World events continue to illustrate that there is a critical need for the knowledge and expertise engineers provide in addressing the challenges that arise. Whether it is a civil engineer who works to ensure that our bridges and roadways remain safe, or a biosystems engineer who strives daily to meet […]
The War Eagle BEST Robotics competition attracted 22 middle and high school teams on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Opelika High School. During a six-week period, students from East Alabama and West Georgia designed and built a prototype vehicle, called the Blade Runner, capable of transporting, maneuvering and assembling a wind […]
Bedtime storytelling just got a reboot. Chris Harden, ’98 electrical engineering, and business partner Jeremy Scheinberg have created TROBO, a stuffed toy robot that communicates with an interactive digital storybook iPhone or iPad app to educate children about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) topics. TROBO answers questions and explains […]
A team of undergraduate students from Auburn University’s Department of Biosystems Engineering won first place in the student design competition at the 14th annual meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society. The team consisted of three undergraduate students from biosystems engineering including Jesse Blanton, Olivia Elliott and Ryan McGehee, as […]
People on the go and their modes of transportation are what civil engineering doctoral student Benjamin Bacon is studying. He was granted one of 10 Airport Cooperative Research Program Graduate Research Award Fellowships, an honor sponsored by the Transportation Research Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. Bacon’s research, which gained […]
The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University will hold its fifth Pavement Test Track Conference March 3-5, 2015 at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. Discussions will include an overview of the findings from the 1.7-mile track’s 2012-2015 research cycle, a summary of preventive maintenance […]
College namesake Samuel Ginn, ’59 industrial management graduate and wireless communications industry leader, was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame Class of 2014 by the Wireless History Foundation on Sept. 9 in Las Vegas. Ginn was one of four individuals honored for outstanding achievements across all disciples of the […]
From hybrid electric vehicles to melanoma chemotherapeutics, the college’s graduate engineering students are looking to change the world one research project at a time. A crowd of Auburn faculty, staff and alumni, including a special appearance by Aubie, turned out to interact with more than 150 graduate students during the […]
The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering earned the title of “Most Innovative” on NerdScholar’s list of six favorite software engineering programs. Clarkson University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Michigan Technological University, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Purdue University were also preferred by NerdScholar, which provides data-driven tools and tips to […]
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will kick off the 2015 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) racing season by hosting Baja SAE Auburn April 9-12 at the National Center for Asphalt Technology’s Pavement Test Track in Opelika, Ala. One hundred international collegiate Baja race teams are invited to register to […]
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