Mari Miles Dempsey, a senior in chemical engineering (right) holds a photo-initiated hydrogels sphere next to Jean-Francois Louf, assistant professor in chemical engineering.

Chemical engineering senior researches hydrogels to improve space transportation

Caitlyn Griffin | 03/06/25

Mari Miles Dempsey, a senior in chemical engineering and an honors student, is researching photo-initiated hydrogels alongside Jean-Francois Louf, assistant professor in chemical engineering.
State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductees Bruce Tatarchuk and Kenny Mitchell.

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2025

Austin Phillips | 03/04/25

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals — including one Auburn University alumnus and an Auburn chemical engineering professor — and one corporation during a ceremony Feb. 22 at the Renaissance Birmingham at Ross Bridge.
Lake Marian in New Zealand

New Engineering Global Programs opportunity takes students to New Zealand

Dustin Duncan | 02/17/25

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.
Jean-Francois Louf is the Department of Chemical Engineering's second National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient this semester.

NSF CAREER Award-winning study investigates how sound can boost plant pollination and crop yields

Joe McAdory | 02/14/25

Assistant Professor Jean-Francois Louf is investigating how flowers detect and respond to the sound of pollinators — potentially increasing nectar sugar concentration and improving crop yields.
Engineering Without Borders students on location in Westpoint, Tennessee, include (from left), Eli Williams, Virginia Keith, Morgan Bell (resident engineer in charge), Emma Tolbert, Sam Mariano, Joel Young, Park White and Gerald John, advisor and civil and environmental engineering research associate.

Auburn Engineering students solving water issues domestically and abroad

Joe McAdory | 02/06/25

Auburn's Engineering Without Borders chapter helping residents in rural Tennessee, Guatemala and Bolivia.
Jonathan Pettus has been named executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute. [Credit: UAH]

Pettus named executive director of Auburn University Applied Research Institute in Huntsville

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/28/25

Auburn University’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development has hired Jonathan Pettus as executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville, effective February 1.
Howard earned a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project, “Multiscale modeling for self-assembly of colloidal-particle coatings with gradient compositions.”

Assistant professor in chemical engineering wins NSF CAREER Award

Joe McAdory | 01/22/25

Michael Howard is developing a simulated modeling approach for the drying-induced assembly of colloidal-particle coatings, such as paint, with composition gradients. This innovative method could streamline production, reduce resource consumption and save time.
The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

Auburn Engineering ranks No. 20 in U.S. News online graduate program rankings, online computer science program moves up 10 spots

Karen Hunley | 01/21/25

The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

Panagiotis Mistriotis (second from left), received the 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society-Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Rising Star Junior Faculty Award at its annual conference on Jan. 5 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo courtesy of Tianze Guo)

Assistant professor in chemical engineering earns BMES-CMBE Rising Star Junior Faculty Award for study of cancer cell migration

Joe McAdory | 01/14/25

Panagiotis Mistriotis hopes to understand how cancer cells behave to pressure and underlying mechanisms, which might provide insight on how they metastasize.
Caitlyn White

#GINNing Podcast: Power Player

Jeremy D Henderson | 12/13/24

Nintendo? More like GINNtendo. Because chemical engineering senior Caitlyn White is definitely playing with power.

Engineers and operation staff from Georgia-Pacific's Alabama River Cellulose facility enjoyed hands-on workshops and lectures provided by the college's Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering.

AC-PABE provides training opportunity to paper mill engineers

Joe McAdory | 12/12/24

Eleven guests from Georgia-Pacific’s Alabama River Cellulose facility were provided with an overview of the pulp and paper industry, integrated biorefineries, characteristics of wood/wood fibers, chip-handling, and more.
From left, Jin Wang, Peter He and Zhihua Jiang.

