Happenings
Happenings: Spring 2023
Eden Named Dean of College of Engineering
Auburn Engineering moves up in U.S. News online graduate program rankings
Brodbeck named Director of Engineering Research
Beckingham named director of Auburn’s Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites
Professor in wireless engineering named editor-inchief at top-tier IEEE journal
Tauritz appointed as university’s first director of national laboratory relationships
Yarnold named director of Auburn University’s Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory
Mechanical engineering professor earns NSF CAREER Award for low-temperature plasma research
Chemical engineering junior named Miss Auburn
DoD awards Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems $8.9M for smart manufacturing
Professor in CSSE earns two NSF grants to research software security weaknesses
CEE professor leads NSF project aimed at renewable energy education
Auburn University Transportation Research Institute shines at 2023 TRB Meeting
Auburn hosts 66th annual Alabama Transportation Conference
Chemical engineering professor receives ADECA funding for MRI agent research
Spring awards recognize outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni
Mechanical engineering professor wins Avram Bar-Cohen Memorial Medal
Biosystems engineering researchers lead $2M project to produce hydrogen from blended feedstock
Professor in CSSE uses afterschool program to introduce children to AI
CSSE faculty, students develop children’s computer, music skills in harmonious mix
Associate professor in aerospace engineering happy to play role in DART’s smashing success
Annual E-Day Open House welcomes 3,500 visitors to campus
Research team from CSSE, COSAM and agriculture win USDA Coleridge Challenge
Professors earn NASA EPSCoR grant to research impact of microgravity on self-folding polymer sheets
Aerospace researchers awarded for visual analysis at international conference
Aerospace professors play key role in designing, testing prototype aircraft
Graduate student in aerospace given AIAA’s Zarem Award for Distiguished Achievement in Aeronautics
Engineering part of $28 million grant to meet rural challenges
Mechanical engineering professor wins multiple grants for AM sustainability and extreme environment electronics
Professor in aerospace engineering wins third Zarem Educator Award
Graduate student in aerospace engineering wins 2023 Breakwell Award
Two students in aerospace engineering selected to DoD SMART cohort
AUTRI wins national CUTC 2022 Technology Transfer Leadership Award
Auburn Engineering hosts Future City regional finals for middle school competitors
Graduate student in CSSE selected to attend CRA-WP women’s conference
Biosystems senior wins Engineer Together design competition
Associate professor in ECE elected co-chair at two laser application conferences
Occupational safety education and research programs renewed
Recruiting trip to national laboratory leaves lasting impression on students
Multidisciplinary research team works with Toyota to explore creative safety devices
Junior 1 of 3 selected nationally for 2023 Women in Motorsports initiative
Aerospace engineering research team wins Solid Rockets best paper
AUBURN ENGINEERING NEWS
- Auburn University appoints former Space Development Agency head as Director of Space Innovation September 8, 2025Auburn University is reaching for the stars again with the announcement of the hiring of Derek Tournear, former director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), as its inaugural director of space innovation.
- Associate professor in ECE advances artificial intelligence collaboration across devices regardless of connection speed September 5, 2025Xiaowen Gong demonstrates how smart devices can collaborate to build better AI models regardless of connection quality, turning network limitations from a barrier into a manageable constraint.
- The need for speed: DARPA awards NCAME up to $2.8M for transformative AM qualification research September 5, 2025The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has asked Auburn University to put the pedal to the powdered metal.