The Award Goes To…
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted nine individuals, including four Auburn University alumni, during a ceremony in August at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.
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Be the Creed: Jaime Schussler
Stormwater management can be a dirty job. Jaime Schussler, doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, feels like she was born to do it. “I grew up in West Virginia and my parents would always take us backpacking, no matter what the weather was,” Schussler said. “I’ve just always felt […]
Be the Creed: Jakita Thomas
Jakita Thomas’ mother, Cora Owensby, once dreamed her daughter stood before a full classroom as a college professor.
Convenient Convenience
Mechanical engineering seniors Mit Patel and Daniel Mazur walked across the stage in December. They don’t have anything lined up. They haven’t received any offers. They’re not even in the job market.
They’re adding to it.
Wave of the Future
Zac Young wakes each morning prepared to slay dragons. The recent graduate in mechanical engineering isn’t armed with a sword, shield or helmet. Instead, he’s gifted with determination to tackle problems, never-ending curiosity and a tiny gadget that might just be the next big thing in the utilities industry.
Safer Medical Imaging — One Nanoparticle at a Time
In the world of diagnostic imaging, physicians often turn to magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, to diagnose a wide variety of diseases and conditions. For patients suspected of certain conditions, such as inflammatory or infectious diseases, an MRI contrast agent is used to help improve diagnostic accuracy. Unfortunately, the chemical makeup of the most common contrast agents currently on the market — gadolinium-based contrast agents — can have potential long-term toxicity risks in the bodies of individuals with poor kidney function, which affects a population of nearly 2 million patients globally.
Micron-Sized Manufacturing: The Smaller the Better
The life of a faculty member mirrors that of an entrepreneur. Always in pursuit of their next idea, faculty spend their time outside of the classroom applying for funding and then putting that funding to work in the lab or in the field. Crossing from one world into the next wasn’t that much of a stretch for Bruce Tatarchuk.
A New Warrior in the Fight Against Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension kills roughly 15,000 Americans each year. A researcher at Auburn University, however, has a potential solution.
The Game Changer
Fall Saturdays have gotten complicated for Michael Zabala, founder and chairman of XO Armor.
It’s My Job: Akash Shettannavar
“Auburn’s industrial and systems engineering program was a great fit for me as it offered the occupational safety and ergonomics (OSE) graduate certificate along with industrial and systems engineering courses.”
