Archive for July, 2014

You go, girl

Engineering’s 100 Women Strong held its first leadership and development conference in March, offering female engineering students opportunities for networking, mentoring and professional growth. Members of 100 Women Strong came to campus to lead various breakout sessions, with Dorothy S. Davidson, chairman of the board and CEO of Davidson Technologies, […]

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RAS Recycled Asphalt Shingles

RAS Recycled Asphalt Shingles

The use of recycled materials in asphalt mixtures – and on the roads we drive – is continuing to rise, according to a recent survey by the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) are resulting in economic savings and are sustainable. However, many transportation […]

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G-man

G-man

Auburn Engineering alumnus J. Britt Johnson, ’86 aviation management, has been appointed as special agent in charge of the FBI’s Atlanta division. Johnson previously served as deputy assistant director in the Criminal Investigative Division, managing investigations relating to violent, organized and border crimes. Johnson began his career with the FBI […]

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Power pro

Power pro

Auburn Engineering’s reach continues to spread internationally. Mark Halpin, Alabama Power Company distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the first representative from the United States to be appointed convener, or chairman, of a working group of the International Electrotechnical Commission. He was elected after an international vote from […]

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Class, anyone?

Class, anyone?

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is launching a new online non-thesis master degree program beginning fall 2014. This program joins nine other online graduate degree programs in the college. The new ECE option will not only enable students to take traditional courses to earn a master’s degree […]

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Above the rest

Auburn’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has been recognized as the top department throughout campus for teaching excellence. The department received the Departmental Award for Excellence in Education, an honor awarded on behalf of the Office of the Provost by the Biggio Center and University Senate to a department that proves […]

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Through the looking glass

Through the looking glass

Who doesn’t appreciate closed captioning on televisions in loud sports bars or busy airport terminals? It’s an easy way to follow the action on the field or the anchor on the morning news, without trying too hard to listen. It’s so convenient. What if you took away the clatter and […]

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5 minutes with Bill Goodwin

5 minutes with Bill Goodwin

There is nothing particularly special about Bill Goodwin’s office on the second floor of the west wing of the Shelby Center. His desk is neat, but not obsessively so. The stuff in his office is also just what you would expect. Some pictures. Bookshelves with the kinds of texts, manuals […]

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Into the Lab: Mechanical Engineering

A rechargeable battery is a component needed not only for electronic devices, but also for vehicles and renewable power systems such as solar and wind. One particular challenge in the implementation of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles is the development of batteries that provide the range and lifetime that drivers expect. […]

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Into the Lab: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Gopikrishna Deshpande, researcher at Auburn University’s Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Center and assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a team of scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are investigating how brain networks shape religious beliefs, and have found that brain interactions are different among religious and […]

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