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#GINNing Podcast

Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineeringeng.auburn.edu

The best podcast in higher education, brought to you by Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Hosted by Austin Phillips and Jeremy Henderson. 

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Episodes

Nano her business

No, she's not a mid-90s cover artist. Alana MacLachlan is a graduate research assistant in materials engineering, doing incredible things in Advanced Nanomaterials Engineering Laboratory. Sure, she may have one hand in her pocket. But you oughta know that she's wearing a lab coat.

Jun 25, 202117 minSeason 3Ep. 112

Engineerin' is goooood

What do Kid Rock, "American Idol" and Auburn Engineering all have in common? You're looking at it. Ladies and gentlemen, Savannah Sawyer.

Jun 16, 202126 minSeason 3Ep. 111

Dumb Luck

From vomiting in zero gravity to calling out former students for indecent exposure to teaching remotely while stuck for months in India, Sushil Bhavnani's Auburn career is the stuff of legend. So how does the Henry M. Burt Jr. Professor of mechanical engineering explain his phenomenal success? "Dumb luck."

Jun 09, 202120 minSeason 3Ep. 110

The Formula formula

Mechanical engineering senior Matt Miller, team captain and electric car engineer for War Eagle Motorsports, is going places. First stop? The finish line.

Jun 04, 202122 minSeason 3Ep. 109

Power of the Pendulum

Got a job opening? Emily Schramek wants to fill it. The Auburn senior from Birmingham's Mountain of Oaks has the skills to pay the bills, which is exactly why she chose chemical engineering in the first place. You're welcome, Stanford.

May 25, 202121 minSeason 3Ep. 108

Spider Woman

New chemical engineering assistant professor Symone Alexander spins a web of research wonders in this conversation on extreme organismic biophysics and ultra-fast motion in nature. Want s'more Symone? So do we.

May 20, 202121 minSeason 3Ep. 107

Is Travis asphalt here?

Travis Walbeck, training manager for the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT), delivers the scoop on Training in Your Pocket, the premiere short, entertaining, instructional YouTube channel for standard asphalt test procedures in the lab and field.

May 06, 202121 minSeason 3Ep. 105

The Nuclear Option

Mechanical engineering professor Rick Williams loves going nuclear on his students. And apparently, according to this year's Auburn Engineering faculty awards, they love it, too.

Apr 29, 202124 minSeason 3Ep. 104

#EngineeringGoals

Let's just say that mechanical engineering graduate and current industrial and systems engineering master's student Taylor Troutman knows how to use her head...

Apr 21, 202119 minSeason 3Ep. 103

Castin' with Gaston

Maury Gaston, '82 mechanical engineering, has worked for the same company for all 38 years of his illustrious career in engineering sales and marketing. You're welcome, American Cast Iron Pipe.

Apr 16, 202125 minSeason 3Ep. 102

The Outstanding Shelby Wales

Senior Shelby Wales is the latest recipient of the fabulously prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, which, you know, isn't just awarded to anyone. So, hey — maybe she'll keep going with this whole chemical engineering thing. Seems to have worked out pretty well so far...

Apr 08, 202120 minSeason 3Ep. 101

Eyes of the Tiger

Rising up, back on the street. He did his time, took his chances. He went the distance, now he's definitely on his feet... just a man named Steve Hamilton, '84 chemical engineering, and his will to heal eyes.

Mar 31, 202122 minSeason 3Ep. 100

Get a Grip

For Casey Waid, it's all about connecting people back to the college they love. And who better to hold their hand on the journey home than one of their own. That's right, the Auburn diploma hanging in the office of this Samuel Ginn College of Engineering development officer reads "chemical engineering." Of course, you better be careful - ol' Casey's got a grip that might break your hand as he guides you to that promised land.

Mar 26, 202120 minSeason 3Ep. 99

Different Strokes

Is high finance a valid use of an engineering degree? Uh, is pool water wet? Why don’t we let 1985 industrial and systems engineering grad Dan Phillips take a crack at those questions...

Mar 19, 202125 minSeason 3Ep. 98

Concrete Plans

Of course she has concrete plans for the future. For crying out loud, she's the president of the American Concrete Institute student chapter, which just earned Auburn an ACI Excellent University designation for the 6th year in a row. (Can you say "Dynasty?") So, yeah, when it comes to Kelly, we say Turner loose.

