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Thanks from a grateful student

Thanks from a grateful student

Shernovius Bennett, a senior in software engineering, has been deployed overseas on numerous occasions during his time as an Auburn student. Most recently, he served at the Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan with the 187th Fighter Wing from Montgomery, Alabama. During his time serving in Afghanistan, Barbara McCormack, an undergraduate […]

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Gaining traction

An alliance of vehicle manufacturers and research universities, including Auburn University, the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Tennessee Tech University, is forming to create a premier research center for vehicle manufacturing. The Southern Alliance for Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing (SAAV) is led by John Evans, professor of industrial and systems […]

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A paved partnership

A paved partnership

In a step to play a larger role in pavement research, a newly formed partnership with MnROAD is a centerpiece of the National Center for Asphalt Technology’s (NCAT) upcoming research cycle. The combination of traffic loading types and the range in climate conditions will provide unique opportunities for this partnership […]

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5 years and going strong

5 years and going strong

Auburn University’s Huntsville Research Center celebrated its fifth anniversary on April 8 before a large audience of scientists and engineers, as well as community and political leaders. The Huntsville Research Center enables Auburn faculty members to bring innovative research to Huntsville to support federal agencies in the area, as well […]

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Online ed ranks high

Online ed ranks high

The Auburn Engineering Graduate Online Program ranked 17th in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Online Programs. In addition, the program was the secondmost cost-effective among the top 20. “This ranking exemplifies the highest quality of courses and classes we offer to those who want […]

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Building on tradition

Building on tradition

One of the classic, most iconic buildings on Auburn’s campus will soon be outfitted and renovated into a state-of-the-art research laboratory thanks to a generous gift made possible by Carol Ann and Charles Gavin. The $15 million project – with $8 million coming from the Gavins and the balance from […]

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E-Day 2015

E-Day, Auburn Engineering’s annual student recruitment open house held in February, drew more than 4,000 students, parents and teachers to campus to learn about the College of Engineering. The event offered middle and high school students the opportunity to tour engineering facilities, as well as the Auburn campus. Participants viewed […]

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Creating a cyber space

Creating a cyber space

In April, the cyber laboratory in the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology was named the Lieutenant General Ronald Lee Burgess Jr., USA, Retired, Cyber Laboratory through a generous gift from Leslee Belluchie, ’83 mechanical engineering, and her husband Richard Knop. This advanced lab will enable the university to unify its […]

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Slinging mud

Slinging mud

Nearly 100 student teams from around the globe got a little mud on their tires at Baja SAE Auburn as students took on steep inclines, maneuverability courses through rough woody terrain, and a four-hour long race on a course littered with hairpin curves, severe drop-offs, sand traps, jagged rocks and […]

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Faculty highlights- spring 2015

Faculty highlights- spring 2015

Sushil Adhikari, associate professor of biosystems engineering, has been recognized as one of the world’s most influential minds. In a report titled “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014,” Thomson Reuters presents the authors of the most highly cited research works of the past decade. To be listed, a researcher’s […]

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