• Honor, courage and commitment

    Honor, courage and commitment

    James E. Livingston began his journey as an Auburn guy — that’s what he calls himself — in 1959. Though the University of North Georgia, where he spent his freshman year, offered a lot, it didn’t offer engineering. That’s what he really wanted to do. It’s what growing up on […]

  • Defending America's lifelines

    Defending America’s lifelines

    Imagine losing power for days, or weeks. What about running water and telecommunications? Mass transportation grinds to a halt, healthcare facilities scramble and financial systems unravel.  “You’re talking about America’s lifelines. When they go down for more than a moment, it’s a bad day,” said Nick Sellers, chief operating officer […]

  • Celebrating 60 years of service

    Celebrating 60 years of service

    They’re CEOs, founders and presidents of companies.  They’re doctors, lawyers and leaders of industry.  They’re Auburn men and women, and approximately 185 of them make up the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council. The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council was established in 1965 and held its first meeting in 1966. The council is […]

Recent Articles

Faculty Highlights Spring 2026

Faculty Highlights Spring 2026

Sabit Adanur, Sabit Adanur, professor of mechanical engineering, was elected to the Editorial Advisory Board of Textile Science and Research Journal (Estonia) in September 2025. Symone Alexander, Symone Alexander, assistant professor of chemical engineering, was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s China–America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Hunter […]

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Happenings Spring 2026

Happenings Spring 2026

Auburn to construct world-class engineering lab, expand nation’s largest student-run makerspace Applied Research Institute advances defense innovation through Army partnership Auburn engineers key part of historic Artemis II mission Collari named executive director of development for engineering Applied Research Institute names NASA veteran chief engineer Auburn Engineering honors student named […]

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The Award Goes To...

The Award Goes To…

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted seven individuals — including three Auburn University alumni, one Auburn University staff member and one corporation during a ceremony Feb. 28 at the Bryant Center in Tuscaloosa.  Class of 2026 inductees associated with the university included Keith Jones, ’84 chemical engineering […]

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Be the Creed: Kristin McGhee

Be the Creed: Kristin McGhee

Kristin McGhee ’18 and ’20 Mechanical Engineering Regional Sales Support Engineer at Schneider Electric If the enrollment office at the university starts to get a surge in applications from Nashville — Auburn North, she calls it — go ahead and call it the Kristin McGhee effect.  From her social media […]

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Be the Creed: Emmanuel Winful

Be the Creed: Emmanuel Winful

Emmanuel Winful Engineering Administration Engineering Health and Safety Manager “Safe engineering is good engineering,” is more than a catchphrase to Emmanuel Winful. It’s the mindset that reshaped how Auburn Engineering approaches research. “Striving for safe engineering doesn’t inhibit research progress,” said Winful, the college’s health and safety manager since 2018. […]

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Be the Creed: Erin Garcia

Be the Creed: Erin Garcia

Erin Garcia Industrial and Systems Engineering Senior Lecturer At 12 years old, Erin Garcia didn’t just visit a Honda plant — she found a path that would shape her future. Years later, that same clarity guides Garcia, now a senior lecturer in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. But […]

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Be the Creed: Aidan Bosman

Be the Creed: Aidan Bosman

Aidan Bosman Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Research Assistant Aidan Bosman has always been drawn to water — from growing up in drought-prone Colorado to pursuing civil engineering research that addresses pressing environmental challenges. Now a graduate research assistant at Auburn University’s Stormwater Research Facility, he is applying that interest […]

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It's My Job: Katie Wolfe

It’s My Job: Katie Wolfe

Katie Wolfe ’24 Electrical Engineering and Theatrical Design Walt Disney Imagineer/Ride Controls Why Auburn? What led you to such a unique double major? I chose Auburn because it was the only school where I felt like I didn’t have to pick just one path. I’ve been drawn to engineering since […]

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Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station Groundbreaking

Happenings: Fall 2025

The latest news from around the college.

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In the BeGINNing

In the BeGINNing

25 years ago, there was a vision — and there was a decision. Nothing’s been the same since.

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