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
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.
Work with us
From helping launch businesses to supporting mature companies, The Park nurtures a healthy and successful entrepreneurial environment.
The New Venture Accelerator and our partners have created a vibrant, supportive, entrepreneurial environment committed to helping advance new and growing businesses.
The IP Exchange helps Auburn faculty take research to the marketplace for the benefit of others.
Research at Work
School of Kinesiology Professor Joellen Sefton is leading a team of faculty members, researchers and students in developing a comprehensive performance initiative for Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
September 12, 2024
Ujjwal Guin and collaborators are identifying vulnerabilities in used, often discarded, memory chips and creating solutions to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data.
September 04, 2024
Haynes Heaton and collaborators hope to replace current diagnostics for post-bone marrow transplant relapse monitoring with a new technology, single-cell RNA sequencing.
September 04, 2024
A team of faculty in Auburn's College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment are pursuing more sustainable forms of agroforestry thanks to a new grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Their research will focus on the genetics of trees and their domestication for wood pulp production — ultimately maximizing economic gains and reducing environmental impacts.
August 30, 2024
Masoud Mahjouri-Samani earned a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to create the smallest powder bed additive manufacturing process.
August 27, 2024
Researchers in Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence continue to play a critical role in the Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology project, specifically the project's resulting Thrust Chamber Liner and Fabrication Method technology which, in July, was named NASA's 2024 Invention of the Year.
August 22, 2024
Auburn's peanut breeding program has made significant strides in a surprisingly short amount of time, with one of its varietal releases now commanding 40-50% of the peanut acreage in Alabama.
August 20, 2024
The Auburn University Stormwater Research Facility is partnering with Fagan Consulting LLC to design a portable, self-contained stormwater treatment device to treat stormwater runoff and protect the waters of Alabama and the U.S.
August 19, 2024
Auburn's seminal work on semiconductor packaging has new packaging of its own — the Auburn University Electronics Packaging Research Institute (EPRI). The institute’s recent establishment marks a significant new emphasis on the semiconductor packaging research conducted through Auburn's Center of Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electronics.
August 19, 2024
Several Auburn researchers have joined forces to assist the state of Alabama in the creation of its 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan revision.
August 19, 2024
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