Professor emeritus Malcolm Crocker and visiting scholar Margarita Maksotskaya from the Department of Mechanical Engineering were the editors of a recently published biography chronicling the life and correspondence of noted composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, one of the famed “Mighty Five” Russian nationalist composers. The book, “Rimsky-Korsakov: Letters to His Family and […]
A committee of Alabama legislators visited Auburn University in January to learn more about the university’s research on self-driving vehicles before lawmakers considered introducing legislation governing autonomous vehicles in the state. The Alabama Legislative Committee to Study Self-Driving Vehicles, chaired by Sen. Tom Whatley, R-Auburn, heard presentations from experts in […]
A student team featuring two industrial and systems engineering graduate students won Auburn University’s 2017 Tiger Cage business pitch competition. Robert Granzow and Rong Huangfu, along with MBA student Mengdie Chen, developed BioErgo Solutions, a platform aimed at helping businesses prevent occupational injuries through wearable technology. The BioErgo Solutions team […]
FPInnovations and Auburn University, through its Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering, announced a five-year agreement Sept. 27, aiming to bring Near-Neutral Binding technology to AC-PABE’s member mills in Alabama while facilitating the transfer of FPInnovations’ technical services to Alabama and neighboring states. Both parties signed a memorandum of […]
Auburn University has established a new Center for Industrialized Additive Manufacturing and selected Tony Overfelt, William and Elizabeth Reed professor of mechanical engineering, as its inaugural director. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, is a growing sector of the manufacturing industry. Using this advanced technology, manufacturers can save time […]
Graduate students from across the college presented their research at the 2016 Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, an annual event sponsored by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students that consists of poster presentations which highlight the work of Auburn Engineering graduate students. The event promotes scholarship, professionalism and interdisciplinary research. The […]
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering welcomed four outstanding individuals to its leadership team over the past several months. Steve Taylor, professor of biosystems engineering, was appointed associate dean for research on July 1. An Auburn faculty member since 1989, Taylor has also served as head of the Department of […]
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