Research and Innovation

With no air in space for electronics to vent heat, an associate mechanical engineering professor is researching advanced cooling technology and other means to address this issue for national defense applications.

June 13, 2024

a large, curved screen showing a student research presentation on the screen on the sociology topic of police and society with statistics, discussion points, and references

Several excellent pieces of student work integrating Adobe Creative Cloud from the spring 2024 semester are available for viewing on the AU Libraries’ Digital Wall as part of a display loop.

June 12, 2024

Wendy Hood and Emma Rhodes are seated a table next to a van labeled the MitoMobile as they fix samples for microscopes.

Traveling the country to unlock the mystery of mitochondria in migrating aviary species has allowed a team of biologists to make a significant contribution to research in an area that has not been investigated before.

June 12, 2024

A woman in a hard hat smiles as she picks up lumber on a construction site

Betsy Garcia is an assistant research professor and Extension specialist at Rural Studio, CADC's off-campus design-build program in Newbern, Alabama, where she studies energy usage in affordable housing.

June 12, 2024

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Learn why the pregame flight at Jordan-Hare Stadium led associate professor Vrishank Raghav to study the flight patterns of birds.

June 11, 2024

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Auburn will add to its strong prowess in advanced manufacturing with the creation of the Analytical, Innovation and Manufacturing Laboratory.

June 10, 2024

Auburn is part of a national team receiving $5.2 million for specialty crop breeding research.

June 07, 2024

The kudos for materials engineering doctoral student Vladislav Korostelev keep coming. Korostelev, whom in April was named Auburn University's 2023-24 Outstanding Doctoral Student for the Department of Materials Engineering, recently received the Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) award for his work in ensuring the safe and widespread use of hydrogen as a clean energy alternative — which is easier said than done.

June 07, 2024

The name's Beretta — Stefano Beretta. Learn the origin story of this world-class structural integrity scholar who recently joined Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence to assist on several projects focused on developing defect-sensitive predictive fatigue models for AM materials. Topics discussed include additive manufacturing, salary cuts, salami and James Bond.

June 07, 2024

Community members and partners cut the yellow ribbon in front of the new treatment unit

Auburn's Rural Studio recently celebrated the completion of phase 1 of a new sanitary sewer system in Newbern, Alabama.

June 05, 2024

Michael Zabala with a mannequin displaying orthotic device

Auburn is ranked among the Top 100 U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2023 by the National Academy of Inventors.

June 04, 2024

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Auburn museum shows works by pivotal Alabama artists Thornton Dial, Lonnie Holley, Ronald Lockett and Joe Minter in spring exhibition, “Black Codes,” guest-curated by Stanford University's Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander.

May 30, 2024

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Assistant professor Nek Sharan, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, seeks to understand how 3D geometries vibrate when exposed to fluid flows.

May 30, 2024

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A team of faculty at Auburn was recently awarded $246,000 by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to recruit veterinarians to shortage areas and support existing veterinarians already serving the areas.

May 29, 2024

Allan David

Allan David has been named associate dean for research for Auburn’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

May 29, 2024

Sathyanarayanan Aakur

Sathyanarayanan “Sathya” Aakur, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, has been elevated to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Senior Member.

May 28, 2024

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Nora Lopez Rivera earned a U.S. Department of Energy award, allowing her to conduct research on geochemical reactivities at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington state.

May 24, 2024

Mechanical engineering professor David Dyer is retiring after the longest Auburn career of any faculty member in university history. The man they call Doc reflects on how things on the Plains have changed over the past 59 years — and how some never have.

May 24, 2024

A faculty member and a student talk in the laboratory.

Endowed Professor Nannan Liu uncovers key insights about insects’ molecular mechanisms that have been cited extensively. Her work expands understanding of insecticide resistance development, offering valuable insights for developing more effective and environmentally safe insecticides.

May 22, 2024

Marley Billman Miller, Tiffany Brown and Minh Le

From research to treatment, students and faculty in the Department of Psychological Sciences are leading the charge to dispel stereotypes about eating disorders.

May 20, 2024

Auburn plant pathology professor stands in peanut field

U.S. peanut producers have seen peaks and valleys in their yields over the years, prompting researchers at Auburn to analyze these inconsistencies and search for ways to boost and maintain profitable crops.

May 17, 2024

Brianna Gordon presenting poster at research symposium

Brianna Gordon, a 2024 graduate in psychology, is looking to change the stigma around seeking mental health services in the U.S. military.

May 16, 2024

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Professor Nannan Liu is one of the top 2% of entomologists in the world and an internationally recognized insect toxicologist.

