Driving Discovery. Delivering Impact.
Through powerful partnerships, world-class talent and cutting-edge facilities, we're turning ideas into solutions that drive innovation, fuel economic growth and have transformative impact across Alabama and beyond.
We forge partnerships with established industry leaders, dynamic startups, fellow research institutions and the public sector to accelerate innovation. We focus those combined efforts on real-world problems.
We help entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into successful ventures with essential tools and mentorship. Our incubators, accelerator programs and startup ecosystem empower innovators to redefine the future of business and technology.
Masoud Mahjouri-Samani recognized for innovative work with dry printer, COVID testing device and other patented intellectual property.
As a young child, Rehman Qureshi had a fascination with space travel and a dream of working for NASA, so he did what any ambitious kid would do: he went to the NASA career website, sorted by alphabetical order and decided he would become an aerospace engineer. Now, Qureshi is in his final semester of earning a doctorate in aerospace engineering, and his ambitious nature hasn’t slowed down.
Auburn University’s Board of Trustees has approved the construction of four new support buildings for the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
Symone Alexander, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, is one of 30 U.S. engineers selected to attend the National Academy of Engineering’s China–America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium April 13–16 in Hong Kong.
Management Professor Kristen Shockley and colleagues found that employees who detach from their jobs quickly and consistently at day's end were more productive at work the next day, demonstrating that an “always-on culture” can be counterproductive.
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.
