Auburn University’s Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) student chapter hosted the IIE Southeast Regional Student Conference in February. More than 150 industrial engineering students from 11 schools around the Southeast participated in the event, which included a technical paper competition, a tour of the KIA plant in West Point, Ga., […]
Doctoral candidate Vivek Ahuja and graduate student Jason Cary in aerospace engineering have published a new book on missile systems design. “Project SENTINEL: Design of a Long-Range, High-Speed, Precision-Strike Tactical Weapon” discusses software tools developed in the department and outlines the missile design process from basic parameters to final production […]
Auburn University’s Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, along with the Business-Engineering-Technology (B-E-T) program and the new Auburn Student Inventor’s Club, recently held its second annual Invention2Venture (i2v) Apprentice Challenge workshop, a program that equips students with entrepreneurial skills. Twenty-one students on five teams heard from a panel of entrepreneurs […]
Hector Galicia, a graduate student in chemical engineering, has been awarded one of five Computing and Systems Technology (CAST) student travel grants from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The grants are awarded each year to assist promising graduate students with travel expenses to the organization’s annual meeting. Galicia […]
The poisoning of Toomer’s Oaks hits most of us deeper than one story can tell. Much of the media coverage surrounding the controversial act speaks highly of Auburn’s rich history, but a recent article for ESPN: The Magazine honored Auburn’s legacy on a deeper level. The story featured Auburn Engineering […]
Years before he was performing homemade experiments using beer cans and plywood for National Geographic Channel’s new show, “Rocket City Rednecks,” Travis Taylor was attending classes in Parker and Broun Hall, building the foundation in engineering that would lead him to a career with the Army, Department of Defense and […]
Auburn’s autonomous lawnmower team placed second in the Institute of Navigation (ION) robotic lawnmower competition this summer in Beavercreek, Ohio. The team earned a $10,000 prize for the dynamic event by navigating its robot, Moe, through a playing field while cutting grass and avoiding obstacles. Areas of the field were assigned […]
Out with the notebook paper, in with the iPad. Computer science and software engineering doctoral candidates Jonathan Lartigue and Russell Thackston have developed an interactive iPad application that teaches elementary school students about nutrition. The application, Body Quest: Food of the Warrior, features six animated characters that provide nutrition facts […]
You already know that the College of Engineering has a new and improved online edition of the alumni magazine you know and love. But there’s more… Want to keep track of the college’s news as it happens? Our newly designed college newsroom features stories and highlights from our faculty and […]
Uncompromising Excellence Auburn Engineering prides itself on a commitment to recruiting and maintaining the nation’s top faculty members. With that commitment comes an effort to recognize the exceptional merit of faculty members who have demonstrated achievement in educating tomorrow’s engineers and conducting leading research. As part of a university-wide initiative […]
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