AUBURN ENGINEERING NEWS
- Rising senior in electrical and computer engineering wins first place, $75,000 at Alabama Launchpad pitch competition May 11, 2026Joseph Rusk, a rising senior in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, won Alabama Launchpad’s Cycle 1 2026 Technology Division finals on May 7 in Birmingham, securing the $75,000 top prize for his startup, The BreadBoard Company.
- #GINNing Podcast: The Holy Grail of Catalysis May 8, 2026Move over Dmitri Mendeleev and make room for Konstantin Klyukin, an assistant professor of materials and mechanical engineering. While the new Russian research machine may be in search of the holy grail of catalysis, it’s gonna have to wait 20 minutes for this next podcast.
- Civil and Environmental engineering professor elected vice president of American Concrete Institute May 7, 2026Anton Schindler, Mountain Spirit Professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Highway Research Center, has been elected vice president of the American Concrete Institute.