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Edward Davis

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

Graduate Program Officer

274 Wilmore Laboratories

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Education

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Akron
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tulane University
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University

Research Interests

Biomedical Applications of Polymers
Biomedical Applications of Nanocomposites
Biomechanical Space Testing
Shape Memory Polymers
Polymer Processing

In The News

NSF, NIST grants boost Auburn Engineering’s prominence in polymer sustainability

Ed Davis, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is the principal investigator for two new awards — one from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the other from the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) — aimed at educating future polymer researchers as well as recycling industry professionals on the growing importance and evolving challenges of polymer recycling.

CPAC Summer Seminar Series kicks off May 30

The annual seminar series hosted by the Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites is an opportunity for graduate students to share their research and foster interdisciplinary research collaboration at Auburn.

Interdisciplinary faculty team aims to expand plastic recycling options with NSF award

An interdisciplinary faculty team aims to expand the portfolio of recyclable plastics with their research into multilayer plastics, which make up the majority of food-packaging material.

12 students selected as Grand Challenges Scholars

Last fall, the NAE tapped the college to be a participating institution in the program, which was established in 2008 to prepare engineers to tackle 14 specific challenges facing the planet in the 21st century.

Tomorrow’s Community Innovators offers underrepresented youth new perspective on STEM

Hosted and facilitated by the Office of Engineering Student Services on the campus of Auburn University, the Tomorrow’s Community Innovators camp offered more than 20 middle school and high school students exposure to engineering concepts and challenges through an unconventional approach.

Auburn team receives grant to improve STEM education in the Southeast

An Auburn University team has been awarded a $650,000 three-year grant to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. engineering in the Southeast.