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Engineering a virtual experience for astronomy students

Engineering a virtual experience for astronomy students

In an astronomy class, you might see stars and planets in textbooks or through video clips. However, Auburn University undergraduate students are elevating the Auburn experience and helping the next generation participate in their astronomy elective like never before. The Department of Physics worked with students from the Department of […]

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Faculty Highlights: Fall 2019

Faculty Highlights: Fall 2019

Mark Adams, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, was awarded $3 million in funding from T2S Solutions for his research toward the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. J. Brian Anderson associate professor of geotechnical engineering, was awarded a $222,802 grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation for […]

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Nima Shamsaei

The Road Back to the Moon Goes Through Auburn

Forget 2028, Vice President Mike Pence said during his March 26 Huntsville speech at the fifth meeting of the National Space Council — America would return to the moon within five years, not nine. It wasn’t a prediction. It was an order.

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Scanning Seth.

Touchdown, Auburn (Engineering)

Michael Zabala, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will never forget scoring his first touchdown. It was Sept. 21, 2019, and he was in his living room recliner. The game had just started.

by × December 20, 2019 ×
John Carter and Anthony Tolliver

It’s My Job: John Carter

“We help teams shoot the basketball better.”

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Jan Davis

5 Minutes with Jan Davis

“Every flight I took something from Auburn.”

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Masatoshi Hirabayashi

From the Faculty: Evolution of Asteroids

“We believe that our work will develop new approaches that will enable further advanced spaceflight exploration missions to asteroids.”

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Team members from NCAME, Huntsville City Schools, and EOS worked together to bring online the district’s second industrial 3D printer at Grissom High School. From left: Todd Watkins, director of Career Technical Education for Huntsville City Schools; Chris Faust, additive manufacturing teacher at Grissom High School; Garrett Heath, technician at EOS North America, and Lee Fleming, graduate research assistant for NCAME.

Auburn expands partnership with Huntsville City Schools

Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence, or NCAME, is expanding its existing partnership with Huntsville City Schools to enable more students to gain real-world experience in industrial 3D printing. “Two years ago, Huntsville City Schools became the only K-12 school district in the nation to implement a metal […]

by × December 20, 2019 ×
The Award Goes To...

The Award Goes To…

Seven outstanding alumni and ambassadors of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored Friday, Sept. 13, in the newly constructed Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council for their distinguished professional careers.

by × December 20, 2019 ×
Class of 2019 inductees include (L-R) Zeke Smith, Carl Register, Norm Tew and Davidson Technologies President Joe Green, representing Dorothy Davidson.

The Award Goes to…

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals, including three Auburn alumni and one long-time donor, and honored a project during a ceremony at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge.

by × June 10, 2019 ×