4/24/06 Contact: Sara Borchik, 334/844-5284 (borchse@auburn.edu)
David M. Granger, 334/844-9999 (grangdm@auburn.edu)

MILITARY ROBOTICS EXPERT TO DISCUSS COMBAT ROBOTICS

AUBURN - Col. Terry W. Griffin, project manager for the Army and Marine Corps Robotic Systems Joint Project office at Redstone Arsenal, will discuss the use of robotic systems in Iraq, Afghanistan and other combat situations on April 28 at 2 p.m. in 238 Broun Hall.

Griffin’s presentation will include discussion of current and future ground robotic systems, joint robotic operations of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, the military’s ground robotic master plan and current technology needs.

A 1976 Auburn graduate, Griffin has served in a Huey-Cobra light attack helicopter squadron; in operational command elements as an executive officer or squadron commander; and as commander of a Reserve Marine Air Group in Philadelphia, where he activated a CH-53E squadron in response to Operation Enduring Freedom.

Griffin has served in a variety of other assignments, including training flight instructors and students in the Naval Air Training Command, and completing two staff assignments at Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington, D.C.

Griffin received his master’s degree in business administration from Averett College in 1993. His personal awards include the Navy Achievement Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals and two Legions of Merit.

Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research institution with more than 23,000 students and 6,500 faculty and staff. Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn is Alabama’s largest educational institution, offering more than 230 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs.

(Contributed by Sara Borchik.)

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