Derek Tournear
#GINNing Podcast: Trading Spaces
Justin Kumor, principal research engineer at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, speaks at the UxS Applications in Disaster Response in Alabama Summit.
Auburn-led initiative explores UxS applications in disaster response
Derek Tournear was named as the inaugural director of the Space Development Agency when it was established in March 2019
Auburn appoints former SDA head as Director of Space Innovation
Turner Construction Company workers place the final beam atop new 50,000-square-foot addition to the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Cummings Research Park.
Auburn tops off new Applied Research Institute addition in Huntsville
Healing Athletes, Equipping Soldiers: The applications of the adaptable technology behind Auburn-born XO Armor's customized orthotics are expanding.
AUBE Lab-born startup expanding to support military
Jonathan Pettus
#GINNing Podcast: Doin' Fine at Gate 9
Soldiers stand next to a Polaris MRZR Alpha 4 vehicle. [Image: Polaris]
Army partners with Auburn to close capability gaps in tactical vehicles
A rendering of the recently announced addition to the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville.
Auburn announces addition to Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville
From left, Rep. Dale Strong, R-Ala., Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., Jonathan Pettus, executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute, Brian O'Connor, vice president of global supply chain at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, and Kevin Wilson, senior program manager at General Dynamics Mission Systems discuss the vulnerability of the U.S. defense industrial base in relation to challenges posed by China, during a roundtable at the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville, Ala., Tuesday. The event, featuring members of the House Select Committee on China, focused on supply chain security and industrial capacity.
House Select Committee on China praises AU for national defense efforts
The Auburn University Applied Research Institute will soon begin testing the microelectronics necessary for improving the Missile Defense Agency's space assets.
Auburn secures $11.4M DOD contract for critical space defense project
Jonathan Pettus has been named executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute. [Credit: UAH]
Pettus named executive director of Applied Research Institute