Auburn Engineering ASCE student chapter takes first place at Gulf Coast Symposium
4/21/26 9:25 AM
Auburn Engineering's ASCE student chapter won first place at the Gulf Coast Symposium, marking its fourth overall title in five years and advancing teams to national competition.
NCAT faculty promoted to research professors
4/17/26 11:28 AM
The Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT) student chapter at Auburn University hosted its first 5K at the NCAT Test Track.
AAPT student chapter hosts first 5K at NCAT Test Track
4/7/26 10:30 AM
The Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT) student chapter at Auburn University hosted its first 5K at the NCAT Test Track.
Civil and environmental engineering chair elected president of Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists
3/26/26 3:00 PM
Auburn civil engineering chair David Timm elected president of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, advancing global asphalt research and student engagement.
Civil and environmental engineering professor awarded $350,000 for pedestrian safety research
3/25/26 3:30 PM
Civil and environmental engineering professor Huaguo Zhou earns $350,000 to develop a national framework improving pedestrian safety through better visibility at roadway crossings.
#GINNing Podcast: The Riley Factor
3/22/26 11:00 AM
Peach State product Riley Chichester, a junior in civil and environmental engineering, wanted to build a more sustainable future through efficient engineering design, not barking.
State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2026
3/2/26 2:00 PM
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted seven individuals — including three Auburn University alumni and one Auburn University staff member — and one corporation during a ceremony Feb. 28 at the Bryant Center in Tuscaloosa.
AUTRI receives $1.9 million to study smart tire technology for highway safety
2/23/26 1:30 PM
Auburn University’s Transportation Research Institute receives $1.9 million from FMCSA to test RFID-enabled smart tire technology aimed at preventing commercial truck blowouts and improving highway safety.
Auburn to construct world-class engineering lab, expand nation’s largest student-run makerspace
2/13/26 12:50 PM
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will begin construction this spring on a world-class laboratory designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity and industry-relevant research in advanced manufacturing that will also expand the Design and Innovation Center, commonly known as the makerspace.
Auburn marks 69 years of hosting Alabama Transportation Conference
2/10/26 2:30 PM
Auburn University marked 69 years of hosting the Alabama Transportation Conference, drawing nearly 1,000 engineers and transportation leaders to Huntsville.
AUTRI director receives Council of University Transportation Centers’ Lifetime Achievement Award
1/27/26 2:00 PM
AUTRI Director Larry Rilett received the CUTC Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing transportation research, education and public service.
Auburn Engineering jumps two spots to No. 18 in latest U.S. News online graduate program rankings
1/27/26 7:20 AM
The latest ranking marks six consecutive years in the top 20 and a full decade in the top 25.
Engineers Without Borders-Auburn chapter advisor earns national organization’s Faculty Advisor Award for Outstanding Leadership
1/20/26 8:35 AM
Christian Brodbeck is driven to make a positive impact in the lives of students and in communities across Central and South America.
Engineers Without Borders’ March 28 Water Cycle supports annual outreach projects in Guatemala and Bolivia
1/16/26 9:00 AM
Auburn University’s Engineers Without Borders chapter will host its fifth-annual Water Cycle on March 28, a gravel ride that raises funds for annual student projects to expand potable water access and support agricultural irrigation in Guatemala and Bolivia.
Three colleges unite to advance mass timber construction, a faster, cheaper and more sustainable way to build houses and buildings.
1/12/26 1:00 PM
Three colleges unite to advance mass timber construction, a faster, cheaper and more sustainable way to build houses and buildings.
ASEL advances faster steel construction with AISC-funded drop-in connection research
1/12/26 10:30 AM
The Advanced Structural Engineering Lab within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is developing AISC-funded drop-in steel beam connections that speed erection, reduce field bolting and enhance safety for steel-frame buildings.
#GINNing Podcast: Bet on Rhett
12/26/25 12:00 PM
From the covered bridges of Oneonta to the country that owns Okinawa — civil engineering sophomore Rhett Dobbs, the inaugural recipient of the the Wayne and Yvette Phillips Hard Work Annual Scholarship, discusses his Auburn Engineering journey on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education.
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.