Students in Auburn’s ACI chapter place second overall in competition at convention
12/9/25 1:00 PM
Auburn Engineering students placed second overall at the ACI Concrete Convention, earning Auburn’s first podium finish in an international ACI competition.
#GINNing Podcast: CEE standout to serve as Auburn Engineering graduation marshal
12/4/25 3:00 PM
Connor May, a graduating senior in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will serve as Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering graduation marshal at its fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Civil and environmental engineering professor honored with ACI Boase Award
12/2/25 10:30 AM
Civil and environmental engineering Professor Andrzej Nowak received the ACI Arthur J. Boase Award for influential research advancing structural concrete design and safety.
Three Auburn Engineering professors earn university Faculty Awards
11/17/25 7:40 AM
Professors Jeffrey LaMondia, Virginia Davis and Xiao Qin will be presented with Auburn University Faculty Awards on Tuesday.
Highway Research Center marks 40 years of engineering innovation and statewide impact
11/14/25 10:00 AM
Auburn University’s Highway Research Center marks 40 years of innovation, research partnerships and workforce development that improve Alabama’s transportation system.
Civil and environmental engineering professor named Institute of Transportation Engineers Fellow
11/10/25 2:00 PM
Auburn’s Rod Turochy, associate director of AUTRI, has been named an ITE Fellow for his lasting impact on transportation safety and education.
Students' awesome research ideas celebrated at college's third AUSome Science in 60 Seconds
11/3/25 10:00 AM
Presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students, AUSome Science in 60 Seconds tasked students to create videos and explain their projects in one minute or less.
Two civil and environmental engineering faculty named ASCE Fellows
10/27/25 2:00 PM
Civil and environmental engineering faculty David Timm and Matthew Yarnold have been named Fellows of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Civil and environmental associate professor using drilling data to improve road safety
10/27/25 1:45 PM
Auburn civil engineers are using Measurement While Drilling data to help ALDOT design safer, more efficient roads and bridges across Alabama.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Advisory Council to host the student organization pitch competition in November
10/22/25 2:45 PM
Auburn’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Advisory Council will host its second annual student pitch competition in November to inspire innovation and collaboration.
#GINNing Podcast: Friend of the Park
10/17/25 9:30 AM
Auburn engineers are making an impact in their own backyard with a project aimed at protecting and improving water quality at Hickory Dickory Park. And without the aid of Stormwater Research Facility phenom Aidan Bosman, it just wouldn't be the same.
Auburn’s Grand Engineering Challenges combines fun and learning for K-6th grade students
10/15/25 3:00 PM
Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted more than 220 K-6th grade students Tuesday, Oct. 14, as part of its Grand Engineering Challenges event.
Civil and environmental engineering assistant professor to use AI and satellite data to predict ground movement
10/14/25 11:00 AM
Auburn engineer partners with MnDOT to develop an AI and satellite-based system that detects early signs of highway ground movement in Minnesota.
From rain gauges to relationships: Auburn Engineers build more than infrastructure in Bolivian village
9/25/25 7:45 AM
Auburn's Engineers Without Borders chapter installed more than half a mile of irrigation pipeline in a remote Bolivian village and taught children to collect rainfall data as part of a multi-year project to capture mountain spring water for agriculture.
Civil and environmental engineering professor collects data on long-distance travel
9/19/25 1:30 PM
Jeff LaMondia, professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads a U.S. DOT project to modernize long-distance travel data, shaping smarter tourism and infrastructure decisions.
Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 6 with college’s highest awards for 2025
9/15/25 2:45 PM
Five outstanding engineering alumni and one longtime staff member of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 12, for their distinguished professional careers and service to the college.
Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet
9/12/25 9:15 AM
The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact
Auburn Engineering partners with city of Auburn to improve stormwater at city park
9/4/25 11:00 AM
Auburn engineers and the city are restoring streams, reducing runoff and adding features at Hickory Dickory Park to improve water quality and community life.
#GINNing Podcast: Moore Miles
8/22/25 10:00 AM
Nathan Moore, new assistant director of the National Center for Asphalt Technology's famed test track, discusses the past, present and future of the glorious 1.7-mile loop on this, its 25th anniversary year.
Auburn Faculty host third national mass timber workshop
8/20/25 2:30 PM
The third Timber Architecture Design Faculty Development Workshop trained educators on best practices for incorporating mass timber into courses and curricula.
National Safety Council funds innovative Auburn biomechanical research into occupational injury prevention
8/5/25 9:00 AM
The National Safety Council (NSC) apparently got the memo — there's little risk in investing in Auburn's injury risk research.
Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s namesake and family commit $30 million to scholarships
7/30/25 4:30 PM
The namesake of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and the Ginn Family Foundation has committed $30 million to the college to establish a new scholarship program, marking the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.
Auburn faculty uses 3D imaging to better understand sea ice behavior
7/29/25 3:00 PM
Auburn researchers use 3D imaging and modeling to study sea ice microstructure, aiming to improve Arctic safety, ship routing and climate predictions.
Auburn Engineering breaks ground on Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station
7/24/25 11:30 AM
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering broke ground on the Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station, a partnership with the city of Orange Beach.
Auburn engineering doctoral student named 2025 Trailblazers in Engineering fellow
7/10/25 12:00 PM
Olaniyi Afolayan, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected as a 2025 fellow for the Trailblazers in Engineering (TBE) program, a national initiative supported by the National Science Foundation's Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award.
CEE graduate students receive Dams Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship
7/10/25 11:00 AM
Brock Huner and Lili Rahimikhameneh, graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, were named finalists for a national scholarship aimed at developing practical solutions to design and construction challenges related to dams, levees and other water resources.
