{"id":10672,"date":"2025-12-08T16:03:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=10672"},"modified":"2025-12-10T20:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:28:34","slug":"happenings-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=10672","title":{"rendered":"Happenings: Fall 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/gulf-coast-research-station.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/newsroom\/Gulf-Coast-Groudbreaking.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn breaks ground on Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/nextlex-auburn-anounce-alabama-node.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/_wide\/cropped---2025-10-29T154208.397.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    NextFlex partners with Auburn Engineering for new hybrid electronics node<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/space-systems-certificate\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/satelite.jpeg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn University offers new graduate certificate in space systems<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/collari-senior-development.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/admin\/dev\/ed-collari-headshot.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Collari named senior director of engineering development<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/applied-research-institute-topping-off-ceremony.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/_wide\/cropped---2025-07-29T111832.556.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn tops off Applied Research Institute addition in Huntsville<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/auburn-engineering-graduate-programs-ranked-31-by-us-news-and-world-report.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/shelby-grad.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn Engineering graduate programs ranked among nation&#8217;s best<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/director-space-innovation\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/derektournear.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn University appoints new director of Space Innovation<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/auburn-engineering-earns-high-marks-in-recent-rankings\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/shelby1.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn Engineering earns top-35 undergraduate public ranking for 15th consecutive year<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/ise-incose\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/newsroom\/shelby-center-incose.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Industrial and Systems Engineering earns INCOSE Academic Equivalency<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/assistant-professor-in-csse-exposes-vulnerability-in-ai-powered-security-cameraselopment.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/tu.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    CSSE assistant professor exposes AI security camera flaw<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/cce-faculty-named-asce-fellows\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/newsroom\/timm-and-yarnold.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Two civil and environmental engineering faculty named ASCE Fellows<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/mccrary-institute-welcomes-victoria-dillon-as-deputy-director-and-chief-communications-officer\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/McCrary-logo-horiz-v2.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    McCrary Institute names new deputy director and communications chief<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/xo-armor-mtl-defense-accelerator\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/cropped---2025-05-21T145842.371.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn Engineering startup grows defense ties in Montgomery<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; 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border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/aube-lab-director-to-serve-as-galileo-museum-visiting-professor.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/_wide\/cropped-971.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    AUBE Lab director studying biomechanics origins at Museo Galileo<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/nek-sharan-high-speed-flows\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/newsroom\/nek-sharan-high-speed-flows.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Aerospace engineering assistant professor to model high-speed flows<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/lamondia-long-distance-travel.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/newsroom\/long-distance-travel-1.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    CEE professor collects data on long-distance travel<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/ncame-darpa-award\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/_wide\/cropped---2025-09-05T110654.489.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    DARPA awards NCAME up to $2.5M for transformative AM qualification research<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/cee-hickory-dickory.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/hickory-dickory-park.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn Engineering partners with City of Auburn to improve park<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/associate-professor-artificial-intelligence-collaboration-across-devices-regardless-of-connection-speed\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/xiaowen-gong-wide.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    ECE associate professor advances AI collaboration across devices<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/siyuan-dai-nsf-dmr-polariton-grant.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/_wide\/cropped---2025-08-25T101249.269.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    NSF backs Auburn materials engineering study on light-matter fusion<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/nsf-highlights-pengyu-chen-biosensor-research\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/_wide\/cropped---2025-07-24T130729.062.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    NSF highlights Auburn&#8217;s research leadership in biomedical sensors<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/khosravi-sea-ice.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/prorok-x-ray-lab-web.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn faculty use 3D imaging to better understand sea-ice behavior<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/associate-professor-successfully-tests-printer-in-series-of-parabolic-flights\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/zero1.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    ECE associate professor demonstrates 3D printing in zero-gravity flights<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/assistant-professor-in-csse-earns-nsf-grant-to-make-deep-learning-model-testing-more-efficient\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/ghanbari-photo.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    CSSE assistant professor earns $549K NSF grant to boost AI testing efficiency<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/csse-researchers-lead-national-lab-project-to-advance-strategic-computing-for-national-security.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/mulder-tauritz.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    CSSE researchers lead $3M Los Alamos partnership in security computing<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/assistant-professor-in-chemical-engineering-part-of-first-alabama-biomanufacturing-program-cohort\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/Symone-Alexander-Lab-Photos2_Web.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Chemical engineering assistant professor selected to Alabama biomanufacturing cohort<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/professor-in-ece-hopes-to-uncover-subtle-failures-in-transistors\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/newsingh.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    ECE professor tackles hidden hardware flaws in advanced chips<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/associate-professor-in-csse-earns-fellowship\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/Mark-Yampolskiy-Headshot-1-of-111.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    CSSE professor earns Tel Aviv cyber fellowship<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/wire.auburn.edu\/content\/announcements\/2025\/04\/25143616-announcement.php\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"https:\/\/wire.auburn.edu\/content\/announcements\/2025\/04\/images\/sustainawards.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Students, faculty, and staff honored with Spirit of Sustainability Awards<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/associate-professor-in-electrical-and-computer-engineering-earns-co-authored-ieee-best-paper-award\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/yinsun4.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    ECE associate professor earns IEEE Best Paper Award<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/auburn-engineering-researchers-advance-in-nih-quantum-challenge\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/Chen-and-Gao-Photo.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Auburn Engineering advances in NIH\/NCATS Quantum Sensing Challenge<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/assistant-professor-in-csse-one-of-thirty-six-nationally-to-win-powe-award.html\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/pan-photo.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    CSSE assistant professor earns National Junior Faculty Enhancement Award<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/wire.auburn.edu\/content\/honors\/2025\/04\/nsf-grfp-2025.php\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.auburn.edu\/images\/_wide\/cropped3.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Two Auburn students earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/professor-in-csse-spends-summer-sharing-ai-insight\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"http:\/\/eng.auburn.edu\/images\/news\/seals-headshot.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    CSSE professor equips students and educators with evolving AI toolkit<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid #EBEBEB; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/wire.auburn.edu\/content\/ocm\/2025\/07\/230859-garza-vr-gloves.php\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft marginright\" style=\"padding-bottom: 50px;\"\n         src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54672824722_9db156d5b8_z.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/><br \/>\n    Engineering and pharmacy faculty use VR to boost patient education and empathy<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; 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