From hybrid electric vehicles to melanoma chemotherapeutics, the college’s graduate engineering students are looking to change the world one research project at a time. A crowd of Auburn faculty, staff and alumni, including a special appearance by Aubie, turned out to interact with more than 150 graduate students during the third annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase in October. Hosted by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students, students from all engineering disciplines presented their research posters in the Shelby Center’s courtyards and were evaluated by 75 faculty judges. First place was presented to John Maddox in mechanical engineering for his research, “Liquid Jet Impingement Cooling for Power Converters in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.” Second and third place prizes were awarded to Richard Cullum, chemical engineering, and Yuanyuan Zhang, materials engineering. Five honorable mentions and 10 departmental awards were also presented.