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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

Just Prewitt

As a child, Avry Prewitt’s world was filled with construction — Lego towers, pillow forts and elaborate Minecraft creations. That early passion for building grew into a planet-saving purpose. Learn all about the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering's latest wastewater wunderkind — and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's latest graduation marshal — on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education.

Dec 06, 202422 minSeason 6Ep. 291

Moose Tracks

He’s fresh off a win at the 2024 SEC Machining competition in Starkville, working through several pitch competitions en route to Tiger Cage, majoring in industrial and systems engineering, minoring in business engineering technology, and working for the weekend at Auburn Engineering's renowned Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems. In other words, the Moose is loose. Listen to the #GINNing gang's conversation with senior Johnathan Deery on the latest episode of the best pod...

Nov 29, 202420 minSeason 6Ep. 290

The Influencer

STEM advocating influencer extraordinaire Ruha Tacey may have hit the social media stratosphere. But she hasn't forgotten her roots. Learn about the 2012 chemical engineering graduate's Auburn journey and plans for the future on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education .

Nov 22, 202423 minSeason 6Ep. 289

High Kicks, High Efficiency

From high kicks to high efficiency, from the dance line to the supply line, Nyah Dedeaux does it all. Listen to the industrial and systems engineering senior discuss her Auburn journey on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education .

Nov 15, 202419 minSeason 6Ep. 288

Not-So-Rotten Tomatoes

We've always said "never let a good tomato go to waste." Unless, of course, Bipasyana Dhungana could use it to change the world. Listen to our conversation with the biosystems engineering graduate student and ASABE all-star on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education.

Nov 08, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 287

The Marine

From the mountains of Nevada to the doors of Wiggins Hall, Avery Wells will fight our country's battle with his degree — mechanical.

Nov 01, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 286

Goal Keeping

The latest episode of the best podcast in higher education explores the drive and determination of mechanical engineering sophomore Jenna Sapong, who knows a little bit about keeping goals.

Oct 25, 202419 minSeason 6Ep. 285

Boom

Word to your moms — Ben Bauldree came to drop bombs. Check out the explosive interview with the Auburn aerospace engineering alumnus and pickle pro on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education.

Oct 18, 202423 minSeason 6Ep. 284

Where There's a Wills, There's a Way

Where there's a Wills, there's a way. And an adjustable cup holders for chairs. And a magic cable machine attachment. And, from the sounds of it, an unbelievably bright future. The other thing this Crook has stolen is our hearts. Listen to industrial and systems engineering senior Wills Crook discuss his Auburn-born aspirations on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.

Oct 11, 202419 minSeason 6Ep. 283

Phantastic Phedra

Is there some sort of hocus pocus behind Phedra Peter's fervid focus? Is it just that the industrial and systems engineering junior and student leader superstar believes work — hard work? Find out on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education.

Oct 04, 202417 minSeason 6Ep. 282

Miss Mercedes

Go ahead and call her Miss Mercedes. Because this Jersey-born mechanical engineering senior and Design and Manufacturing Lab devotee has logged more internship hours in Vance, Alabama than LinkedIn can count. Haley Bhend? More like Haley Benz.

Sep 26, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 281

Parker Thompson Can't Lose

Parker Lewis couldn't lose. And neither can Parker Thomas. From touring Würzburg to securing the World Wide Web, this cybersecurity engineering grad student has synchronized his Swatch for success.

Sep 19, 202420 minSeason 6Ep. 280

Handel the Truth

Second lieutenant in the Air Force. Three-time Space Camp alum. Third-generation Auburn grad. Second-generation Auburn Engineering grad. ChemE grad student. Graduate Research Assistant. Future astronaut. Future president of Mars. (Don't worry — Handel can handle it.)

Sep 12, 202422 minSeason 6Ep. 279

Dude, You're Getting Adele

When it comes to diabetes, America is unfortunately rolling in the deep. Enter 2013 Auburn mechanical engineering grad Mark Norton, co-founder of Adele . After all, be it glucose levels or insulin levels, who better to help people take portable, personal control of their diabetic deets than a man who worked for a sweet little company called Apple?

Sep 06, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 278

Count Off

All right Tiger Fans — let's get it up for a podcast. Senior Ben Timm is one of the leaders down in the Design and Manufacturing Lab in Wiggins Hall. He’s the guy in charge of teaching folks how to machine safely. He chose mechanical engineering because he loved working with his hands. But for the next year, he'll be better known for working with his voice. Are you ready?

