Research and Innovation
two grad students work in a wet lab on Auburn

A team of hatchery scientists from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station’s E. W. Shell Fisheries Center was awarded $300,000 by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an immersion-based vaccine for a common bacteria that can cause internal swelling and hemorrhaging gills in largemouth bass.

August 13, 2024

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Professor Jeff LaMondia and Assistant Professor Ben Bowers are attempting to help local and state agencies incorporate transportation resilience policies into their everyday planning.

August 13, 2024

From the Loveliest Village on the Plains comes Mari Miles Dempsey, a senior chemical engineering Honors student concentrating in biomedical engineering, and currently researching the effect of acoustics in the growth and further development of physarum polycephalum in the Nature Inspired Fluids and Elasticity Lab.

August 12, 2024

Gretchen Oliver in her lab.

Gretchen Oliver’s life motto is “be better tomorrow,” and it’s a motto that she has been striving to instill in her students in Auburn’s School of Kinesiology for the past decade.

August 12, 2024

Assistant professor Cassandra Porter

Assistant professor in chemical engineering awarded $303,707 grant to develop more durable membranes used during reverse osmosis.

August 09, 2024

Even in retirement, mechanical engineering professor emeritus Sushil Bhavnani's work with vapor bubbles is rising to the top.

August 09, 2024

Auburn's Department of Biosystems Engineering was hard to miss — and beat — at the 2024 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting.

August 05, 2024

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John Mahas focused his work on managing the emerging cotton leafroll dwarf virus and its vector, the cotton aphid. This research led to the publication of two peer-reviewed papers, one of which marked a first in the Southeastern United States.

August 02, 2024

A man holds a large catfish while a girl and young woman examine it

Some catfish are rapidly growing too large, so Auburn researchers are stepping up to help the Alabama farmers who produce one-third of the nation's catfish.

August 01, 2024

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As part of its efforts to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI), Auburn University has been featured in a new case study published by Microsoft highlighting the institution’s work to spearhead innovation and bolstering AI literacy across its academic, research and administrative endeavors.

August 01, 2024

Students shovel testing ground for artifacts

Underneath pastures and woodlands just south of Notasulga, an Alabama Civil War camp may be waiting to be discovered. College of Liberal Arts students are working to be the first to uncover it.

July 31, 2024

A woman stands in a creek with a large hill and trees behind her

As an outreach project manager with the Water Resource Center, Laura Cooley is currently spearheading the Moore’s Mill Creek Watershed Project right here in Lee County.

July 28, 2024

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An Auburn researcher is addressing effective stress management for children with Type 1 diabetes.

July 25, 2024

Man wears navy shirt in front of blueberry plants in greenhouse

Researchers in the Auburn College of Agriculture and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station are looking for ways to boost blueberry production in the state by introducing more profitable cultivars.

July 25, 2024

The Jule

Interior design and business students find an unexpected partner in The Jule Museum when applying classroom knowledge to real-world scenarios as part of their Auburn academic experience.

July 24, 2024

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Researchers at Auburn aim to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions due to agriculture by modifying one of the world's largest voluntary conservation programs: the USDA's 25-million-acre Conservation Reserve Program.

July 24, 2024

Cotton bolls on plant ready for harvest

Soil scientist Audrey Gamble is working to improve sustainability of cotton production by improving soil microbial structure and function.

July 23, 2024

Bruce Gladden

School of Kinesiology Professor Bruce Gladden published a paper in 2008 that has been selected for a list of “100 essential papers in sports and exercise physiology.”

July 23, 2024

Panagiotis Mistriotis

Panagiotis Mistriotis is using engineering knowledge to improve the properties of adult stem cells for cellular therapies and tissue regeneration.

July 22, 2024

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A team of Auburn researchers is developing innovative, cost-effective and portable opioid biosensors.

July 19, 2024

New assistant electrical and computer engineering professor and erstwhile gameshow contestant Matthew Kirchner recently made a deal with the Office of Naval Research. Learn the death-defying details on the latest episode of the #GINNing Podcast.

July 19, 2024

An Auburn assistant professor stands next to rover robot

An AI-powered robot will be able to inventory thousands of plants while also collecting data on plant growth, pests and diseases.

July 18, 2024

Desmond Layne

How is Food U at Auburn University different from most CEA programs? It brings multiple majors and departments together to provide fresh food for Auburn's campus and beyond. Desmond Layne, head of Auburn's Department of Horticulture, explains how the program works and where he sees it going in the future.

