Articles by: Jim Killian

Targeting cancer

Targeting cancer

Finding the right fit in terms of teaching and research is an important component of a faculty member’s ability to make a contribution in academia – and it’s often a daunting task, particularly for those who are beginning their careers. For Allan David, it was all about finding an academic […]

by × November 19, 2014 ×

It’s my job: Beth DeMaioribus Monroe

’04 industrial and systems engineering Project Development Project Manager Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Industrial Engineering Team Jacksonville, Ala. Typical day . . . I almost want to say that in a sense, none of my days are typical. My team supports ‘internal clients’ at Disney with a focus on […]

by × November 19, 2014 ×
Through the looking glass

Through the looking glass

Who doesn’t appreciate closed captioning on televisions in loud sports bars or busy airport terminals? It’s an easy way to follow the action on the field or the anchor on the morning news, without trying too hard to listen. It’s so convenient. What if you took away the clatter and […]

by × July 10, 2014 ×
5 minutes with Bill Goodwin

5 minutes with Bill Goodwin

There is nothing particularly special about Bill Goodwin’s office on the second floor of the west wing of the Shelby Center. His desk is neat, but not obsessively so. The stuff in his office is also just what you would expect. Some pictures. Bookshelves with the kinds of texts, manuals […]

by × July 10, 2014 ×
From the dean

From the dean

As a typical engineer, my natural tendency is to use quantitative metrics in evaluating the performance of a system. This is particularly true when I consider the tremendous progress that our college has made in the area of research, and the impact that our graduate programs are making even beyond […]

by × December 5, 2013 ×
Flipping the classroom

Flipping the classroom

Teaching has more or less remained the same over time: the transfer of knowledge from teacher to student. But it is always in a state of flux as well, particularly as new technologies are able to greatly expand fundamental techniques through the use of multimedia and computer-based instruction, as well […]

by × December 3, 2013 ×
Payton’s Place

Payton’s Place

It’s tucked into a corner of Wiggins Mechanical Engineering Hall, but it’s far from small. It serves every department in the College of Engineering, and has even seen students from Auburn’s art department. Known to students as the DML, it is more formally named the Design and Manufacturing Laboratory. To […]

by × June 5, 2013 ×
It’s my job: Charlie Ping

It’s my job: Charlie Ping

Few professions are so overtly competitive as auto racing – the cameras follow the leaders and it’s all about winning. Finding a spot on a good team or support organization is just as hard in the small fraternity of race engineers who fly from track to track during the season. […]

by × June 4, 2013 ×
Grazie, Auburn engineer

Grazie, Auburn engineer

It’s not news when American manufacturers turn to Italy for help in designing cars — they have done it for decades. It is news, however, when it is the other way around. Rob DeBardeleben, ‘81 mechanical engineering, is head of Evocativo LLC, a Denver area engineering and design firm that […]

by × June 4, 2013 ×
Mistaken Identity?

Mistaken Identity?

When 1947 civil engineering graduate Harold Meeks saw the photo of two young surveyors on page 17 of the spring/summer edition of Auburn Engineering, he felt that it was misidentified, and wanted to set the record straight. The Montgomery resident called us, explaining that the photo was taken in 1946, […]

by × June 4, 2013 ×