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From mitochondrial energetics to geospatial mapping, COSAM faculty couples are advancing research across biology, physics and geosciences. Their shared understanding of academic life — grant cycles, fieldwork and revision rounds — shapes careers built in tandem.
When Katie Cooper started working as an academic advisor for Auburn’s College of Sciences and Mathematics, the last thing she expected was to contribute her artistic abilities to units across campus — but now, it’s hard to find a person on the Plains who hasn’t come into contact with Cooper’s artwork.
Luke Boyer, lead principal research engineer for the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI), was pretty sure the institute’s latest acquisition would attract the right attention from the right folks in Huntsville. He was right. On March 11, AUARI will host the CF3D Tech Tour at Auburn’s Research and Innovation Campus, convening leaders from government, industry and academia for a focused discussion on advanced composite manufacturing and defense readiness. The marquee attraction? The recently installed CF3D Enterprise Cell, a next-generation 3D carbon fiber composites printer developed by Idaho-based Continuous Composites set to define the future of the nation’s hypersonic programs, and the only system of its kind operating in Alabama.
Doctoral student Wendi McLain is recruiting participants who attended an Eras Tour concert for her dissertation on Taylor Swift fan behavior.
When a routine data check revealed a comet splitting into four pieces, Auburn researchers realized they were witnessing an event astronomers almost never see in real time.
Millions of Americans battle the flu each year. Researchers in Dr. Constantinos Kyriakis’ lab are studying how pigs respond to influenza to help eliminate the guesswork in protecting humans.
