Auburn civil engineering faculty members Jose Vasconcelos, Prabhakar Clement, Xing Fang, Joel Hayworth, Ahjeong Son and Dongye Zhao are studying the spread of oil-related substances and sediments from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using physical modeling. The effects of oil contamination on the state of Alabama have been the focus of their research for the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium. In February, the team began assembling an apparatus that will perform experimental investigations related to water contamination. They also began tests of gravity current flows within Mobile Bay’s navigation channel. Their findings will help biologists and environmentalists understand the conditions of contaminants that may spread within Mobile Bay and disrupt local ecosystems. The team is one of several from around the state working on the research and sharing its findings.
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- Aerospace engineering faculty earn DOD research project to study rotor performance in adverse environments May 6, 2024Nek Sharan, an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, and Vrishank Raghav, an associate professor of aerospace engineering are one of the 27 collaborative academic teams awarded research projects through the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) program.
- Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tours Auburn Engineering research centers May 3, 2024Adm. Christopher W. Grady, who as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the nation's second highest-ranking military officer, toured prominent Auburn University engineering research centers in advance of his Friday address at Auburn's NROTC commissioning ceremony, at which he will serve as commissioning officer.
- Professor to explore microgravitational printing of semiconductors through NASA-supported parabolic flights May 1, 2024Masoud Mahjouri-Samani's project, “In Space Dry Printing Electronics and Semiconductor Devices,” recently received a $870,000 grant from NASA to pursue new manufacturing frontiers.