Jean-Francois Louf

Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor
149 Ross Hall
334.844.2211
Google Scholar
Website

Faculty and staff can submit directory updates here.

Education

Ph.D. Physics of Fluids, Aix-Marseille University
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University Lyon
B.S. Physics, University of Côte d’Azur

Research Interests

Fluid and Elasticity couplings
Physics of hydrogels
Soft Robotics
Plant biomechanics
Theoretical modeling

In The News

Assistant professor in chemical engineering to explore frozen polymer solutions' impact on oil pipelines

Jean-Francois Louf was awarded a two-year, $110,000 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for his project, "Freezing of polymer solution droplets."
Assistant professor in chemical engineering to explore frozen polymer solutions' impact on oil pipelines

Jean-Francois Louf was awarded a two-year, $110,000 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for his project, "Freezing of polymer solution droplets."
Engineering students among the winners at March 26 Auburn Student Research Symposium

Daniel Meadows, a graduate student in chemical engineering, won second place among all university graduate students in the STEM division for his oral presentation
Faculty journey to South Korea to form lasting research connections

Two Auburn Engineering faculty members - assistant professors Jean-Francois Louf and Ali Khosravi - were selected as recipients of the Research & Scholarship Connections Travel Grant to Kiemyung University in Daegu, South Korea.