Missie Smith, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study how augmented reality interfaces affect human decision-making, perception and performance.

ISE assistant professor earns NSF CAREER Award for AR research

6/15/26 1:00 PM
The new biomedical engineering programs at Auburn will offer a doctoral degree, thesis and non-thesis master’s degrees and two graduate certificates, all drawing on the university’s established expertise in advanced biomedical technologies and systems.

Auburn Engineering to introduce biomedical engineering programs

6/15/26 9:40 AM
Missie Smith

#GINNing Podcast: The Mississippi Drifter

6/12/26 1:00 PM
Ada Pratico, a rising senior in mechanical engineering, is the 2026 Richard A. Groenendyke Scholarship award winner.

Rising senior in mechanical engineering wins Groenendyke Scholarship

6/11/26 3:35 PM
This year’s recipients include undergraduate scholars Jordan Geidel, Addisyn “Addie” Kriger, Eirik Mulder and Amanda Vogel, as well as graduate fellows Paxton Albright and Ashton Shannon.

Six aerospace engineering students receive NASA space grant consortium scholarships

6/11/26 8:00 AM
Research Park expansion map showing new boundaries that increase park size to 240 acres

Auburn entrepreneurial ecosystem, The Park, grows to 240 acres

6/10/26 1:00 PM
Hossein Jahromi

Assistant professor selected to Alabama Biomanufacturing Labs cohort

6/9/26 1:20 PM
Faculty involved on the project include, top row (from left), Daniela Marghitu from the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering and Chih-hsuan Wang from the College of Education, and bottom row (from left), Bosen Lian from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Xiaowen Gong from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Melody Russell from the College of Education.

Project awarded $600K to improve STEM education in rural middle schools

6/9/26 11:00 AM
Alicia Harkless

#GINNing Podcast: 5 Degrees of Preparation

6/5/26 1:00 PM
Mark Schall has been named chair of Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Schall, a faculty member since 2015, will begin his new role Aug. 1.

Schall named chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering

6/4/26 11:00 AM
Auburn soccer player Fizz Hutton performs a body feint while wearing motion-capture sensors in the Auburn University Biomechanical Engineering Lab, where researchers analyzed the biomechanics behind the soccer move made famous by Lionel Messi.

AUBE Lab, soccer player analyze the biomechanics of the body feint

6/3/26 4:00 PM
Joshita Majumdar, right, a graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Gopikrishna Deshpande, the Godbold Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, used equipment at the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center, including the 7-Tesla MRI scanner, to study glutamate levels in the brain.

Graduate student in ECE tracked brain chemistry for more than a year

6/3/26 10:20 AM
Sophie Bivins, a junior in chemical engineering, and 12 other students in Auburn's Engineers Without Borders chapter completed a clean water distribution system for villagers in Parramos Grande, Guatemala.

EWB develops clean water system for Guatemalan village

6/1/26 1:30 PM
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Six Auburn researchers recognized as trailblazing women in tech

5/29/26 3:30 PM
India Warren

#GINNing Podcast: India the Incredible

5/29/26 1:00 PM
In Huntsville, AUARI leaders Jonathan Pettus and Melanie Baker join SDA‑South site director Burke Hare (center) in advancing Auburn’s role in mission‑critical space operations by uniting academic insight with real‑world defense challenges.

Auburn expands Space Development Agency collaboration through Educational Partnership Agreement

5/28/26 5:00 PM
Lockheed Martin representatives met with NCAME researchers on campus this spring.

NCAME partners with Lockheed Martin to develop future aircraft components

5/28/26 11:00 AM
In his prior roles, Lt. Gen. Joe Hartman was central to the development of national security policy and advancing cyber, intelligence and emerging technology capabilities to support national defense.

McCrary Institute welcomes former NSA acting director to advisory board

5/28/26 9:00 AM
Pengyu Chen assumes the role of materials engineering program chair on July 1.

Chen appointed materials engineering program chair

5/26/26 7:30 AM
Bill Walker

#GINNing Podcast: Orange Beach and Navy

5/22/26 1:00 PM
Patrick Eid receives the First Place Award and Mike Freeman Prize in the graduate division at the AIAA Region II Student Conference. From left are retired Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., Eid and Kurt Polzin.

Aerospace grad student earns consecutive AIAA honors for rocket research

5/19/26 4:00 PM
Students in Auburn's pulp and paper program are often key players in multiple research opportunities.

Pulp and paper program enjoys record enrollment, expanded research

5/19/26 2:00 PM
Participants gather for a hands-on erosion and sediment control demonstration during Auburn Engineering’s annual Stormwater Week at the Auburn University Stormwater Research Facility. The event brings together contractors, engineers, regulators and industry professionals for field-based stormwater training and education.

Stormwater Week showcases Auburn Engineering’s stormwater expertise

5/19/26 1:15 PM
Announced April 27, the $49M contract positions Auburn to drive research, engineering and technology across the Army’s science and technology portfolio.

