Something’s Brewin’ inside Ross Hall
Familiarizing first-timers with the concepts of chemical engineering can be a grind.
Articles by: Joe McAdory
World’s First
Auburn is home to the first field-installed, clinically approved whole-body Terra.X 7 Tesla MRI scanner, expanding the window for cutting-edge research and public use.
Aerospace: Improving flight stability through collaborative research
Vrishank Raghav, associate professor of aerospace engineering, is part of a three-year, $600,000 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) grant to better understand how bio-inspired surface texturing of aircraft wings can ensure smooth flight.
Computer Science and Software: Research aims to address software security weaknesses
Akond Rahman, assistant professor in computer science and software engineering, was awarded two National Science Foundation (NSF) awards as lead principal investigator totaling $332,000 in grant funding.
Electrical and Computer: Utilizing machine learning to improve data collection
Fresh data is vital because it’s timely. Important data is vital too because it’s necessary for quick decision-making. Can machines learn to provide both sets of data simultaneously? Yin Sun, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, believes they can.
Wireless: Advancing fundamental understandings of wireless hierarchical federated learning
Xiaowen Gong, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, recently earned a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project, “Towards Efficient and Fast Hierarchical Federated Learning in Heterogeneous Wireless Edge Networks.” “I’m so humbled to receive this honor,” said Gong, who specializes in wireless engineering. “There […]
It’s My Job: Allyson McKinney
Why is Allyson McKinney the bee’s knees? Because her company’s technology can find the bee’s knees. From 15 meters away.
The Art of Rocketry
It didn’t resemble other rockets. Instead, it was much better.
AI @ AU
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already impacting our lives in significant ways. You have a cell phone, right? Data received by all those crazy apps on your home screen provide information that otherwise couldn’t be tracked at once.
It’s My Job: Joseph Pelfrey
“My priority role is to assist our center director, Jody Singer, in the day-to-day leadership of all center activities. This includes ensuring we are delivering on our mission assignments, managing the budget, risk and schedule for successful programmatic execution.”
