Archive for December, 2018

Auburn’s first Astronaut Scholar

Auburn’s first Astronaut Scholar

Aerospace engineering senior Mike Wietstruk is the first Auburn University student to receive the merit-based scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and was one of 50 students from 36 universities across the nation to be awarded. Along with receiving the prestigious award, he also became a member of the Astronaut […]

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The Next Dimension in Manufacturing

The Next Dimension in Manufacturing

NASA inspires the world with its mission of space exploration, scientific discovery and development of new technology. That’s why Auburn has partnered with NASA to employ 3-D printers that will build components for the next generation of spacecraft and even work onboard a spacecraft supporting a U.S.-led program for a […]

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Sour Power

Sour Power

Bruce Tatarchuk, who has long been recognized for his work in catalysis and microfiber technologies, is taking a new direction in his research that looks to bold frontiers in energy. His latest effort is literally taking place at the end of a long road – in the scrublands of Texas […]

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Trauma and the Brain

Trauma and the Brain

An interdisciplinary team of researchers in Auburn University’s MRI Research Center, located within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is using a technique called functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study the biochemistry of people with post-traumatic stress disorder. The goal of the project is to understand better the neurobiological basis […]

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Transportation Innovation

Transportation Innovation

Each day, people rely on hundreds of GPS, navigation and timing devices and instruments to assist in everything from driving directions to counting steps. However, those devices are not completely accurate 100 percent of the time. But thanks to research being conducted within the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of […]

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Research Renovation

Research Renovation

One of Auburn’s most iconic facilities has undergone an $18 million renovation that is building upon the past to help shape the future. The Gavin Engineering Research Laboratory – formerly known as the Textile Building – has been renovated into a state-of-the-art research facility thanks to gifts of $10.5 million […]

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Elite Student Experience

Elite Student Experience

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is constructing a $44 million student support facility that will further enhance the college’s vision of being the best student-centered engineering experience in America. Construction of the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center is made possible thanks to a $30 million gift from John […]

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It’s My Job: Herbie Johnson

It’s My Job: Herbie Johnson

Herbie Johnson ’94 Civil Engineering General Manager of Southern Company, Hydrogeneration Before Auburn… Out of high school, I went into the military. It gave me discipline and the chance to figure out that I wanted to get a college education. My father and grandfather built houses, so I always had […]

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5 Minutes With Victoria Jordan

5 Minutes With Victoria Jordan

Victoria Jordan grew up in Auburn and returned in her early career to pursue her master’s degree in industrial (’87) and her doctorate (’06). She credits that experience to building her passion for process improvement. Vice president of quality at Emory Healthcare, she also serves as performance improvement and analytics […]

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From the Faculty: Modern Monitoring

From the Faculty: Modern Monitoring

The goal of process monitoring is to detect the onset and identify the root cause of any change that causes a manufacturing environment to deviate from its desired operation. Process monitoring is an important component and key enabler for the long-term reliable operation of any manufacturing processes. In the era […]

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