10 Million Miles of Innovation
The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT)’s Test Track recently crossed 10 million miles driven.
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The Auburn President
Former Dean Chris Roberts was selected as Auburn University’s 21st president in February, and he assumed the role in May.
Gary Bikes Bama
Former Auburn basketball player and engineering alumnus Gary Godfrey apparently didn’t get the memo.
Mr. Twister
Associate civil and environmental engineering professor David Roueche is using AI to save lives one crowd-sourced tornado video at a time.
25 Years of Academic Excellence
It’s reminiscent of the famous phrase, “if you build it, they will come.” In this case, however, the “it” represents community and a vital student support network.
Big Things in Huntsville
With the new Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, Auburn Engineering is taking its relationship with the Rocket City to the next level.
Convenient Convenience
Mechanical engineering seniors Mit Patel and Daniel Mazur walked across the stage in December. They don’t have anything lined up. They haven’t received any offers. They’re not even in the job market.
They’re adding to it.
Wave of the Future
Zac Young wakes each morning prepared to slay dragons. The recent graduate in mechanical engineering isn’t armed with a sword, shield or helmet. Instead, he’s gifted with determination to tackle problems, never-ending curiosity and a tiny gadget that might just be the next big thing in the utilities industry.
Safer Medical Imaging — One Nanoparticle at a Time
In the world of diagnostic imaging, physicians often turn to magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, to diagnose a wide variety of diseases and conditions. For patients suspected of certain conditions, such as inflammatory or infectious diseases, an MRI contrast agent is used to help improve diagnostic accuracy. Unfortunately, the chemical makeup of the most common contrast agents currently on the market — gadolinium-based contrast agents — can have potential long-term toxicity risks in the bodies of individuals with poor kidney function, which affects a population of nearly 2 million patients globally.
Micron-Sized Manufacturing: The Smaller the Better
The life of a faculty member mirrors that of an entrepreneur. Always in pursuit of their next idea, faculty spend their time outside of the classroom applying for funding and then putting that funding to work in the lab or in the field. Crossing from one world into the next wasn’t that much of a stretch for Bruce Tatarchuk.
