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International internship

International internship

Bastien Oppenhauser, a senior in mechanical engineering at the Institut Français de Mécanique Avancée in Clermont-Ferrand, France, is experiencing an internship like no other. He is the first student to intern with the College of Engineering’s Formula SAE (AUFSAE) racing team. Oppenhauser’s French university offers students the opportunity to study […]

by × December 3, 2013 ×

We’re online

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering now offers an online graduate certificate program in occupational safety and ergonomics. The program, which is recognized by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, includes five three-hour courses delivered online. Coursework in systems safety, biomechanics and human factors engineering teaches students […]

by × December 3, 2013 ×
Meeting of the minds

Meeting of the minds

The Council of Engineering Graduate Students (CEGS) hosted its second annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase (GERS) in October. The event, held in the Shelby Center’s courtyards, promoted engineering scholarship, professionalism and interdisciplinary research, and provided an opportunity to introduce new graduate students to the culture of engineering graduate programs. Nearly […]

by × December 3, 2013 ×

Three minutes to win it

Imagine presenting hours of research in only three minutes. Auburn University graduate students competed this summer to present their research within that time limit as part of the university’s first Three Minute Thesis competition. Students were judged on communication style, comprehension and engagement with the audience, as well as their […]

by × December 3, 2013 ×
A fresh face

A fresh face

Julia Bower Green, ’05 and ’07 civil engineering, has been named one of 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The award highlights the achievement of young civil engineers and their impact on society. Green will be honored at ASCE’s annual Outstanding Projects […]

by × December 3, 2013 ×

Stepping stone to full-time employment

A “stepping stone to full-time employment” is the perfect way to describe the experience three Auburn students gained through the summer student-employee program at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Twenty-five students, including Auburn engineers Patrick Berry, Logan Brost and Travis Wheeler, had the experience of a lifetime working for SAIC […]

by × December 3, 2013 ×

Faculty Highlights – Spring/Summer 2013

From the desk of . . . Prathima Agrawal, director of Auburn’s Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center, Alireza Babaei, former post-doctoral fellow in the center, and Bijan Jabbari, professor of electrical and computer engineering at George Mason University, have received the best paper award from the Journal of Communications […]

by × June 6, 2013 ×
5 Minutes With… Lorenda Ward

5 Minutes With… Lorenda Ward

Lorenda Ward, ’90 and ’92 aerospace engineering, is a senior investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Washington, D.C. She investigates aviation crashes and incidents around the globe. Most recently, she traveled to western Japan to assist the Japan Transport Safety Board after an All Nippon Airways-operated Boeing […]

by × June 6, 2013 ×

Into the Lab: Aerospace

Faculty member Gil Crouse and doctoral student Brian Reitz are developing a method to make aerobatic flight by autonomous aircraft possible. Their research explores the limited flight envelope and simple maneuvers unmanned aircraft are currently able to perform on missions. Today, due to the highly nonlinear nature of aerobatic flight, […]

by × June 6, 2013 ×

Into the Lab: Biosystems

Department head Steven Taylor and faculty member Sushil Adhikari are collaborating with colleagues from North Carolina State University, the University of Georgia and the University of Tennessee on a $15 million bioenergy project funded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

by × June 6, 2013 ×