Research and Innovation
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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

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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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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

Faith Miller

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

May 07, 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

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

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

April 17, 2024

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Interactive web application helps dog-bite victims in India, Nigeria find proper treatment to prevent rabies.

April 15, 2024

Justin Patton, director of the Auburn RFID Lab, works with a student in the lab.

A partnership between Auburn and the Los Alamos National Laboratory will enhance collaboration in research, education and workforce development via the Weapons Production-Technology and Nuclear Training Program.

April 12, 2024

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Nina Stute is a prolific researcher, and she’s currently conducting research on health disparities in her work as a Rural Health Fellow.

April 12, 2024

A team of agricultural economists from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station was awarded $650,000 by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study women farmers in the Southeast.

April 11, 2024

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Davide Guzzetti, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has earned a NASA Early Career Faculty award to research how to remediate the accumulation of smaller pieces of orbital debris that are hard to track due to their size.

April 03, 2024

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Vinamra Agrawal, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is studying stable nanocrystalline alloys and their performance in harsh environments — typical of space missions — to determine whether they are viable candidates for materials for structural components.

April 03, 2024

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"Bethany Collins: Accord," features her most recent explorations into Southern and American history through sculpture, music and the written word.

April 02, 2024

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Amy Diekmann is the first doctoral student to start and finish their entire research program in Auburn's Advanced Structural Engineering Lab.

March 29, 2024

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The Academic Sustainability Program has announced that 13 students have been accepted into the prestigious National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Scholars Program.

March 29, 2024

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Professor Mike Greene conducts studies about obesity’s role in chronic diseases and teaches students abroad about the Mediterranean diet.

March 26, 2024

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Mona El-Sheikh, a world-renowned sleep expert, speaks about the importance of sleep for adolescents and their parents.

March 25, 2024

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Discover why the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment is harnessing new technology for natural resource management.

March 20, 2024

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This achievement underscores collaborative excellence and innovation, advancing scientific exploration and pioneering discovery.

March 15, 2024

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Auburn's Mass Timber Collaborative is connecting research on forests and timber products with technologies in building design and construction.

March 14, 2024

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Camila Rodrigues received the John E. Hutchison Extension Award for Young Professionals for her work addressing the needs of local and regional fresh produce industry.

March 14, 2024

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Professor Karen Marlowe talks about how Auburn is addressing substance abuse disorders.

March 11, 2024

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An assistant professor found evidence that termites living millions of years ago mated the same way termites do today.

March 06, 2024

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Associate Professor David Hill oversaw the design and installation of storm water basins at Auburn's Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory three years ago. Now, he is returning to study whether the basins’ plant life is effectively cleaning the storm water that runs off the roof of this 42,000 square foot facility.

March 05, 2024

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Auburn accounting professor Greg Jenkins contributed to recently published research highlighting best practices for teaching and allowing auditors to detect fraud, which is vital in protecting the interest of stakeholders such as employees, investors and creditors.

March 04, 2024

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The Harrison College of Pharmacy's Angela Calderón is supported by the National Institutes of Health in her study to determine the effects of the natural botanical kratom on HIV antiretroviral drugs.

February 29, 2024

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Miria Criado, an assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is driven to help curb the detrimental impacts of avian flu on poultry by studying the dynamic between the virus and host within the College of Veterinary Medicine.

February 27, 2024

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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) recognizes faculty members with exceptional research and scholarship records annually. Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Frank “Skip” Bartol is this year’s representative for Auburn University.

February 21, 2024

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A team of investigators with the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy and East Alabama Health is collaborating to research readmission rates and solutions for improving the transition of care process.

February 19, 2024

Xinyu Zhang

Xinyu Zhang and a team of researchers are developing innovative, cost-effective and portable opioid biosensors capable of providing immediate and accurate opioid detection and monitoring.

February 13, 2024

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This week’s segment of the Everything Auburn podcast focuses on a new study by two researchers in Auburn’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment who examined the global impact of free-ranging house cats on biodiversity – essentially assessing all of the species that these cats eat and what that means globally.

February 07, 2024

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Auburn faculty and partners transform east Alabama mathematics education through dedication and funded research initiatives.

February 07, 2024

Auburn University has yet another National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow. Mehmet Arik, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was recently tapped for the professional honor (widely recognized as the most prestigious awarded to academic inventors) on the strength of more than 120 issued patents with a broad range of applications in medical systems, energy systems, aviation systems and photonics technologies.

February 01, 2024

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Auburn University professor and researcher Dr. Leonardo De La Fuente is part of an international team of scientists who are playing a pivotal role in combating a disease that is threatening major tree crops around the world.

January 29, 2024

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More than 800 students, faculty and staff participated in the university’s inaugural On the Pl(AI)ns of Auburn: AI Day on Jan. 25. The daylong event featured seminars, panel discussions and demonstrations focused on the future of AI tools as part of Auburn’s teaching and learning environment, generative AI, and other digital creation skills.

January 25, 2024

Maggie Nelson stands in front of a lab table full of research materials

Maggie Nelson, an aerospace engineering major and Honors College student, earned her fifth national prestigious scholarship when she nabbed the Winston Churchill Scholarship. She is the first student at Auburn to win this award. No other undergraduate in the history of Auburn has won as many prestigious scholarships as Nelson.

January 19, 2024