Researchers earn $2.5 million Department of Energy grant to convert polluted waste into aquafeed

Joe McAdory | 12/11/24

Researchers are developing novel technology that converts pulp and paper mill flue gas (carbon emissions) and aquaculture wastewater into algae-based protein for aquafeed pellets.
Ruha Tacey, a 2012 Auburn chemical engineering graduate who has gone viral on social media as a STEM advocating influencer, served as the keynote speaker for this year's MADE@AU event.

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience

Austin Phillips | 12/06/24

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience
Ross Tolbert is one of four drum majors leading the Auburn University Marching Band this football season.

Raised to Roll Tide, chemical engineering student instead plays War Eagle

12/05/24

Chemical engineering/music education double major Ross Tolbert is one of four drum majors in the Auburn University Marching Band.
Zhihua Jiang is director of the Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering.

Multi-disciplinary research team conducting $1.88 million DOE study to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Joe McAdory | 11/22/24

Zhihua Jiang, director of the Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering, is principal investigator on a $1.88 DOE project designed reduce carbon dioxide emissions from pulp and paper mills.
Ruha Tacey

GINNing Podcast: The Influencer

Jeremy D Henderson | 11/22/24

STEM advocating influencer extraordinaire Ruha Tacey may have hit the social media stratosphere. But she hasn't forgotten her roots.
From left, Hari Narayanan, Nima Shamsaei and Panagiotis Mistriotis.

Three Auburn Engineering faculty members earn prestigious honors from university

Joe McAdory | 11/18/24

Hari Narayanan, Nima Shamsaei and Panagiotis Mistriotis were recognized at the Auburn University Faculty Awards ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
The two-story, 21,000-square-foot facility — to be located at 4775 Walker Avenue — will provide direct access to the Gulf of Mexico and consist of research laboratories, offices, large meeting spaces and outdoor gathering spaces on both stories of the south elevation overlooking Terry Cove.

Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station in Orange Beach receives final Board of Trustees approval

Austin Phillips | 11/15/24

The two-story, 21,000-square-foot facility — to be located at 4775 Walker Avenue — will provide direct access to the Gulf of Mexico and consist of research laboratories, offices, large meeting spaces and outdoor gathering spaces on both stories of the south elevation overlooking Terry Cove. The station will provide a dedicated location for researching coastal environments and communities of the Gulf Coast while also providing opportunities for collaboration with other Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium institutions.
Auburn Engineering has now increased its annual new research awards and contracts by more than 300% since 2018, when the college brought in $29 million.

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.

Austin Phillips | 11/11/24

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.
APPF conference guests had the opportunity to tour the Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering laboratory, led by Center Director Zhihua Jiang, right.

Auburn Pulp and Paper Foundation Conference offers opportunities for industry, student engagement

Joe McAdory | 11/01/24

The Auburn Pulp and Paper Foundation plays a critical role in fostering student development and career connections.
Chemical Engineering Professor Virginia Davis said, "We want to make sure that every child can see the connection between agricultural career pathways and solving challenges related to food, water quality and forestry."

Professor in chemical engineering leads USDA grant to stir agricultural interest among middle schoolers

Joe McAdory | 10/30/24

Virginia Davis is principal investigator on the USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant.
Auburn University recognizes faculty for their exemplary leadership, innovative research, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service to the university and the broader community.

Engineering faculty members among those to be recognized by university

10/15/24

Nima Shamsaei, Panagiotis Mistriotis and Hari Narayanan among 19 distinguished faculty members from nine colleges across campus to be honored for their exemplary leadership, innovative research, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service to the university and the broader community.
Charles Gavin and Gerald Pouncey

Prominent engineering alumni headline Fall 2024 commencement ceremonies

10/15/24

Gerald Pouncey, '82 chemical engineering and chairman of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, will return to his alma mater to deliver the keynote address during Auburn University’s fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 14 in Neville Arena. In addition to celebrating more than 2,000 graduates, the institution will also present an Honorary Doctor of Science (Doctor Honoris Causa) to Charles E. Gavin III, '59 textile engineering.
Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.

Auburn Makersfest submissions due Oct. 18

Dustin Duncan | 10/08/24

Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.