College launches novel internet tool designed to foster research collaboration across multiple disciplines
7/3/25 8:15 AM
AUSME is a searchable, artificial intelligence-powered tool that transforms how researchers discover one another, form collaborations and pursue complex, cross-disciplinary challenges.
#GINNing Podcast: Coagulation Nation
6/22/25 8:00 AM
There's no brain drain out at Auburn's Stormwater Research Facility — more like drain brain. Just take the newest runoff warrior representing Coagulation Nation — Megan Sharpe.
#GINNing Podcast: Concrete Plans
6/13/25 9:00 AM
On the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education, the #GINNing Gang mixes it up with concrete crackerjack Stanton Freeman, a kudos-collecting graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Auburn researcher: Current building practices can withstand hurricane winds
5/27/25 9:00 AM
Auburn University’s David Roueche, a Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow and Gottlieb Professor in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, is an expert on how structures can be engineered to better withstand damage from hurricanes and tornadoes.
Stormwater Week hosts more than 275 industry professionals
5/22/25 12:00 AM
The Auburn University - Stormwater Research Facility hosted more than 275 stormwater professionals earlier this month during Stormwater Week, offering training, demonstrations and the latest research in stormwater management.
Highway Research Center graduate student receives fellowship from American Concrete Institute
5/13/25 1:40 PM
Stanton Freeman, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a 2025-26 fellowship from the American Concrete Institute (ACI).
BSEN, CEE programs recognized for excellence in student learning assessment
5/8/25 11:00 AM
The Department of Biosystems Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were among only three academic programs honored with Auburn University's annual Provost’s Excellence in Assessment Award for their outstanding commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in student learning assessment.
ALDOT, AUTRI hosts peer exchange with Southeast region state DOT research leaders
5/2/25 10:00 AM
The Alabama Department of Transportation and the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) recently hosted state DOT research leaders from across the Southeast during the three-day Southeast Transportation Consortium (STC) Peer Exchange.
#GINNing Podcast: CEE senior to serve as Auburn Engineering graduation marshal
5/2/25 9:00 AM
Carolina Triboni, a senior in Auburn University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will lead the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s class of 2025 as its graduation marshal during spring commencement on Sunday, May 11.
Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2030
4/30/25 2:55 PM
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members during its annual spring meeting in April in the Brown-Kopel Center.
#GINNing Podcast: Joah's Arc
4/25/25 9:15 AM
Noah's Ark? How about Joah's arc? Because if you feed freshman civil engineering and Final Four'ing Auburn basketballer Joah Shay the rock behind that 3-point line, he's going to straight up make it rain.
Cool tool expands mass timber research capabilities
4/21/25 3:45 PM
With the addition of a CLT press, the interdisciplinary faculty of the Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative can manufacture and test mass timber products without leaving campus.
#GINNing Podcast: The Juggler
4/11/25 11:00 AM
She'll be honest — growing up in Denver, Shelby Balding had never heard of Auburn. Now, the civil engineering junior and cross-country crusader can't stop talking about it.
Chemical engineering student wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase with study on hydraulic redistribution
4/8/25 10:25 AM
More than 150 students participated in the 12th Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, held April 3 in the Brown-Kopel Center.
Auburn Engineering graduate programs earn high marks in recent U.S. News and World Report rankings
4/8/25 7:46 AM
U.S. News and World Report, which ranks graduate programs nationally each spring, designated Auburn Engineering No. 33 among public institutions when its annual list was released Tuesday, April 8.
Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor receives grant to remove hazardous chemicals using electricity
4/7/25 10:00 AM
Shiqiang (Nick) Zou, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, earns $250K grant to test electricity-based method for breaking down toxic PFAS chemicals in water more safely, cheaply and sustainably.
Auburn civil and environmental engineering students sweep the International Erosion Control Association Conference
4/1/25 9:55 AM
Ten representatives from Auburn’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) — including students, faculty and researchers — attended this year’s International Erosion Control Association (IECA) annual conference, walking away with four awards.
Researchers part of $887K FTA project to optimize efficiency on zero emission bus materials
3/21/25 1:55 PM
Auburn Engineering researchers on the project are Bryan Beckingham (principal investigator) and co-PIs Cassandra Porter, Michael Howard, Lauren Beckingham, Mark Hoffman and Christian Brodbeck.
Civil and environmental engineering assistant professor aims to predict how sea ice reacts to stress and strain
2/20/25 1:00 PM
Ali Khosravi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is studying how sea ice moves and reacts to stress, especially during interactions with structures and vessels.
New Engineering Global Programs opportunity takes students to New Zealand
2/17/25 9:00 AM
A new study abroad program through Engineering Global Programs will take Auburn Engineering students to the South Pacific, immersing them in the environmental landscapes of New Zealand.
Auburn hosts 68th annual Alabama Transportation Conference
2/14/25 1:45 PM
The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted the 68th annual Alabama Transportation Conference on Feb. 11-12 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.
Auburn Engineering students solving water issues domestically and abroad
2/6/25 7:55 AM
Auburn's Engineering Without Borders chapter helping residents in rural Tennessee, Guatemala and Bolivia.
Auburn prepares to host 68th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference
1/31/25 12:00 AM
Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) is once again shaping Alabama’s transportation future by hosting the 68th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference (ATC).
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association introduces Auburn student chapter
1/29/25 5:00 PM
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) student chapter at Auburn University becomes the first AREMA student chapter in Alabama and the 26th nationwide.