Auburn Engineering's $49M contract with Pentagon built on trust

5/19/26 8:00 AM
Kwaghtaver Desongu with Professor Elizabeth Lipke.

Doctoral student earns research, leadership awards

5/18/26 8:20 AM
Backed by a $670,000 award from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory’s Pathfinder Program, Auburn Engineering researchers are developing a “position hold” capability that allows small uncrewed aircraft to remain there entirely without the aid of GPS.

AUARI, ECE researchers partner with Army on $670k contract

5/18/26 7:00 AM
Roland Walker

#GINNing Podcast: The Sea Rebel

5/14/26 1:00 PM
Members of Auburn Engineering’s Design Build Fly team pose with their competition aircraft outside of Davis Hall after finishing ninth overall internationally and first among Southeastern Conference schools at the 2026 AIAA Design Build Fly competition in Wichita, Kansas.

Auburn Design Build Fly team finishes No. 9 globally, tops among SEC

5/13/26 2:00 PM
Joseph Rusk, shown here in the Tiger Cage pitch competition, won $75,000 on Thursday, May 7, at Alabama Launchpad.

Rising senior in ECE wins first place, $75,000 at Alabama Launchpad

5/11/26 4:00 PM
Konstantin Klyukin

#GINNing Podcast: The Holy Grail of Catalysis

5/8/26 2:00 PM
Anton Schindler, Mountain Spirit Professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Highway Research Center, has been elected vice president of the American Concrete Institute.

CEE professor elected vice president of American Concrete Institute

5/7/26 4:00 PM
Elizabeth Lipke, left, the Uthlaut Endowed Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Yuan Tian, who earned a doctorate in chemical engineering from Auburn in 2020, co-founded VivoSphere.

Engineering-based startup reaches May 14 Alabama Launchpad finals

5/6/26 9:00 AM
Brenna McAlister, a freshman in chemical engineering, works on a pottery project during an engineering course focused on airflow, pressure and fluid movement.

Students learn engineering principles through pottery design

5/5/26 8:30 AM
Auburn at the 2026 VEX World Championships.

Auburn team wins largest student robotics competition in the world

5/4/26 3:45 PM
Nick Raciti

#GINNing Podcast: NCAME to SpaceX

5/1/26 2:00 PM
Joseph Rusk, founder of The BreadBoard Company, created a kit designed to make learning electronics simpler and fun for children.

Rising senior in ECE among Alabama Launchpad finalists

5/1/26 1:50 PM
Brenna McAlister, a freshman in chemical engineering, earned the Valero 2026 Freshman Engineering Summit and Scholarship award.

Chemical engineering freshman earns Valero Engineering Summit award

4/30/26 11:00 AM
Ben Timm, a mechanical engineering senior, serves as Auburn’s mic-man, leading cheers and energizing crowds at Jordan-Hare Stadium and Neville Arena.

Auburn Family’s support creates extraordinary student experience

4/28/26 3:45 PM
Ryan McGill, ’20 computer engineering, and Jennifer Matis, ’20 mechanical engineering, appeared on Fox’s “The 1% Club,” a puzzle-based game show hosted by Joel McHale.

Auburn engineering graduates appear on FOX game show

4/28/26 2:00 PM
Auburn Engineering faculty, students and representatives from FMS Aerospace stand with a donated Skyron X unmanned aircraft system outside an Auburn Engineering facility.

Auburn Engineering receives unmanned aircraft system from FMS Aerospace

4/28/26 12:00 PM
Krysta Weed, left, and Yury Morales

Two Auburn Engineering staff members presented with Roden Award

4/28/26 10:30 AM
Cade May, an aerospace engineering senior from Birmingham, Alabama, has been named Auburn Engineering’s graduation marshal for the spring 2026 commencement.

Aerospace engineering senior named Auburn Engineering graduation marshal

4/28/26 10:00 AM
Jessica Bowers, manager of career development content and strategy, with graduate assistant Candice Kelly (seated) introduce a career readiness assignment to Auburn Engineering students during a course facilitation session.

Auburn Engineering to embed career readiness across curriculum

4/28/26 8:45 AM
From left, Al Dean Francisco and Rehman Qureshi.

Two Auburn Engineering students receive President's Awards

4/28/26 8:20 AM
Catherine Franco, a junior in electrical and computer engineering, has already completed three internships at NASA.

Junior in electrical and computer engineering awarded SMART Scholarship

4/26/26 6:00 AM
Matthew Cobb

#GINNing Podcast: Formula for SpaceX

4/24/26 1:00 PM
Jason Gentry, a senior in electrical engineering, presents before peers and faculty, including Applied Statistics and Machine Learning course co-directors Yin Sun, the Godbold Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Rui Chen, the Research Extension Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University. Also observing are students Carson Easterling and Sam Chamoun.

