Members who were inducted into the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Class of 2031 were (L-R): Jeff Haars, ’85 electrical engineering; Reggie Spivey, ’87 and ‘94 mechanical engineering; John Prunkl, ’90 mechanical engineering; Christa Musgrove, ’07 mechanical engineering; Russ Green, ’91 industrial engineering; Kevin Gammill, ’02 chemical engineering; and Jason Gallaspy, ’97 and ‘00 electrical engineering.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2031

Austin Phillips | 04/15/26

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members during its annual spring meeting in April in the Brown-Kopel Center.
Tofayel Ahammad Ovee

Doctoral student in chemical engineering develops self-powered hydrogel for nerve stimulation, wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase

Joe McAdory | 04/08/26

This year's Graduate Engineering Research Showcase drew 180 participants.
Jean-Francois Louf's research contributions to the Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Investigator Series includes "Interfacial mechanisms in the freezing of polymer solutions" and "Physical effects of hydrogel coatings on seed germination."

Assistant professor featured in Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Investigator Series for nanoscale, soft matter research

Joe McAdory | 04/03/26

Jean-Francois Louf's research contributions to the Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Investigator Series includes "Interfacial mechanisms in the freezing of polymer solutions" and "Physical effects of hydrogel coatings on seed germination."
Elizabeth Lipke has more than 40 publications in leading journals and has been cited more than 2,000 times. She also holds several patents in biomaterial-supported cardiac differentiation and cell capture and encapsulation technologies.

Chemical engineering professor elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science Class of 2025 Fellows

Joe McAdory | 03/26/26

Elizabeth Lipke has spent a career developing reproducible engineered heart and cancer tissues, enabling scientists to better understand disease, test drugs and advance therapies.
Spring graduation will be May 2.

Chemical engineering alumnus and board‑certified cardiologist to address spring engineering graduates as commencement speaker

03/17/26

Dr. Jason Thompson ’93, a board-certified cardiologist and Auburn engineer, will serve as a commencement speaker during the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering ceremony at 1 p.m. and the combined ceremony for the Colleges of Agriculture, Architecture, Design and Construction, Human Sciences, Nursing and Veterinary Medicine at 6 p.m. on May 2.
Symone Alexander plans to share her research ideas at the National Academy of Engineering China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, including mixed waste feedstocks, including the recovery of cellulose from agricultural waste and the extraction and utilization of biopolymers from food waste.

Assistant professor of chemical engineering among 30 U.S. scientists selected for NAE symposium in Hong Kong

Joe McAdory | 03/02/26

Symone Alexander is one of 30 U.S. engineers selected to attend the National Academy of Engineering’s China–America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium April 13–16 in Hong Kong.
Class of 2026 inductees associated with the university included (L-R) Lloyd Pitts, ’83 civil engineering; Jonathan Pettus, executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute; Keith Jones, ’84 chemical engineering and ’86 electrical engineering; Barry Pike, ’83 and ’85 chemical engineering; and Glenn Rolader, president, CEO and co-founder of Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc. (IS4S), a company headquartered in Huntsville with satellite offices in Auburn and Opelika, which was selected in the corporation category.

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2026

Austin Phillips | 03/02/26

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.

Auburn TAPPI advisor Naomi Gehling (second from left) and chemical engineering senior Michael Reuss (second from right) with TAPPI President and CEO Lawton Roberts and Senior Engagement Manager Lisa Lockwood.

Auburn TAPPI student, advisor recognized at organization's national summit

Joe McAdory | 02/26/26

Michael Reuss and Naomi Gehling returned as student and university planning chairs of the TAPPI–PIMA Student Summit, led a record-breaking event and earned its highest honors.
In this position, Mario Eden will support the AIChE Foundation’s efforts to expand scholarships, professional development programs and global initiatives that advance the chemical engineering profession.