Mar 12, 202119 minSeason 2Ep. 97

The Swoll Weevil

Don't mess with Jacob vonEschenbach. Just don't mess with him. Because when this Enterprise-bred, arm and leg-acy Auburn engineering walk-on warrior sees a challenge, he tackles it head on.

Mar 03, 202118 minSeason 2Ep. 96

German for Squirrel

In German, her last name may mean Squirrel. But around these parts, it means Best Student Worker of the Year. Well, no, technically, she hasn’t won — not yet. But she’d better, because Natalie Eichorn deserves all the kudos coming to her. This Austin-bred, Accenture-bound software engineering senior has lightened the web work load for our IT guy, and serves as a shining example of success for future Auburn Engineers as a Cupola Ambassador. Software engineering? It’s been a tough nut to crack. Bu...

Feb 26, 202117 minSeason 2Ep. 95

The Best of Brittany

Brittany Ransom has more student organization leadership positions than you can count. But the mechanical engineering junior isn't just padding her portfolio for the kudos. She's doing it to put herself in position to attack the problems of urban infrastructure and, as she puts it in her National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program bio — reinvent the world.

Feb 19, 202117 minSeason 2Ep. 94

Silva Dollars

Last summer, we learned he's an investigator on that $3 million FAA project with Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence. Last month? That he'll be researching lead-free defense electronics thanks to a $7 million award from the Dept. of Defense. His name may be Daniel Silva, but friends, this assistant Industrial and Systems Engineering professor is bringing home the gold...

Feb 11, 202122 minSeason 2Ep. 93

How West Was Won

It's a classic tale of redemption and revelation: A young Bama fan considering journalism comes to Auburn on a whim, takes one look at the engineering campus, and is forever changed. This is how Anna Layne West was won.

Feb 05, 202119 minSeason 2Ep. 92

Meeting Miss Melanie Monaghan

Romance. Civil Engineering. Boll Weevils. Alliteration. This episode of the award-winning #GINNing has it all.

Feb 01, 202121 minSeason 2Ep. 91

Happy Trails

How Jessica "Dixie" Mills' long hike through the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering took her to the summit of YouTube success.

Jan 22, 202127 minSeason 2Ep. 90

The Cornhole King

Friends, Auburn Engineering's alumni trophy case is bursting at the seams. There's the the CEO of the world's first trillion-dollar company, astronauts galore, the PowerPoint Prince.... and now we have to make room for Travis Moore — the Cornhole King. The senior in civil and environmental engineering just took home the doubles crown from the National College Cornhole Championship, defeating a duo from North Carolina State in one of the most thrilling finishes the competition has ever seen....

Jan 15, 202121 minSeason 2Ep. 89

Structural Integrity

Associate Civil and Environmental professor Justin Marshall was looking for a little structure in his life when he came to Auburn...and boy did he get it.

Jan 06, 202122 minSeason 2Ep. 88

Gentlemen, Start Your Software

There may be no T in his name, but there's plenty of speed in his game. Yessir, come October, Bevly Boy Will Bryan and his new master's degree will be kicking back and letting the code take the wheel in the Indy Autonomous Challenge at 200 driverless miles per hour. Eat your heart out, Mario Lemiuex.

Dec 18, 202017 minSeason 2Ep. 87

Feel the Bern

Bernie Moussad just graduated from Auburn University with a 4.0 GPA in computer engineering. He's dedicating his career to researching bioinformatics. Unfortunately, Bernie Sanders ruined his life.

Dec 18, 202015 minSeason 2Ep. 86

The Dukes of Hueytown

Hueytown-born Patrick Duke, ’99 civil, reflects on life as an Auburn-trained engineer.

Dec 08, 202021 minSeason 2Ep. 85

OK, Google...

...who is Andrew McGehee?

Dec 03, 202021 minSeason 2Ep. 84

Livy Legend

You've seen her face. Now hear her story. Ladies and gentlemen, Livy Green.

Nov 20, 202018 minSeason 2Ep. 83
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