Dynamic Diversity: Tapping Potential
It’s probably safe to call Virginia Davis an outreach superstar.
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Leader of the Pack
In 2001, then Dean Larry Benefield set out on a course to dramatically improve the engineering educational programs at Auburn University. Samuel Ginn, ’59 industrial engineering, answered the call by donating $25 million and putting the college on an upward trajectory that continues to this day.
Dynamic Diversity: Closing the Gap
Jakita Thomas’ passion for research on diversity in computing is rooted in her own experiences in the field.
Dynamic Diversity: Easy Choice
If you get Kevin Nixon talking about the best decision he made during college, it’s hard to get him to stop.
Inspire. Innovate. Transform.
Auburn University is on the move with a drive to inspire, innovate and transform in its community, the state of Alabama and throughout the nation and world. We are doing so by elevating research that offers real-world solutions, taking student leadership to new heights, expanding our role as a partnership […]
The Next Dimension in Manufacturing
NASA inspires the world with its mission of space exploration, scientific discovery and development of new technology. That’s why Auburn has partnered with NASA to employ 3-D printers that will build components for the next generation of spacecraft and even work onboard a spacecraft supporting a U.S.-led program for a […]
Sour Power
Bruce Tatarchuk, who has long been recognized for his work in catalysis and microfiber technologies, is taking a new direction in his research that looks to bold frontiers in energy. His latest effort is literally taking place at the end of a long road – in the scrublands of Texas […]
Trauma and the Brain
An interdisciplinary team of researchers in Auburn University’s MRI Research Center, located within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is using a technique called functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study the biochemistry of people with post-traumatic stress disorder. The goal of the project is to understand better the neurobiological basis […]
Transportation Innovation
Each day, people rely on hundreds of GPS, navigation and timing devices and instruments to assist in everything from driving directions to counting steps. However, those devices are not completely accurate 100 percent of the time. But thanks to research being conducted within the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of […]
Research Renovation
One of Auburn’s most iconic facilities has undergone an $18 million renovation that is building upon the past to help shape the future. The Gavin Engineering Research Laboratory – formerly known as the Textile Building – has been renovated into a state-of-the-art research facility thanks to gifts of $10.5 million […]
