U.S. News & World Report ranked the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering 28th among public institutions in the nation in its annual 2015 Best Colleges list, representing a two-spot jump from 2014. In addition, Auburn Engineering’s graduate program was ranked 37th among public institutions, moving up one spot from last […]
From Facebook, we asked, what was your favorite Auburn Engineering class? Angela Fannéy: Pop quiz time in Dr. Elton’s Geotech! Beth Wages Johnson: I met my husband in Engineering Economics so that class was special, but my favorite classes were Electromagnetic Field Theory and Logics. Jackie Holliday Hundley: Many years ago, […]
Capt. Doug Gordon, ’91 electrical engineering, show his Auburn pride on the USS North Dakota where he serves as commanding officer of the 377 foot long Virginia-class nuclear submarine. The ship is the newest to be delivered to the Navy and was commissioned on Oct. 25, when it officially joined the […]
In September, the college honored six alumni who have served as outstanding representatives of both Auburn University and the College of Engineering at the annual Auburn Alumni Engineering Council awards banquet. Each of these individuals set themselves apart in the engineering profession, going above and beyond in their field. This […]
The War Eagle BEST Robotics competition attracted 22 middle and high school teams on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Opelika High School. During a six-week period, students from East Alabama and West Georgia designed and built a prototype vehicle, called the Blade Runner, capable of transporting, maneuvering and assembling a wind […]
Bedtime storytelling just got a reboot. Chris Harden, ’98 electrical engineering, and business partner Jeremy Scheinberg have created TROBO, a stuffed toy robot that communicates with an interactive digital storybook iPhone or iPad app to educate children about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) topics. TROBO answers questions and explains […]
A team of undergraduate students from Auburn University’s Department of Biosystems Engineering won first place in the student design competition at the 14th annual meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society. The team consisted of three undergraduate students from biosystems engineering including Jesse Blanton, Olivia Elliott and Ryan McGehee, as […]
People on the go and their modes of transportation are what civil engineering doctoral student Benjamin Bacon is studying. He was granted one of 10 Airport Cooperative Research Program Graduate Research Award Fellowships, an honor sponsored by the Transportation Research Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. Bacon’s research, which gained […]
The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University will hold its fifth Pavement Test Track Conference March 3-5, 2015 at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. Discussions will include an overview of the findings from the 1.7-mile track’s 2012-2015 research cycle, a summary of preventive maintenance […]
College namesake Samuel Ginn, ’59 industrial management graduate and wireless communications industry leader, was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame Class of 2014 by the Wireless History Foundation on Sept. 9 in Las Vegas. Ginn was one of four individuals honored for outstanding achievements across all disciples of the […]
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