Auburn at Work | Research

Auburn's driving research and innovation for a better world.

Our Work Solves Problems

We don’t back down from challenges. We meet them head-on. From lab to field, to communities across Alabama and around the world, wherever real-world solutions are needed, Auburn is at work.

Areas of Strength

Improving Health and Health Care

We’re focused on next-generation therapeutics, health disparities, precision medicine, chronic and infectious diseases and health care quality and cost.

Advancing Intelligent Solutions

We’re moving the world forward in areas of automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, next-generation manufacturing, quantum computing and data science.

Building Resilient Communities

We’re fueling greater energy independence and resilience, cultivating environmental sustainability and preserving our future food and water supply.

Securing a Safer World

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We’re anticipating and countering the latest cyber and homeland security threats and partnering with national security leaders to make our world a safer place.

Accelerating Space Systems Development

We’re launching next-generation space science technology, materials and research to advance space exploration and train a skilled space workforce.

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The Park at Auburn

From helping launch businesses to supporting mature companies, The Park nurtures a healthy and successful entrepreneurial environment.

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New Venture Accelerator

The New Venture Accelerator and our partners have created a vibrant, supportive, entrepreneurial environment committed to helping advance new and growing businesses.

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The IP Exchange

The IP Exchange helps Auburn faculty take research to the marketplace for the benefit of others.

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Research at Work

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Your pond, your bug, your vaccine

College of Agriculture researchers are shifting their catfish vaccine development strategy to bring vaccines to farmers.

August 20, 2025

A southern giraffe browses tree-level nutritional options in Namibia.

A leg up for giraffes: Auburn researcher explores hoof health

While giraffes are the tallest land animals in the world, health challenges often begin at ground level. Imagine carrying 2,500 pounds of body weight on four feet the approximate size of dinner plates. Veterinary Medicine's Ray Wilhite is part of a new collaborative study that may lead to improved hoof health and longer lifespans for the graceful giants in zoos and other managed environments.

August 19, 2025

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Researchers using biochar to help farmers, clean water, power cars

Researchers in Auburn’s Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts are studying the incredible potential of biochar to clean water, fuel vehicles and help farmers.

August 05, 2025

Using poultry wastewater to benefit crop production

Researchers at Auburn University recently developed new methods for safely using poultry processing wastewater for food-grade hydroponic crop production.

August 05, 2025

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AI on campus: Technology-enhanced research paying dividends for scholars

Auburn University researchers are utilizing the ever-changing technology of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance and streamline their work.

August 01, 2025

Supporting aerospace and defense partners

Turner Construction Company hosted university administrators and city of Huntsville officials at a topping off ceremony for the new 50,000-square-foot addition to the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Cummings Research Park.

July 29, 2025

Improving cotton fibers

A fierce battle is being waged between cotton and polyester, with polyester edging ahead as the most widely used fiber in the world, for now. In fact, synthetic materials account for more than half of today’s overall market share.

July 29, 2025

Researcher in safety gloves holding a small vial of amber liquid up to the light in a laboratory setting.

Chemists explore new tech potential in petroleum byproducts

With support from the ACS Petroleum Research Fund, COSAM researchers are uncovering how tar-like petroleum molecules called asphaltenes could power future breakthroughs in electronics and energy storage.

July 28, 2025

Detection from a drop of blood

When Engineering's Pengyu Chen received a prestigious national award, recognizing outstanding potential in research and education five years ago, the confidence was well-placed. His research on sensors that quickly and accurately detect several immune system signals at once in a single drop of blood continues to draw national attention.

July 24, 2025

Jay Ramapuram works at a piece of equipment in his lab with two students flanking him.

Changing lives

Jay Ramapuram is just the second Auburn faculty member to be elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows, a distinguished group of only the top 2% of medical and biological engineers worldwide.

July 16, 2025

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