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
Mechanical engineering's Michael Zabala will be a visiting professor for six months in Italy's Museo Galileo, a museum dedicated to astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei, providing him with the opportunity to pursue the strong historical ties between biomechanics and Renaissance-era scientists.
April 15, 2025
Nursing faculty member Morgan Yordy studies a wide range of health-related topics, including animal-assisted therapy, emotional and sensory regulation and interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities for school nurses.
April 10, 2025
Samantha Sampson knew her kitten, Hashbrown, was a fighter. Dr. Randolph Winter and the AU CVM surgical team partnered on a new heart surgery on the young kitten to prove her right.
April 09, 2025
Researchers are working with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to uncover the mysteries of Alabama’s bat populations and the diseases that affect them.
April 07, 2025
The 2025 Auburn Research Symposium spotlighted the research and creative scholarship of nearly 500 graduate and undergraduate students from Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery.
April 03, 2025
Kinesiology faculty member Danielle Wadsworth is currently studying how video games can be beneficial for families focusing on fitness.
April 02, 2025
A growing partnership between the Army and Auburn aims to effectively integrate mission command capabilities in the Polaris MRZR Alpha 4 vehicle and develop a litter support system for the vehicle to transport wounded soldiers on the vehicle. Initial prototypes for both systems are currently undergoing experimentation and operational testing.
April 01, 2025
The $437 million U.S. catfish industry is in need of better genetic and breeding technologies to be competitive with foreign imports. A team of hatchery scientists from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station are studying hybrid catfish breeding practices to help improve reproductive efficiency and reduce production costs for catfish farmers.
March 26, 2025
The Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center is dedicated to advancing cybersecurity technologies to protect critical infrastructure from outside threats — and it’s using the expertise of Auburn students to help carry out that mission.
March 26, 2025
Auburn's Weed Bionomics Laboratory focuses on managing herbicide-resistant weeds, like Palmer amaranth, the most difficult weed to control because it can produce 600,000 seeds per plant and grow as much as 2.5 inches per day.
March 24, 2025
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