Archive for June, 2012

Into the Lab: Polymer and Fiber

Faculty member Xinyu Zhang is developing a new concrete recipe that would recycle common waste products, lessen greenhouse gases, and even melt snow from roadways and bridges. Working in conjunction with researchers from the University of Alabama under a $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Zhang and his colleagues […]

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The End of an Era

The End of an Era

His biggest dream, always, was to teach at Auburn . . . It was a dream that came true for Larry Benefield in 1979 — one that took seed in the early 1960’s when the graduate from rural Handley High School showed up on the Auburn campus as a freshman. The […]

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Water is the Driving Force of all Nature – Leonardo da Vinci

Water is the Driving Force of all Nature – Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci, also known as “the Renaissance Man,” was not the only one to recognize that water, in particular, clean water, is essential to life. Auburn Engineering students understand it as well, so much so that several of them have developed a portable water purifying system to prevent water-borne […]

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A Dream Realized

A Dream Realized

What began in 2000 as an ambitious, and undoubtedly challenging, vision by a newly appointed dean of the College of Engineering became a reality in January. With the completion of Phase II of the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Auburn Engineering’s vision to construct a state-of-the-art engineering complex with the […]

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Going the Distance for Engineering Education

Going the Distance for Engineering Education

The reasons for wanting to earn an advanced degree are as varied as the individuals who seek them, but all have one thing in common: they want a quality classroom experience. With a history of engineering excellence dating back to 1872, Auburn knows how to deliver that quality — both […]

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And the Award Goes to…

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame In February, Auburn Engineering saw three of its alumni, and one project made possible by an alumnus, inducted into the prestigious State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. Wendell Mead, a 1963 and 1966 aerospace engineering graduate, is a pioneer in the field of […]

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