Articles by: Sally Credille

Into the Lab: Aerospace

Into the Lab: Aerospace

Brian Thurow, W. Allen and Martha Reed associate professor in aerospace engineering, is working to adapt a camera technology called a plenoptic camera, or light-field camera, to study new methods for 3D velocity measurements in turbulent flows. Plenoptic cameras use a microlens array placed near an image sensor to record […]

by × November 14, 2012 ×

Into the Lab: Chemical

Allan David, John W. Brown assistant professor in chemical engineering, is conducting research in “smart nanomaterials,” nanoparticles and nanocomposites that respond to changes in their environment. While David will explore a wide array of applications for “smart nanomaterials,” his primary focus will be biomedicine. One project, for example, will utilize […]

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Into the Lab: Industrial and systems

Industrial and systems engineering faculty members Jerry Davis, Rich Sesek and Sean Gallagher have been awarded two grants totaling $1.5 million from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to support occupational safety and ergonomics and occupational injury prevention graduate programs in the department. “We are very pleased […]

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Into the Lab: Polymer and fiber

Maria Auad, associate professor in the Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering, will lead an institute on environmentally-friendly materials. She has been awarded a $100,000 National Science Foundation grant to organize and direct the Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute, a jointly supported initiative between the Department of Energy and the National […]

by × November 14, 2012 ×
From the Dean: Fall/Winter 2013

From the Dean: Fall/Winter 2013

I am pleased to have recently begun my tenure as dean of engineering following the retirement of Larry Benefield. Dr. Benefield did a truly outstanding job in his 14 years as dean, most notably as a visionary leader who transformed the face of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Our […]

by × November 9, 2012 ×
War Eagle Kitty

War Eagle Kitty

Fictional folk hero Paul Bunyan had his big blue ox, Babe. A very real Auburn engineer and artist, James Dean Thomas (who later dropped Thomas from his name), electrical engineering ‘82 and a native of Fort Payne, Ala., has his little blue cat, Pete. Since 1999, Dean, a former engineer […]

by × November 6, 2012 ×
Run, Riddle, Run

Run, Riddle, Run

Auburn engineer David Riddle, aerospace engineering ‘04 and ‘07 and Madison, Ala., native, is fast. Really fast. Riddle is a lead engineer at GE Aviation in Cincinnati, but he is also a competitive distance runner, competing in marathons and running ultra-distance races, those longer than a traditional 26.2 mile marathon. […]

by × November 6, 2012 ×
Show us what you got

Show us what you got

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted the Engineering Graduate Research Showcase on Thursday, Sept. 13, and featured a graduate student poster showcase and competition in the Shelby Center Grand Foyer, as well as remarks by Engineering Dean Christopher Roberts and opportunities to network with faculty and students. Courtney […]

by × November 6, 2012 ×

Faculty Highlights – Fall/Winter 2013

From the desk of . . . Sabit Adanur, faculty member in polymer and fiber engineering, gave a talk on higher education in the United States and participated in a panel discussion as part of a workshop at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 6. The workshop, “Restructuring of […]

by × November 6, 2012 ×

A little help from your friends

The college’s Office of Engineering Student Services now offers free individual and group tutoring sessions to all engineering students, including all pre-engineering subjects in math and science, as well as sophomore-level supporting courses in engineering. Individual tutoring sessions are made by appointment and are held in specially designated rooms throughout […]

by × November 6, 2012 ×