Research and Innovation

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Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence is partnering with Blue Origin to overcome the challenges of 3D printing with copper, essentially helping the space technology company's future plans in orbit.

March 18, 2025

A young woman in a virtual reality headset in front of a computer monitor

Faculty member Tiffani Chidume studies the use of cutting-edge simulation technology, including VR, in nursing education.

March 11, 2025

State troopers approach peaceful protestors on Bloody Sunday in 1965

As the city of Selma, Alabama, commemorates the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” Robert Finkel is helping share the history of that fateful day through several projects.

March 06, 2025

James Lindner stands in a field of flowers

Auburn's James Lindner was recently named the most prolific researcher in the field of agricultural education.

March 03, 2025

The Jule Collins Smith Museum presents “Rodell Warner + Audubon + His Journals” through July 6. The show pairs Audubon prints with Warner’s digital videos and an online artwork. Part of the “Radical Naturalism” series, it explores Audubon’s legacy through contemporary art.

February 27, 2025

The Applied Research Institute in Huntsville is creating a cutting-edge radiation hardening facility to ensure military tech reliability in space.

February 26, 2025

Charles Dunstan

The upcoming book “Arcs & Sparks and Bits & Bytes” will offer a detailed chronological history of this celebrated department, complete with detailed technological breakthroughs, leadership changes and alumni success stories.

February 26, 2025

Sushil Adhikari works with a graduate student

Congratulations to Sushil Adhikari, our 2025 SEC Faculty Achievement Award winner.

February 24, 2025

Jean-Francois Louf

Jean-Francois Louf earned an NSF CAREER Award for investigating how flowers detect and respond to the sound of pollinators — potentially improving crop yields.

February 14, 2025

Thanks to Florabot, an AI-driven robot developed by researchers in the Smart Systems Lab within the Department of Biosystems Engineering, farmers may soon be able to assess entire rows of azaleas, hydrangeas, petunias and many other ornamental plants in the time it takes you to read this article.

February 13, 2025

Constantinos Kyriakis works along side his wife Maria Naskou in a lab

Associate Professor Constantinos Kyriakis and Assistant Professor Maria Naskou met in Greece over a decade ago and have supported one another in science and life ever since.

February 13, 2025

Rodney Tollerson looks at liquid in a glass bottle.

Assistant Professor Rodney Tollerson II is making an impact in the classroom and the lab.

February 13, 2025

a close up image of a cell

Showcase 2025, a campus-wide celebration of creative scholarship, will host an evening of exhibits and performances at the Gogue Performing Arts Center on Feb. 24.

February 12, 2025

Sydney Freeman speaking with an audience

Sydney Freeman Jr. is a first-generation college student and two-time Auburn alum. He was the first African American male to attain full professorship at the University of Idaho, and just last fall, was one of 10 people chosen as a Fellow of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

February 11, 2025

a tractor works a field

Our researchers and Alabama Extension specialists are taking their expertise to Alabama farmers’ fields with a grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

January 29, 2025

Judging by the reports of tech journalists covering the annual Consumer Electronics Show, the timing of establishing Auburn's Electronics Packaging Research Institute this past summer couldn't have been better.

January 27, 2025

a close up of a black and white beetle

The Asian longhorned beetle, a threat to U.S. trees, will soon have a new foe: Labrador retrievers bred and trained by Auburn to search for the invasive species.

January 17, 2025

art work featuring a beaded mask on a white mannequin

Showcase 2025, a campus-wide celebration of creative scholarship and work, will kick off with an exhibit of faculty work on Jan. 2 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.

January 16, 2025

three men stand in front of a plane

Aerospace Engineering's David Scarborough, is working to reduce stress of spacecraft landings by studying thruster-induced plume-surface interactions.

January 15, 2025

A College of Liberal Arts student measures findings during a recent Archaeology Field School in Notasulga, Alabama.

A recent philanthropy-fueled project, led by Meghan Buchanan, Auburn archaeologist and anthropology associate professor, has the potential to unearth a one-of-a-kind discovery.

January 14, 2025

At this rate, Auburn may need to open its own "NanoArt" museum. Because the Department of Materials Engineering just keeps churning out masterpieces.

January 10, 2025

Shiwen Mao

Shiwen Mao is developing integrated sensing and communications techniques that will support seamless transmission of wireless XR data.

January 09, 2025

Miranda Reed talks with Miles Wiley in her lab

Professor Miranda Reed, a three-time Auburn graduate, is training the next generation of scientists within the Harrison College of Pharmacy and uncovering insights about Alzheimer’s disease.

December 13, 2024

Brock Birdsong and Masoud Mahjouri-Samani

This new initiative will focus on a circular manufacturing ecosystem where local resources can be reused for manufacturing new parts and systems on demand.

December 03, 2024

A student is pictured with a professor looking at a laptop screen.

Auburn University College of Education graduate student Katelyn Nelson’s aspirations are solidly focused on artificial intelligence.

November 25, 2024

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