The annual research symposium drew nearly 500 students and postdoctoral researchers, who presented their work before faculty and peers.

Engineering well represented at Auburn Research Symposium

Joe McAdory | 04/02/26

The annual research symposium drew nearly 500 students and postdoctoral researchers, who presented their work before faculty and peers.

Eirik Mulder, an Auburn Engineering senior and Goldwater Scholar, studies aerospace engineering and computer science.

Auburn Engineering honors student named as Goldwater Scholar

Dustin Duncan | 03/31/26

Auburn Engineering student earns Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate research in aerospace engineering and computer science.
Members of Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory (VSDDL) team pose with their TW-04-s Albatross prototype during flight testing. The team advanced to the final stage of the global GoAERO Prize competition, which focuses on developing autonomy-enabled aircraft for emergency response.

Aerospace team advances to final stage of global emergency response aircraft competition

Dustin Duncan | 03/24/26

Auburn aerospace engineering students advance to the final stage of the GoAERO Prize, developing an autonomy-enabled aircraft designed for emergency response and disaster relief.
Majdalani receives the 2025 Abe M. Zarem Educator Award in Astronautics at AIAA SciTech 2026 in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 12. He is pictured with AIAA President Daniel E. Hastings (right) and Patrick Eid (left), recipient of the Zarem Award and Medallion for Distinguished Achievement in Astronautics.

Aerospace engineering professor earns unprecedented fourth Abe Zarem Educator Award

Dustin Duncan | 03/20/26

Auburn aerospace professor Joe Majdalani earns a record fourth AIAA Abe M. Zarem Educator Award for excellence in aeronautics and astronautics education.
From left: Joe Ivarson, Luis Manuel Postigo, Eirik Mulder and Nick Nurre helped lead a team that ranked No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 10 overall in NASA’s Global Trajectory Optimization Competition.

The sky’s the limit: Aerospace students best in the U.S. in solar system trajectory competition

Dustin Duncan | 03/18/26

Auburn Engineering students rank No. 1 in the U.S. and 10th globally in NASA’s Global Trajectory Optimization Competition, showcasing elite skills in astrodynamics and space mission design.
A rendering of the entrance to the Analytical, Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Laboratory and expanded makerspace, featuring a new terraced entrance off the Ginn Concourse.

Auburn to construct world-class engineering lab, expand nation’s largest student-run makerspace

Jeremy D Henderson | 02/13/26

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.
The latest ranking marks six consecutive years in the top 20 and a full decade in the top 25.

Auburn Engineering jumps two spots to No. 18 in latest U.S. News online graduate program rankings

Karen Hunley | 01/27/26

The latest ranking marks six consecutive years in the top 20 and a full decade in the top 25.

The CF3D Enterprise Cell recently installed at the Auburn University Applied Research Institute in Huntsville. The high-performance, industrial-grade 3D printing system from Continuous Composites is the only one of its kind operating in Alabama.

Auburn acquires next-generation 3D carbon fiber composites printer for hypersonic research

Jeremy D Henderson | 12/16/25

Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville is adding some serious fiber to its diet.

Mijan Rahman

#GINNing Podcast: Flight Fitness Instructor

Jeremy D Henderson | 12/12/25

Aerospace engineering graduate student Mijan Rahman's research may focus on pilot fatigue. But trust us, the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education ain't no snooze fest.
Davide Guzzetti, aerospace engineering associate professor, reviews orbital visualization outputs on his computer as part of a project focused on cislunar space dynamics.

Aerospace engineering associate professor to track orbits in cislunar space

Dustin Duncan | 11/24/25

Davide Guzzetti, associate professor of aerospace engineering, is developing new mathematical tools to map and track spacecraft in cislunar space under a three-year AFOSR grant.
Cade May, a senior in aerospace engineering, recently earned highest marks for an undergraduate in AUsome Science in Sixty Seconds, a research-based competition in its third year presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students.

#GINNing Podcast: Streaming Service

Jeremy D Henderson | 11/13/25

Aerospace engineering senior Cade May expounds on the implication of his revolutionary application of FlightStream software — and his plans for the future — on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education. 
Auburn engineering students Eirik Mulder and Catherine Franco hold their certificates after being named 2025 USRA Distinguished Undergraduates — the first recipients of the award in university history.

