Articles by: Morgan Martin

Jason Cuneo leads a session with Alabama National Guard members.

McCrary Institute partners with Alabama National Guard for cyber training

Auburn University, through its Auburn Cyber Research Center and McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, is collaborating with the Alabama National Guard Defensive Cyber Operation Element (DCO-E) in Montgomery, Alabama, to provide training to DCO-E cyber analysts on Auburn’s campus.

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Jim Thomas

To the Moon and Back, in 50 years

“Standing at the cape, to celebrating again 50 years later, it kind of puts a big lump in your throat when you think about it.”

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Team members from NCAME, Huntsville City Schools, and EOS worked together to bring online the district’s second industrial 3D printer at Grissom High School. From left: Todd Watkins, director of Career Technical Education for Huntsville City Schools; Chris Faust, additive manufacturing teacher at Grissom High School; Garrett Heath, technician at EOS North America, and Lee Fleming, graduate research assistant for NCAME.

Auburn expands partnership with Huntsville City Schools

Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence, or NCAME, is expanding its existing partnership with Huntsville City Schools to enable more students to gain real-world experience in industrial 3D printing. “Two years ago, Huntsville City Schools became the only K-12 school district in the nation to implement a metal […]

by × December 20, 2019 ×
The rocket man

The rocket man

A few days a week, Brooks Moore can be found at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, the largest spaceflight museum in the world. It is fitting that the renowned exhibition is located in north Alabama – where America’s space program was born, and where it continues to […]

by × November 29, 2016 ×

Problems in paradise

Auburn University civil engineering professor Prabhakar Clement continues to study effects of the 2010 BP oil spill. On a trip to the Gulf Coast in May, he collected tar balls found lining the beaches for testing. More than one pound of tar balls were picked up along a small stretch […]

by × November 29, 2016 ×

Not your average K-9 sniffer

Gopikrishna Deshpande, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, took part in a study on using zinc nanoparticles to enhance dogs’ sense of smell. He said this could help improve security at airports and public spaces. “Even though dogs have very good olfactory capabilities, they can miss detection of explosives, […]

by × November 29, 2016 ×
Faculty highlights – spring 2016

Faculty highlights – spring 2016

Sushil Adhikari, associate professor, and Oladiran Fasina, professor, both in the Department of Biosystems Engineering, were named 2015-16 Alumni Professors, and the Department of Biosystems Engineering received the Auburn University Departmental Award for Excellence in Education. Virginia Davis, alumni professor of chemical engineering, received the Award for Excellence in Faculty […]

by × June 3, 2016 ×

Triple threat

Joshua Passantino, a triple major pursing degrees in biosystems engineering, chemical engineering and Spanish, has been nominated for the prestigious Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Scholarship for Excellence in National Environmental Policy. The Udall scholarship was established to provide scholarships to outstanding students who demonstrate leadership, public service and […]

by × June 2, 2016 ×

Faster than a speeding bullet . . . more powerful than a locomotive

It’s 2016 and no one has discovered time travel yet, but Samuel Ginn College of Engineering students may have us traveling 760 miles per hour in the near future. Entrepreneur Elon Musk, known for his success with PayPal, Tesla Motors and most recently SpaceX, held an open competition in January […]

by × June 2, 2016 ×

Faculty highlights- fall 2015

David Bevly has been named the inaugural Bill and Lana McNair distinguished professor of mechanical engineering, where he has been a faculty member since 2001. Saad Biaz, professor of computer science and software engineering, has been awarded a grant of $320,000 for three years from the National Science Foundation to […]

by × December 10, 2015 ×