Innovation and impact
Much of the research conducted by the College of Agriculture and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station is carried out through interdisciplinary centers, institutes, and initiatives at Auburn University. These efforts are central to our mission of improving lives across the state, region, nation and world.
Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts
Auburn University’s Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts (CBB) was established in 2007 to advance economic development in the region by creating new energy and value-added products from our biomass resources. Auburn is located at the center of a region rich in renewable forest and agricultural biomass resources.
Hunger Solutions Institute
Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) focuses on the positive aspects of transformative change and creates innovative approaches to problems rooted in the status quo. It represents a new paradigm of university leadership to address hunger and malnutrition at home and abroad.
National Poultry Technology Center
The National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC) at Auburn University’s mission, in partnership with the Alabama Poultry & Egg Association, is to improve the bottom-line profitability of the live production sector of the U.S. poultry industry by providing timely applied research and education resulting in increased efficiencies in housing, equipment, energy, and environmental control.
Water Resources Center
The mission of the Auburn University Water Resources Center (AUWRC) is to facilitate successful collaboration among Auburn University faculty and staff on multidisciplinary, water-related research, outreach and teaching, and to facilitate the active involvement of private citizens in the stewardship of water resources.
Regional Centers
AAES conducts innovative research across Alabama through statewide centers and units. This work advances the agricultural industry while improving quality of life in Alabama and beyond.
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- Chilton Research and Extension Center (CREC)
- Black Belt Research and Extension Center (BBREC)
- Prattville Agricultural Research Center (PARU)
- Lower Coastal Plains Agricultural Research Center (LCPARC)
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- Piedmont Research Unit (PRU)
- Plant Science Research Center (PSRC)
- E.V. Smith Research Center (EVSRC)
- Turnipseed-Ikenberry (T-I)
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- Ornamental Horticulture Research Center (OHRC)
- Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center (GCREC)
- Monroeville Experiment Field (MEF)
- Brewton Agricultural Research Unit (BARU)
- Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC)
