Happenings
Happenings Spring 2024
Auburn University Applied Research Institute to oversee $50M Army advanced manufacturing project
Auburn one of 10 universities nationwide to earn 3 National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designations
Space Development Agency partners with Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus for logistical support
Auburn research center renamed with renewed focus on neuroimaging
Auburn Engineering ranks among the top 20 U.S. News online master’s programs for fourth-consecutive year
Auburn’s McCrary Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to partner on first regional cybersecurity center to protect the nation’s electricity grid
Auburn Online Computer Science bachelor’s degree program ranked No. 1 by Best Colleges
Harkless named director of Auburn Engineering Online and Continuing Education
Aerospace engineering alumnus named director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Aerospace engineering alumnus among those honored at International Quality of Life Awards
Alabama Senate confirms Woltosz; reconfirms Huntley, Riggins, Vines to Auburn University Board of Trustees
Stormwater Research Facility receives USDA grant to provide training for rural communities
ICAMS receives $9.2M to further Model-Based Systems Engineering
Army invests another $4.35M in Auburn additive manufacturing qualification research
AUTRI partners with U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center to improve safety
Associate professor in CSSE part of $1.8 million NIH study to pioneer platform for the analysis of single-cell data
College recognizes outstanding students, faculty, staff, alumni at annual spring awards ceremony
Civil Engineering professors utilize $1.3M grant to improve pedestrian safety in local communities
Assistant materials engineering professor earns $1.2M NSF grant for 2D materials research
Auburn center’s FHE reputation underscored with multiple winning additively manufactured electronics proposals
ISE lecturer awarded Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award
Assistant professor in CSSE appointed as associate editor at top-tier artificial intelligence journal
CEE professor to receive Eugene Skok Award from National Road Research Alliance
Aerospace doctoral student wins Molly K. Macauley Award
College Board leaning on the expertise of Computer Science and Software Engineering faculty member
CEE graduate, faculty recognized for structural engineering excellence
Senior in bioprocess engineering is college’s only Matthews Scholar Program fellow for 2023-24
Two students in computer science and software engineering recognized for undergraduate research
Startup with chemical engineering roots awarded $1 million NSF grant to provide MRI clinicians with safer contrast agent
Aerospace engineering student wins prestigious Churchill Scholarship
Student in mechanical engineering wins top prize, $2,350 at Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
Doctoral student in mechanical engineering wins $50,000 at Alabama Launchpad pitch competition
Chemical engineering student team wins international AIChE Chem-E car championship
Auburn Engineering team creates physical fitness device, wins 10th Tiger Cage
ECE senior’s nuclear industry teaching aid places first in Honors competition at 101st Alabama Academy of Science Conference
Mechanical engineering doctoral student wins award for cellulose nanopaper research
Doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering takes third place, wins $2,500 at SEC Student Pitch Competition
AUBURN ENGINEERING NEWS
- Auburn Engineering dean appointed vice chair of the AIChE Foundation Board of Trustees February 24, 2026In this position, Mario Eden will support the AIChE Foundation’s efforts to expand scholarships, professional development programs and global initiatives that advance the chemical engineering profession.
- AUTRI receives $1.9 million to study smart tire technology for highway safety February 23, 2026Auburn University’s Transportation Research Institute receives $1.9 million from FMCSA to test RFID-enabled smart tire technology aimed at preventing commercial truck blowouts and improving highway safety.
- Chemical engineering professor teams with Department of Energy to investigate methane-eating microbe’s high-oxygen metabolic flip February 23, 2026Jin Wang is principal investigator on a collaborative project with the DOE's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.