Auburn statistician seeks to create new tools to extract information from privatized data with NSF-funded award

Among constant sophisticated cyberattacks, the topic of data privacy is more relevant than ever.

“As we store larger and larger amounts of data, we increase the risk of exposing them to attacks,” said Roberto Molinari, assistant professor in Auburn University’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

He is working to obtain accurate conclusions from data while still maintaining its privacy.

COSAM’s STEM Outreach Center ignites fun-filled learning opportunities for families at COSAM Campfires event

This fall, families had a unique opportunity to learn about science at the COSAM Campfires outreach event while exploring Alabama’s natural plants and habitat in a picturesque, botanical setting at Auburn University.

COSAM Campfires events are family-focused evenings of hands-on science where families can bring a picnic blanket, chairs and enjoy time outside learning about a specific scientific topic from an expert.  

Auburn mathematics professor awarded prestigious Leverhulme Visiting Professor to teach at Oxford University

Henry “Hal” Schenck, professor and the Rosemary Kopel Brown Chair in Auburn's Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been awarded a prestigious 2023 Leverhulme Visiting Professor by the Leverhulme Trust, a national grant-making organization in the United Kingdom, or UK, that advances research and education.

As part of the award, Schenck will travel to Oxford University to teach several mini-courses on various mathematics topics, including computational algebra and syzygies, toric varieties and computational algebra for topological data analysis.

Leading planetary scientist receives SEC travel award to study meteorites at Auburn University

Julia Cartwright, an assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama, is the recipient of a 2022-2023 SEC Faculty Travelers award to conduct research on meteorites at Auburn University in collaboration with Bill Hames, a professor in the Department of Geosciences at Auburn University.

Montgomery high school students battle for robot bragging rights in first Hyundai HIRE Robotics Tournament

On November 18, over 100 high school students from Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) competed in the first Hyundai Initiative for Robotics Excellence, or HIRE, high school robotics tournament held at LAMP High School. The competition was a culminating milestone made possible by a $78,800 grant from Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) and partnership between HMMA, MPS and Auburn University’s Southeastern Center of Robotics Education (SCORE) to establish robotics teams and education at all Montgomery public middle and high schools.

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