July 18, 2024

Asim Ali

Auburn University’s Asim Ali will be part of an AI in Sports Panel during the 2024 Southeastern Conference Football Media Days in Dallas on Thursday, July 18.

July 17, 2024

Brendon Allen has some exoskeletons in his closet, and the National Science Foundation wants to know about them. The assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering recently earned a NSF CAREER Award aimed at increasing access to rehabilitation for individuals with movement disorders through a deep learning control framework for home-based hybrid exoskeletons.

July 17, 2024

Sometimes, one Auburn University researcher says, it makes sense to increase input costs in one part of the system if it means costs are decreased somewhere else or the profit margin of the system is increased.

July 16, 2024

Two young women use a hammer and nails to build a structure out of wood

Auburn is changing lives by designing houses that can mitigate rain, wind and flood damage in Alabama and beyond.

July 16, 2024

Stuart Simms

A history doctoral candidate in the College of Liberal Arts is studying what happens on Earth while we explore space.

July 15, 2024

David Hollinger, a doctoral student in biomechanical engineering, mechanical engineering master's student David Edmondson and MBA student Allison Tanner, both former Auburn track and field athletes, recently showcased their groundbreaking startup, The Digital Athlete, on a new “Shark Tank”-style pitch competition featuring student-athlete entrepreneurs.

July 12, 2024

She can't discuss her work — at least not some of it. But Sarah Gaston certainly has plenty to say about how she's perfecting the skills to do it. Listen to the graduate research assistant in the Department of Chemical Engineering discuss why Auburn was the obvious next step on her road to polymer and fiber success on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast. Tune in below, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts by searching #GINNing.

July 12, 2024

An Auburn researcher is pictured working with apparel design.

Two College of Human Sciences researchers are positively impacting lives through user-centered apparel and interior design.

July 12, 2024

Beth Davis-Sramek and Dave Ketchen in front of a semi-truck

Harbert College of Business researchers Beth Davis-Sramek and Dave Ketchen have published a study that found women truck drivers to be safer than their male counterparts.

July 09, 2024

Steve Li is pictured outside using a drone device.

How does a scientist become a drone enthusiast?

July 08, 2024

A group of EAGLES students pose with WINGS and Aubie.

Mission to equip students, family members, and caregivers with an integrated, easy-to-use “independence” platform grew out of an Auburn EAGLES article.

July 02, 2024

Tae-Sik Oh

Tae-Sik Oh earned the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers' President Young Innovator Award.

July 02, 2024

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An Auburn faculty member is pioneering natural infrastructure for coastal resilience.

June 28, 2024

Two men work on a small robotic helicopter

Matthew Kirchner will create height-velocity diagrams for various helicopter models — guides for pilots to handle emergency landings and investigate reliable engine failure detection techniques.

June 27, 2024

A new fund at Auburn is designed to bridge the gap between new business formation and initial seed funding.

June 25, 2024

Christine Charvet working at computer

Christine Charvet has a passion for determining ages — but not just of people, but of creatures ranging from mice to monkeys to cats and more.

June 24, 2024

Jean-Francois Louf

Jean-Francois Louf's project was awarded a two-year, $110,000 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund.

June 24, 2024

An Auburn researcher is examining the effects of habitat management on wildlife communities.

June 21, 2024

Jean Fantle-Lepczyk (left) and Chris Lepczyk (right) mount a game camera to a tree for wildlife research.

Researchers in Auburn's College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment say that human interaction and wildlife presence go hand in hand, especially during a global pandemic. Recent studies at the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center reveal the importance of using a citizen science framework to conduct research and outreach.

June 20, 2024

Auburn’s Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts is on the cutting edge of rapidly advancing research surrounding biochar and its uses.

June 20, 2024

Brian Boston

Auburn geophysicist Brian Boston was part of a team of scientists that spent 41 days offshore on a research expedition along a Pacific Northwest zone where two tectonic plates secretly slide past each other under water.

June 18, 2024

Auburn University Advanced Structural Engineering Lab Interior

The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment will host the only cross-laminated timber conference to be held in the southern United States Oct. 7-9 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.

June 17, 2024

An AI network-based approach is being used to help predict colorectal cancer risk.

June 17, 2024