Department of Civil Engineering

Software developed through Auburn University's Biomechanical Engineering (AUBE) Lab aims to revolutionize the way safety professionals assess injury risk on factory floors and similar industrial settings.

National Safety Council funds innovative Auburn biomechanical research into occupational injury prevention

Jeremy D Henderson | 08/05/25

The National Safety Council (NSC) apparently got the memo — there's little risk in investing in Auburn's injury risk research.

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.

Ali Khosravi, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineer (right), Bart Prorok, a materials engineering professor (middle), and Paul Bartley, an assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn University (left) stand in front of the PSX Macro CT machine in the X-ray Computed Tomography Lab.

Auburn faculty uses 3D imaging to better understand sea ice behavior

Dustin Duncan | 07/29/25

Auburn researchers use 3D imaging and modeling to study sea ice microstructure, aiming to improve Arctic safety, ship routing and climate predictions.

Auburn University administrators and Orange Beach city leaders break ground on the Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station at Terry Cove in Orange Beach in July 2025.

Auburn Engineering breaks ground on Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station

Dustin Duncan | 07/24/25

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

Dustin Duncan | 07/10/25

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.

From left, Lili Rahimikhameneh and Brock Huner, graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were finalists for the United States Society on Dams Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarships.

CEE graduate students receive Dams Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship

Dustin Duncan | 07/10/25

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.

AUSME compiles publicly available research data — including faculty publication records, citation metrics, co-author networks and academic backgrounds — into interactive, easy-to-navigate profiles.

College launches novel internet tool designed to foster research collaboration across multiple disciplines

Joe McAdory | 07/03/25

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

Jeremy D Henderson | 06/22/25

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

Jeremy D Henderson | 06/13/25

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

05/27/25

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.

A participant at Auburn University - Stormwater Research Facility’s Stormwater Week sprays chemicals during a demonstration.

Stormwater Week hosts more than 275 industry professionals

Dustin Duncan | 05/22/25

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

Dustin Duncan | 05/13/25

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).

The Department of Biosystems Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were selected for the Provost’s Excellence in Assessment Award after a rigorous peer-review process.

BSEN, CEE programs recognized for excellence in student learning assessment

Jeremy D Henderson | 05/08/25

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.

Research Directors from more than 10 state departments of transportation agencies throughout the southeastern U.S. attended the peer exchange.

ALDOT, AUTRI hosts peer exchange with Southeast region state DOT research leaders

Dustin Duncan | 05/02/25

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

Jeremy D Henderson | 05/02/25

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.

Each council class is active for five years.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2030

Austin Phillips | 04/30/25

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

Auburn basketball teammates Dylan Cardwell (left) and Joah Shay (right) recreate an iconic photo of former NBA stars Manute Bol and Spudd Webb.

#GINNing Podcast: Joah's Arc

Jeremy D Henderson | 04/25/25

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.

A young man uses a drill on stacked wood

Cool tool expands mass timber research capabilities

04/21/25

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

Jeremy D Henderson | 04/11/25

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.

Graduate Engineering Research Showcase winner Tori Phillips, left, with Maria Auad, the college's associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development.

Chemical engineering student wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase with study on hydraulic redistribution

Joe McAdory | 04/08/25

More than 150 students participated in the 12th Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, held April 3 in the Brown-Kopel Center.

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 6 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, once again, No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering graduate programs earn high marks in recent U.S. News and World Report rankings

Joe McAdory | 04/08/25

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.

Shiqiang (Nick) Zou, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering (center), holds a reactor used in electrochemical reduction, a process that uses electrical energy to break down per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) while keeping granular activated carbon intact for potential reuse. Graduate assistant Jason Zhao (right) and postdoctoral fellow David Ricardo Martinez Vargas (left) are working with Zou on the project.

Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor receives grant to remove hazardous chemicals using electricity

Dustin Duncan | 04/07/25

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.

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.

Auburn civil and environmental engineering students sweep the International Erosion Control Association Conference

Olivia Ballard | 04/01/25

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.

Auburn researchers are part of an $887,985 study to address engineering challenges associated with energy efficiency of zero emission bus materials.

Researchers part of $887K FTA project to optimize efficiency on zero emission bus materials

Joe McAdory | 03/21/25

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.