May 16, 2024

World-class scholar Stefano Beretta recently joined the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence to assist on several projects focused on developing defect-sensitive predictive fatigue models for additively manufactured materials.

May 15, 2024

Gopikrishna Deshpande, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was presented with the Outstanding Leadership Award for extraordinary achievements in health care and wellness at the Health 2.0 Conference.

May 15, 2024

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A seasoned researcher and administrator in the Auburn College of Agriculture and one of the top 2% of entomologists in the world got her start in the field because of the kindness of a neighbor.

May 15, 2024

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Auburn University’s Design, Build, Fly (DBF) program's goal was to compete in Wichita, Kansas. They succeeded — not only competing — but earning a top-20 international finish and being the top school in the Southeastern Conference. 

May 14, 2024

Malcolm Crocker, professor emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received the Rayleigh Medal, the highest honor the United Kingdom's Institute of Acoustics can bestow.

May 13, 2024

Cassidy Brydon

Cassidy Brydon, a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, is developing the first culturally sensitive expressive writing model, specifically for people who experience microaggressions.

May 09, 2024

Dr. Cris Young, a professor of practice in Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Shollie Falkenberg, an associate professor and coordinator of animal health research, are pictured.

Amid recent news of bird flu prompting warnings against raw milk and unpasteurized dairy products, two Auburn researchers are offering their expertise on the topic.

May 09, 2024

Students and clients cut the yellow ribbon at a newly built home

Rural Studio celebrated its 30th anniversary on April 26-27, at the 2024 Pig Roast, the annual event that highlights the year’s work and our home, West Alabama.

May 08, 2024

Faith Miller

Watch and learn how Faith Miller's grandparents inspired her innovative Alzheimer's research.

May 07, 2024

A bare room has a broken wood floor and damaged walls with a dim overhead light

A $750,000 grant from the National Park Service will allow Auburn faculty members to continue their restoration of the Tankersley Rosenwald School in Hope Hull, Alabama.

May 06, 2024

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Seven undergraduate students from the School of Kinesiology were awarded Undergraduate Research Fellowships from Auburn University for the 2024-25 academic year.

May 06, 2024

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Assistant Professor Nek Sharan and Associate Professor Vrishank Raghav from the Department of Aerospace Engineering are one of the 27 collaborative academic teams awarded research projects through the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research program.

May 06, 2024

Adm. Christopher W. Grady, who as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the nation's second highest-ranking military officer, toured prominent Auburn engineering research centers on May 3.

May 03, 2024

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The Auburn team will provide education and technical assistance to rural Alabamians struggling to navigate heirs’ property issues.

May 03, 2024

Heather Alexander and her students walk through a fire-maintained forest.

A researcher in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment has received a U.S. Forest Service grant to study forest carbon sequestration.

May 01, 2024

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani's project, “In Space Dry Printing Electronics and Semiconductor Devices,” recently received a $870,000 grant from NASA to pursue new manufacturing frontiers.

May 01, 2024

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Alumnus Dr. Will Eward attended Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine before completing medical school. Now, Eward is an orthopaedic oncologist specializing in bone and soft tissue cancers.

April 29, 2024

Bald man wearing glasses stands in front of brick building and bushes.

One of several grants offered through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) research program for the current fiscal year will allow for the continuation of groundbreaking research originally established at Auburn University that focuses on using beneficial bacteria for promoting plant growth, plant health, nutrient uptake and insect pest prevention.

April 29, 2024

If there's an academic institution currently more invested in preaching the importance and teaching the methods of polymer recycling than Auburn, Ed Davis doesn't know what it is.

April 26, 2024

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Three undergraduate students and six Auburn graduates have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for graduate study in the fall, which provides three years of support accessible over five years.

April 24, 2024

Elijah Parker and Katie Wolfe

Two seniors in electrical and computer engineering teamed with engineering students at Germany’s Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt to develop a system designed to foster farming sustainability.

April 23, 2024

Auburn Engineering research

Safe engineering is good engineering. That’s the message Mario Eden, dean of engineering, reaffirmed to faculty and staff in a recent memo.

April 22, 2024

Melissa Blair and Xaq Frohlich

Through TIME's Made by History series, Auburn history faculty Melissa Blair and Xaq Frohlich utilize their research to transform current event stories into captivating articles explaining the U.S. political and social scene from its core.

April 19, 2024

Experts examining turf grass

Beth Guertal, who spent nearly 30 years in Auburn's College of Agriculture, can add another accolade to her many career accomplishments. She has been elected as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

April 18, 2024

A student looking up at a vertical farm of fresh lettuce.

Take a look at lettuce, from seed to table, grown in Auburn's own vertical farms.

April 17, 2024