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

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

Advancing Intelligent Solutions

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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

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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.

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.

The IP Exchange

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

Research at Work

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A researcher in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment has received a U.S. Forest Service grant to study forest carbon sequestration. The funding will support research to quantify the relationship between forest restoration, carbon storage and wildfire risk in southeastern forests.

May 01, 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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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

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

March 15, 2024

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Steven Taylor

Steven E. Taylor

Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASABE
Senior Vice President for Research & Economic Development
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