Larry Leopard
Auburn’s Applied Research Institute taps NASA veteran as chief engineer
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
Auburn Engineering has now increased its annual new research awards and contracts by more than 300% since 2018, when the college brought in $29 million.
Auburn Engineering secures record $117.7 million in FY24 research funding
David, who joined the Auburn faculty in 2012, has served as an assistant professor, associate professor and was recently promoted to the rank of full professor.
David named associate dean for research
Dean Mario Eden (left) meets with Adm. Christopher W. Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a tour of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence inside Auburn University's Gavin Engineering Research Lab.
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tours Auburn Engineering
Olmstead brothers graduate this spring with a legacy of commitment, service and pride passed down through four generations of Auburn graduates
100 years and counting
Artificial intelligence
From stealth mode to center stage: AI in today's workforce
The center, officially named the Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (SERC3), will bring together experts from the private sector, academia and government to share information and generate innovative real-world solutions to protect the nation’s power grid and other key sectors.
McCrary Institute and ORNL partner on first regional cybersecurity center
The Space Force flag was recently raised over the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus. Space Development Agency, a unit of Space Force, recently partnered with Auburn University.
Space Development Agency partners with AU Research and Innovation Campus
Joseph Pelfrey, director the NASA Marshall Flight Center, was keynote speaker at the Graduate Engineering Research Showcase in Huntsville on March 26.
Graduate research showcase highlights innovations in space exploration