Robert Ashurst

Chemical Engineering
Uthlaut Family Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Chair
Associate Department Chair
244 Ross Hall
334.844.2559
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Education

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Auburn University

In The News

New 3D printing course adding layers of hands-on experience

A new introductory course held in the state-of-the-art 11,000-square-foot makerspace on the ground floor of the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center is giving Auburn engineering students solid layers of experience with 3D printing.
Ashurst named director of Auburn Engineering’s Design and Innovation Center

W. Robert Ashurst has been named director of the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Design and Innovation Center.

Faculty exploring advanced biosensors with State of Alabama grant funding

Auburn University faculty members from the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Forestry and Wildlife Sciences are exploring the use of nanocellulose in the development of such low cost, rapid, point of care/use biosensors with an award from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).