Course provides practical experience for students using modern AI tools

4/24/26 10:00 AM
Members of Auburn University’s Rocketry Association pose with a model rocket during their visit to Children’s of Alabama. The group hosts hands-on STEM activities for patients as part of an annual outreach event.

AURA returns to Children’s of Alabama for fourth straight year

4/23/26 3:45 PM
Members of Auburn Engineering's American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter pose during the 2026 Gulf Coast Symposium in Tuscaloosa, where the team won first place overall.

Auburn ASCE student chapter takes first place at Gulf Coast Symposium

4/21/26 9:25 AM
Close-up of the Lego model featuring the Melton Student Center, Haley Center and Petrie Halll

Auburn student designs Lego model of campus

4/21/26 9:00 AM
Jeremy Henderson

#GINNing Podcast: The Jeremy Henderson Experience

4/17/26 12:20 PM
A student presents an engineering project on vehicle aerodynamics to a judge, with models and a detailed poster display.

Future STEM leaders take center stage

4/16/26 3:00 PM
Members of the Auburn ASABE student chapter pose at the Southeastern Student Rally at the organization’s annual Southeastern Student Rally.

Biosystems engineering students shine at ASABE student rally

4/15/26 12:30 PM
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

4/15/26 10:40 AM
18 Auburn Engineering faculty members named to 2026 promotion, tenure list

18 Auburn Engineering faculty members named to promotion, tenure list

4/13/26 2:30 PM
Mario Eden, dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, speaks during the college’s annual spring awards ceremony in the Brown-Kopel Center on April 10.

Engineering recognizes outstanding students, faculty, staff, alumni

4/13/26 8:00 AM
From left: Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Victor Glover stand with Joseph Pelfrey, ’00 aerospace engineering, former director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

The Auburn in Artemis: How engineering alumni returned us to the moon

4/10/26 7:00 PM
Eirik Mulder

#GINNing Podcast: Special Student Mulder

4/10/26 3:00 PM
Aerospace engineering seniors and Project Leviathan team members, from left, Walker Shankle, Robert Hudson and Logan Phillips with Dean Hendrix, associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment.

Aerospace engineering seniors win Capstone Design Showcase

4/8/26 1:00 PM
Tofayel Ahammad Ovee

Doctoral student in chemical engineering wins research showcase

4/8/26 9:20 AM
AAPT student chapter members take a photo with Aubie at the 5k hosted at NCAT's Test Track.

AAPT student chapter hosts first 5K at NCAT Test Track

4/7/26 10:30 AM
Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 6 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, once again, No. 1 in the state.

Engineering graduate programs ranked No. 32 among public institutions

4/7/26 7:45 AM
Diane Pham

#GINNing Podcast: War Pham Eagle

4/3/26 4:00 PM
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 Emerging Investistigator Series

4/3/26 8:50 AM
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

4/2/26 8:40 AM
A rendering of a 3D-printed aerospike rocket engine, a prime example of the complex designs and large-scale components NCAME can qualify with its new AMCM M-4K system. [Image courtesy of AMCM/EOS]

Large-scale advanced systems supporting NCAME qualification efforts

4/1/26 11:00 AM
Finley Gray, a junior in aerospace engineering, discusses her 2025 REU site research with Allan David, associate dean for research in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

Auburn to host four NSF-funded summer research sites

4/1/26 11:00 AM
Eirik Mulder, an Auburn Engineering senior and Goldwater Scholar, studies aerospace engineering and computer science.

Auburn Engineering honors student named as Goldwater Scholar

3/31/26 8:00 AM
A prospective student poses with Aubie during Future Engineer Fest 2026.

Future Engineer Fest shines light on being a member of the Auburn Family

3/30/26 4:00 PM
Chanho Lee, assistant professor in mechanical engineering, holds a newly designed and fabricated refractory multi-principal element alloy sample prepared for a mechanical property test.

NSF backs Auburn-led research into rewriting rules of metallic materials

3/30/26 2:00 PM
Andrew Dillard

#GINNing Podcast: Model Student

3/27/26 8:45 AM
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 AAAS Class of 2025 Fellows

3/26/26 3:55 PM
David Timm, chair of civil and environmental engineering at Auburn University, has been elected president of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists.

CEE chair named president of Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists

3/26/26 3:00 PM
The Capstone Design Showcase and Graduate Engineering Research Showcase allows students to present their research, poster style, before judges, faculty and peers.

Employer Summit, student research competitions highlight week

3/26/26 12:15 PM
Huaguo Zhou, professor of civil and environmental engineering, stands near a pedestrian crossing on Auburn University’s campus.

CEE professor awarded $350,000 for pedestrian safety research

3/25/26 3:30 PM
CSSE students Brandon Collins, left, and Logan Bolton presented their research March 6-10 at the Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision in Tuscon, Arizona.

Students in CSSE tackle AI image editing questions, present research

3/25/26 2:15 PM

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