Department of Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Engineering Research Showcase winner Tori Phillips, left, with Maria Auad, the college's associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development.

Chemical engineering student wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase with study on hydraulic redistribution

Joe McAdory | 04/08/25

More than 150 students participated in the 12th Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, held April 3 in the Brown-Kopel Center.

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 6 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, once again, No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering graduate programs earn high marks in recent U.S. News and World Report rankings

Joe McAdory | 04/08/25

U.S. News and World Report, which ranks graduate programs nationally each spring, designated Auburn Engineering No. 33 among public institutions when its annual list was released Tuesday, April 8.

#GINNing Podcast: @KrazyKlementine

Jeremy D Henderson | 04/03/25

This double-degreed Auburn engineering apostle extraordinaire is supporting the team and living the dream.

Auburn researchers are part of an $887,985 study to address engineering challenges associated with energy efficiency of zero emission bus materials.

Researchers part of $887K FTA project to optimize efficiency on zero emission bus materials

Joe McAdory | 03/21/25

Auburn Engineering researchers on the project are Bryan Beckingham (principal investigator) and co-PIs Cassandra Porter, Michael Howard, Lauren Beckingham, Mark Hoffman and Christian Brodbeck.

Blue Origin's New Glenn at liftoff during its NG-1 mission in January.

Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence partners with Blue Origin to improve copper printability

Jeremy D Henderson | 03/18/25

When it comes to overcoming the challenges of 3D printing with copper, Blue Origin has decided to work a little orange into their research.

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductees Bruce Tatarchuk and Kenny Mitchell.

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2025

Austin Phillips | 03/04/25

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals — including one Auburn University alumnus and an Auburn chemical engineering professor — and one corporation during a ceremony Feb. 22 at the Renaissance Birmingham at Ross Bridge.

Mechanical engineering senior named SEC Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Jeremy D Henderson | 02/24/25

The folks tasked with naming the SEC Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year had it pretty easy this go round.

New Engineering Global Programs opportunity takes students to New Zealand

Dustin Duncan | 02/17/25

A new study abroad program through Engineering Global Programs will take Auburn Engineering students to the South Pacific, immersing them in the environmental landscapes of New Zealand.

Julie Bedard, a freshman on Auburn's women's tennis team majoring in mechanical engineering, competes during the Roberta Alison Fall Classic in November.

#GINNing Podcast: Net Worth

Jeremy D Henderson | 02/14/25

Mechanically minded freshman tennis talent Julie Bedard goes hard — on the court and in the classroom.

Members of Autonomous Tiger Racing pose with a trophy awarded for the top time trial speed in the latest Indy Autonomous Challenge. From left to right: Jamison Hood, Sai Sarva, Evan Ellison, Kathleen Steadman, Stephanie Meyer, Samantha Korac, James Brewer, Bryce Karlins and advisor David Bevly.

Auburn team claims autonomous racing victory at 163.6 mph

Jeremy D Henderson | 02/12/25

Auburn's autonomous driving research shows no signs of slowing down.

Engineering Without Borders students on location in Westpoint, Tennessee, include (from left), Eli Williams, Virginia Keith, Morgan Bell (resident engineer in charge), Emma Tolbert, Sam Mariano, Joel Young, Park White and Gerald John, advisor and civil and environmental engineering research associate.

Auburn Engineering students solving water issues domestically and abroad

Joe McAdory | 02/06/25

Auburn's Engineering Without Borders chapter helping residents in rural Tennessee, Guatemala and Bolivia.

Jonathan Pettus has been named executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute. [Credit: UAH]

Pettus named executive director of Auburn University Applied Research Institute in Huntsville

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/28/25

Auburn University’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development has hired Jonathan Pettus as executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville, effective February 1.

Research at the Electronics Packaging Research Institute (EPRI) includes aerosol-jet additive processing for manufacturing flexible electronics.

Auburn vision for flexible electronics future aligns with major focus of CES 2025

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/27/25

Auburn University's Electronics Packaging Research Institute (EPRI) was established this past summer. Judging by the reports of wide-eyed, gizmo-giddy tech journalists covering the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the timing couldn't have been better.

NCAME director to deliver 2024-25 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/24/25

NCAME Director Nima Shamsaei, Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering, will deliver the 2024-25 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture on January 28th.

The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

Auburn Engineering ranks No. 20 in U.S. News online graduate program rankings, online computer science program moves up 10 spots

Karen Hunley | 01/21/25

The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

#GINNing Podcast: Exoskeletons in the Closet

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/17/25

Brendon Allen has some exoskeletons in his closet, and the National Science Foundation wants to find out more about them. So do we.

Pradeep Lall (left) was presented with the Founder’s Award by Lockheed Martin's Tom Rovere at the 2024 SMTA International Conference.

EPRI director Lall honored for exceptional contributions to electronics manufacturing

Jeremy D Henderson | 12/12/24

Pradeep Lall, the MacFarlane Distinguished Professor and Alumni Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Director of the Auburn University Electronics Packaging Institute (EPRI), is the 2024 recipient of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) Founder’s Award. The Founder’s Award, SMTA's highest honor, recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the electronics manufacturing industry, and to the SMTA. The award was conferred at the 40th SMTA Conference in Rosemont, Illinois.

Ruha Tacey, a 2012 Auburn chemical engineering graduate who has gone viral on social media as a STEM advocating influencer, served as the keynote speaker for this year's MADE@AU event.

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience

Austin Phillips | 12/06/24

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience

The Wild family and the senior design project group before taking Emmy on her first ride

Go Emmy Go: Mechanical engineering students design adaptive toy car

Bethany Giles | 12/05/24

At just three days old, Emerson “Emmy” Wild had her first seizure. At three weeks old, she received a life-changing diagnosis. She had KCNT1-related epilepsy, a rare form of treatment-resistant epilepsy with around 3,000 known cases worldwide. Through her ongoing involvement on campus, mom and Auburn alumnae Alex eventually connected with the Department of Mechanical Engineering with the idea to create a customized toy that Emmy could use.

IEEE EPS President Patrick Thompson (left) presents Jeff Suhling, mechanical engineering department chair, with the William Chen Distinguished Service Award.

Mechanical engineering chair honored with IEEE Distinguished Service Award

Jeremy D Henderson | 11/25/24

Jeff Suhling, Quina Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the William Chen Distinguished Service Award from the IEEE Electronics Packaging Society (EPS). The award annually recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the EPS through service and leadership. It was, to say the least, well deserved.

From left, Hari Narayanan, Nima Shamsaei and Panagiotis Mistriotis.

Three Auburn Engineering faculty members earn prestigious honors from university

Joe McAdory | 11/18/24

Hari Narayanan, Nima Shamsaei and Panagiotis Mistriotis were recognized at the Auburn University Faculty Awards ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

#GINNing Podcast: High Kicks, High Efficiency

Jeremy Henderson | 11/15/24

From high kicks to high efficiency, from the dance line to the supply line, Nyah Dedeaux does it all.

Nima Shamsaei, Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering and director of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) (left), Ali Khosravi, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering (middle), and Shuai Shao, associate mechanical engineering professor and NCAME's associate director for research and innovation (right), stand at the Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory on Auburn University’s campus. The trio are collaborating to develop robot for efficient utility line installation.

Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor in collaboration with the NCAME team to develop robot for efficient utility line installation

Dustin Duncan | 11/12/24

Ali Khosravi, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, teams up with NCAME to design a robot that can attach to a conduit, run it underground and resurface for another use.

Auburn Engineering has now increased its annual new research awards and contracts by more than 300% since 2018, when the college brought in $29 million.

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.