Goal #2
Impactful Research and Creative Scholarship

Collaborate with funding agencies and national laboratories to establish new initiatives, centers, and institutes, significantly boosting extramural funding.

Emphasize the growth of Auburn’s instructional and research sites in Huntsville, Birmingham, Orange Beach, and other related markets to capture applied research opportunities in defense, aerospace, biotech, environment, and healthcare sectors.

Increase interdisciplinary and multisector research activities by engaging scholars and partners around key areas of distinction.

Grow the number of research-engaged faculty and full-time research professionals with primary emphases on selected areas of distinction.

Recruit faculty scholars of national and international renown.

Increase mentoring resources, emphasizing prestigious young investigator programs and large-scale multi-institution funding opportunities.

Upgrade existing and build new core research facilities that support research, design, production, measurement, and high-performance computing to allow faculty to compete at the highest levels.

Implement new electronic research administration systems and streamline administrative processes.

Elevate the visibility of exceptional faculty through dedicated programs that promote faculty for national and international recognition and leadership.

Significantly increase the value and number of industry-sponsored contracts to fully engage Auburn researchers in translating research into practice.

Sustain and develop new public-private partnerships in areas such as advanced manufacturing, space, aviation, defense, healthcare, environment, and workforce development.

Redouble efforts to recruit private and public sector partners to Auburn’s Research Park who are actively engaged with our education and research programs.

Expand innovation programs and commercialization processes to translate faculty and student research and creative works into economic growth and innovation opportunities.

Create targeted communication strategies highlighting Auburn research at high-profile public events and in high-impact, diversified news outlets.

Provide broad-based training and assistance for researchers to enhance the dissemination of their work to the public via various platforms such as presentations, interviews, articles, and publications.