Aug 30, 202423 minSeason 6Ep. 277

Story's Time

From Sand Mountain to American Water, from commencement stages to the NYT business pages, 1981 industrial engineering graduate Susan Story's legacy of leadership is as dynamic as they come.

Aug 23, 202424 minSeason 6Ep. 276

Track Star

Someone has to manage that beautiful, 1.7-mile oval over at the National Center for Asphalt Technology. And DOTs across the fruited, asphalted plains better be thanking their lucky, trucky stars — that someone is Jason Nelson.

Aug 15, 202422 minSeason 6Ep. 275

Slime Time

From the Loveliest Village of the Plain comes Mari Miles Dempsey, a senior chemical engineering honors student concentrating in biomedical engineering, and currently researching the effect of acoustics in the growth and further development of physarum polycephalum in the Nature Inspired Fluids and Elasticity Lab at Auburn University. In other words, it's slime time.

Aug 09, 202420 minSeason 6Ep. 274

Ride for the Branford

Learn the origin story of an Auburn Engineering ChemE commando on the latest episode of the #GINNing Podcast. Ladies and gentlemen, JaVaris Branford.

Aug 03, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 273

Leave it to Steber

Learn about Auburn's latest College of Engineering grad marshal, Ben Steber. This engineer may not have borders. But he's definitely about to have a banner.

Jul 25, 202420 minSeason 6Ep. 272

Let's Make a Deal

Hey Office of Naval Research, why don't you give assistant electrical and computer engineering professor Matthew Kirchner $307,000, and in return he'll figure out which control sequences and flight conditions make it possible for trained pilots to land in the event of engine failure. Sound good? OK, let's make a deal.

Jul 18, 202426 minSeason 6Ep. 271

No One Engineers Like Gaston

No one engineers like Gaston, Polymers like Gaston, Does confidential research work like Gaston, As a grad student, yes, she's intimidating, My what a gal, Gaston...

Jul 12, 202422 minSeason 6Ep. 270

Up-Levelin' with Evelyn

Cupola Engineering Ambassadors. American Society of Civil Engineers. 100+ Women Strong. Society of Women Engineers. Undergraduate research. Chick-fil-A. Rising civil engineering senior Evelyn Chavez does it all.

Jul 06, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 269

Of Resins and Residences

Plucked from the plastic producing province of El Salvador, Lucila Carias, protege of Auburn polymer pundit Maria Auad, and a bio-resin backing GRA in the Department of Chemical Engineering, is researching ways to 3D print — yep — houses.

Jun 27, 202422 minSeason 6Ep. 268

DBF's BFF

Meagan Blosser, outgoing president of Auburn University's Top-20 Design, Build, Fly team , doesn't care how you pronounce her name, because this new Auburn aerospace engineering alumna definitely knows how to... go with the flow. Listen to Blosser describe how she's spreading her wings on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education.

Jun 11, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 267

Real Deal Jada Neal

Which upcoming bioprocesses engineering senior is grabbing undergraduate research by the horns in order to harness the power of pectin for skincare applications? Which student leader overachiever is ready to make a believer out of Unilever? Yep, it's Jada Neal. She's the real deal.

Jun 11, 202420 minSeason 6Ep. 266

The Death-Watch Beetle of Metal Fatigue

The name's Beretta — Stefano Beretta. Learn the origin story of this world-class structural integrity scholar who recently joined Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence to assist on several projects focused on developing defect-sensitive predictive fatigue models for AM materials. Topics discussed include additive manufacturing, salary cuts, salami and James Bond.

Jun 03, 202425 minSeason 6Ep. 265

Lettuce Now Praise Famous Men

Great name. Fresh ideas. Yep, enjoy this conversation with biosystems engineering doctoral student Wellington Arthur on long-term nutrient utilization and evaluation of pathogenic bacteria in a pilot-scale wastewater treatment system for hydroponic irrigation — and lettuce.

May 21, 202420 minSeason 6Ep. 264

The Right Turn at Albuquerque

From Albuquerque to Auburn, Los Almosin', Lipke Labbin ' ChemE commando Nicole Habbit has found the Loveliest Village a hard habit to break.

May 21, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 263

Materials Girl

Marisa Kelley. Just graduated materials engineering major. Knows who Madonna is. And Tom Petty. In other words, basically a genius. (You're welcome, Florida.)

May 10, 202420 minSeason 6Ep. 262
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