Two Auburn engineering students receive USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Award

Rachel Wingard | 11/13/25

Auburn engineering students Catherine Franco and Eirik Mulder have been named 2025 USRA Distinguished Undergraduates, marking Auburn’s first recipients of the award.
AUSome Science in 60 Seconds overall graduate winner Md Mijanur Rahman, left, and undergraduate winner Cade May.

Students' awesome research ideas celebrated at college's third AUSome Science in 60 Seconds

Joe McAdory | 11/03/25

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.
Russell Mailen, associate professor of aerospace engineering, and Kyle Schulze, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received a National Science Foundation grant to establish a 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on transport phenomena.

Auburn Engineering faculty receive NSF grant for undergraduate summer research program

Rachel Wingard | 10/23/25

Auburn Engineering will host a 10-week NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates starting summer 2026, focusing on transport phenomena.
Auburn University’s new graduate certificate in space systems prepares students to meet the growing demands of the global space industry.

New graduate certificate strengthens Auburn’s space legacy

10/22/25

Auburn University launches a new graduate certificate in Space Systems — an interdisciplinary program training the next workforce in the expanding space industry.
The Grand Engineering Challenges event, held in the Brown-Kopel Center Grand Hall, is organized by the college’s Office of Recruitment, Outreach and Scholarships, and it draws hundreds of students to campus each year.

Auburn’s Grand Engineering Challenges combines fun and learning for K-6th grade students

Austin Phillips | 10/15/25

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.
Aerospace engineering assistant professor Nek Sharan works on computational modeling research aimed at improving high-speed flow analysis.

Aerospace engineering assistant professor to research modeling of fluid-structure interactions in high-speed flows

Dustin Duncan | 09/25/25

Auburn researcher Nek Sharan earns NSF grant to develop advanced tools for modeling high-speed flows, improving aircraft, infrastructure and space tech.
Harris Putra

#GINNing Podcast: Drone Zone

Jeremy D Henderson | 09/19/25

On the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education, aerospace doctoral student Harris Putra drones on and on about the subject he knows best.

From left, Joshua Soberano, Anna Kate Boles, Gavin Lewis, Will Reynolds and Michael Stroebel celebrate winning the Booz Allen Summer Games competition in Washington, D.C.

Auburn engineering seniors win nationwide summer internship competition

Rachel Wingard | 09/18/25

Auburn engineering seniors designed a retrofit kit to make older military drones autonomous, winning Booz Allen’s national internship contest and earning job offers.
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council 2025 awardees are (L-R): Superior Service, Heather Conner, administrative support associate; Outstanding Young Auburn Engineers, Joseph Moore, ’08 aerospace engineering; Hayley Sistrunk, ’10 civil engineering; Distinguished Auburn Engineers, Brad Christopher, ’91 and ‘93 civil engineering; Linda DuCharme, ’86 chemical engineering; and David Kudlak, ’86 civil engineering.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 6 with college’s highest awards for 2025

Austin Phillips | 09/15/25

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.
Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering honored faculty and staff, including Tyler Patterson (pictured), senior application systems analyst in the Office of Engineering Communications and Marketing.

Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet

Joe McAdory | 09/12/25

The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact
Derek Tournear was named as the inaugural director of the Space Development Agency when it was established in March 2019

Auburn University appoints former Space Development Agency head as Director of Space Innovation

Austin Phillips | 09/08/25

Auburn University is reaching for the stars again with the announcement of the hiring of Derek Tournear, former director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), as its inaugural director of space innovation.
Members of aerospace engineering’s Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory — from left, doctoral students Stefanus Harris Putra, Bikash Kunwar, Rajan Bhandari, associate professor Imon Chakraborty and doctoral student Cole McCormick — stand with a prototype hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft designed to cut fuel use and emissions in the growing air cargo market.

Aerospace engineers developing hybrid-electric autonomous aircraft to cut aviation emissions

Dustin Duncan | 09/04/25

Auburn University's aerospace engineering and Rune Aero develop hybrid-electric autonomous aircraft to cut emissions, boost efficiency, and transform sustainable air cargo transport.
The Ginn Family, including (L-R) Matt, Ann, Sam, Samantha and Mike — made the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.

Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s namesake and family commit $30 million to scholarships

Austin Phillips | 07/30/25

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.