in their personal and professional lives, as well as dedication to the university. Noteworthy recent graduates in the midst of their careers are recognized with the Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Materials engineering doctoral student wins GRSP award for hydrogen sensor research
Jeremy Henderson | 06/07/24
The kudos for materials engineering doctoral student Vladislav Korostelev keep coming.
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.
#GINNing Podcast: Materials Girl
Jeremy Henderson | 05/17/24
Marisa Kelley just graduated with a degree in materials engineering. She knows who Madonna is — and who Tom Petty is. In other words, she's basically a genius. (You're welcome, Florida.)
Graduate School honors 28 students from Auburn Engineering
Kat Bader | 04/30/24
More than 20 engineering graduate students were recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 26, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.
NSF, NIST grants boost Auburn Engineering’s prominence in polymer sustainability
Jeremy Henderson | 04/26/24
Ed Davis, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is the principal investigator for two new awards — one from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the other from the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) — aimed at educating future polymer researchers as well as recycling industry professionals on the growing importance and evolving challenges of polymer recycling.
Auburn Engineering faculty named to 2024 promotion, tenure list
Cassie Montgomery | 04/08/24
Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan recently announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2024, including 19 faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
Assistant materials engineering professor earns $1.2M NSF grant for 2D materials research
Jeremy Henderson | 02/23/24
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Konstantin Kylukin, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Engineering, $1.2 million through its Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program, which funds research into "novel materials to address grand societal challenges."
Materials engineering doctoral student extends department’s NanoArt dynasty with MXenes
Jeremy Henderson | 02/15/24
There exists in the scientific community a small but growing contingent of materials engineers who regularly render their research into works of art. And it's official — Yeonjin Baek is one of the best.
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 University Applied Research Institute to oversee $50M Army advanced manufacturing project — the largest research contract in university history
Jeremy Henderson | 01/10/24
How much is Auburn University's advanced manufacturing expertise worth to the U.S. Army? Up to $50 million.
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."
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.