#GINNing Podcast

Col. Jim Voss graduated from Auburn in 1972 with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, but he knew his less than 20/20 eyesight was for sure going to keep him from flying. Boy, was he wrong. Fifty-two years, three NASA shuttles, 550 orbits, half a year on the International Space Station and a nearly nine-hour spacewalk later, and this retired Army colonel and former astronaut is still inspiring generations of Auburn engineers. So, pull your straps tight and buckle up as we prepare to ...

Ellie Waibel, a junior in industrial and systems engineering, traded Ohio winters for Auburn sunshine and hasn’t looked back. She chose Auburn for its beautiful campus, warmer weather and the kind of happy people that make it hard to leave. When she’s not helping solve complex problems in the classroom or working as a student employee at Auburn’s Energy Management Department, she’s making a difference through Engineering Without Borders. Her team recently returned from Bolivia, where they hel...

Some students come to Auburn for athletic experiences and some come for engineering. But for mechanical engineering senior David Phillips, it turned out to be both. Hailing from Destin, Florida, David’s Auburn journey took flight after watching the eagle fly inside Jordan-Hare Stadium during Camp War Eagle. Today, he helps educate others about raptor conservation through his work with the Auburn Raptor Center while exploring the many possibilities within mechanical engineering, including unde...

Whether she’s borrowing her mom’s vintage Auburn swag or studying abroad, Salena Marino, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, knows a thing or two about building strong foundations, both in engineering and in leadership. She serves as a Cupola Student Ambassador, co-founded the Association of Women in Civil Engineering and even took her Auburn experience overseas while studying abroad in Italy. Now, she’s paving the way toward a career in project management, where we’re pretty sur...

Megan Green, a senior in Industrial and Systems Engineering, knows a thing or two about keeping systems running smoothly and staying plenty busy herself. As a Cupola Student Ambassador, she helps represent Auburn Engineering, and you may also recognize her as one of our hosts of our social media series Brown-Kopel Locals. Before coming to Auburn, she spent her summers reaching for the stars as a Space Camp counselor. From optimizing systems to navigating social media and outer space, her Aubu...