Auburn Engineering dean appointed vice chair of the AIChE Foundation Board of Trustees

Joe McAdory | 02/24/26

In this position, Mario Eden will support the AIChE Foundation’s efforts to expand scholarships, professional development programs and global initiatives that advance the chemical engineering profession.
Jin Wang, the Walt and Virginia Woltosz Professor of chemical engineering, is principal investigator on a collaborative project with the DOE's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.

Chemical engineering professor teams with Department of Energy to investigate methane-eating microbe’s high-oxygen metabolic flip

Joe McAdory | 02/23/26

Jin Wang is principal investigator on a collaborative project with the DOE's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.
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.
Assistant Professor Cassandra Porter inspects a recently synthesized brush active-layer membrane that soaks in solvent to remove unreacted monomers and catalysts.

Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $875K DOE Early Career Award to advance membrane-based lithium separation research

Joe McAdory | 02/11/26

Cassandra Porter's five-year project will explore how membrane chemistry and operating conditions control ion selectivity under real-world conditions.
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.

Jean-François Louf is using transparent, soil-like substrates to directly observe how plant roots redistribute water underground — a hidden process that could help farmers improve crop performance under uneven and extreme moisture conditions.

Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $298,000 USDA-NIFA grant to study how plant roots redistribute water

Joe McAdory | 01/23/26

Jean-François Louf is using transparent, soil-like substrates to directly observe how plant roots redistribute water underground — a hidden process that could help farmers improve crop performance under uneven and extreme moisture conditions.
Jin Wang, left, and Peter He have developed a reactor prototype which has demonstrated a methane removal rate five times higher than the highest reported value.

Chemical engineering researchers part of $300K project to create biological solution for methane reduction

Joe McAdory | 01/09/26

Jin Wang and Peter He are building a bioreactor that captures ambient air and processes it using methane‑oxidizing bacteria.
Hannah Dyal

#GINNing Podcast: Don't Change That Dyal

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/02/26

On the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education, chemical engineering senior and methanotrophs maestro Hanna Dyal discusses how leadership, undergraduate research and overcoming serious illness has defined her identity as an Auburn Engineer.
Brandon Powell

#GINNing Podcast: Smooth Operator

Jeremy D Henderson | 12/19/25

It's a great day on the #GINNing Podcast, and it's our pleasure to serve you the story of Brandon Powell, who put his Auburn chemical engineering degree to use in the most delicious, nutritious and cow-friendly way imaginable.

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.

From left, professors Xiao Qin, Jeffrey LaMondia and Virginia Davis.

Three Auburn Engineering professors earn university Faculty Awards

Joe McAdory | 11/17/25

Professors Jeffrey LaMondia, Virginia Davis and Xiao Qin will be presented with Auburn University Faculty Awards on Tuesday.
Addison Faggard

#GINNing Podcast: The Water Mark

Jeremy D Henderson | 11/07/25

Chemical engineering senior Addison Faggard, fundraising chair for the Auburn chapter of Engineers Without Borders, is making a difference in the world. And the people of Quesimpuco finally have the pictures to prove it.
Speakers David Lukas and Katerina Strnadova from the Technical University of Liberec in Czechia will highlight electrospinning innovations that are advancing nanofiber materials from the lab to real-world biomedical use.

Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites to host three-part lecture series beginning Tuesday at Davis Hall

Joe McAdory | 11/06/25

Technical University of Liberec bioengineering professors David Lukáš and Kateřina Strnadová will discuss electrospinning innovations that are advancing nanofiber materials from the lab to real-world biomedical use.
FMA team members (left to right) Parker Duncan, Matthew Hajazin, Grady Marshall and Joseph McElroy (computer science) celebrate their victory at the 2025 REIT case competition, which took place in the suites of Michigan Stadium.ncluded post-event tours and activities on the field.

Engineering students part of Financial Management Association's national championship team

11/05/25

Computer engineering student Joseph McElroy and chemical engineering student Matthew Hajazin were key players in winning the Leaders and Best REIT Challenge Case Competition at the University of Michigan.
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.
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.