Research

Bioprocess Engineering

  • Biological Waste Treatment & Valorization
  • Biofuels & Biochemicals Production
  • Metabolic Engineering & Synthetic Biology
  • Lifecycle Assessment
  • Algal-bacteria Bioprocesses
  • Pathogen Detection & Control
  • Biological Materials Preprocessing & Standardization
  • Postharvest Technology
  • Biodegradable & Active Packaging Materials
  • Food & Process Engineering

Related Professors: Sushil Adhikari, Oladiran Fasina, Brendan Higgins, Hossein JahromiSaravanan ShanmugamYi Wang, Yifen Wang

Ecological and Water Resources Engineering

  • Ecological Engineering
    • Algal Bloom Prevention
    • Systems Modeling
    • Coastal Ecological Engineering
  • Soil & Water Conservation Engineering
    • Aquatic System Engineering
    • Agricultural & Landscape Irrigation
    • Water Quality and Quantity Modeling
    • Erosion & Sedimentation Control
    • Fate & Transport of Nutrients in Environment
    • Watershed Analysis & Management
    • Non-point Source Pollution
    • Wastewater Nutrient Recovery & Management
    • Ecological Waste Treatment
    • Sustainable Water Reuse for Irrigation
  • Climate variability
  • Low Impact Development

Related Professors: David Blersch, Jon DavisMark DoughertyJasmeet Lamba, Anna Linhoss

Smart Systems for Production Ag & Forestry

  • AI-based Imaging Technology for Plant Phenotyping
  • Proximal Soil Moisture Sensing for Precision Irrigation
  • Autonomous Agricultural Robots
  • Precision Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sustainability of Forest Operations

Related Professors: Timothy McDonald, Tanzeel Rehman

Controlled Environment in Agriculture

  • Precision Animal Management
  • Smart Poultry & Livestock Housing Systems
  • Smart Horticultural Systems and Greenhouses
  • Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Engineering
  • Water & Energy Conservation in Confined Systems

Related Professors: Jesse CampbellJeremiah DavisCarson EdgeJohn LinhossTanzeel Rehman

Emerging Systems

  • Ag Systems Modeling & Data Analytics
  • Renewable Energy in Ag Systems
  • Sustainable, Resilience & Circular Ag Systems

Related Professors: Sushil AdhikariWilliam BatchelorDavid BlerschAnna LinhossTanzeel Rehman

Recent Research News


Caroline Sanders
#GINNing Podcast: Gemini Vegetarian
Undergraduate research. Under the sea solutions.
6/2/23 12:00 PM
Maggie Nelson (left) and Yoorae Noh extrude recycled filament and feed it into a new spool.
CPAC gives used 3D printing filament new life through recycling program
Through ReMake, the Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites is collecting 3D printing waste and recycling it into filament that can be redistributed to labs across campus.
4/21/23 12:50 PM
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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.
4/20/23 1:00 PM
Mario Eden has been named as the 14th dean of Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Auburn University appoints Eden as its new dean of engineering
Following a national search, Mario Eden, the Joe T. and Billie Carole McMillan Professor and chair of Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named as the 14th dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Interim Provost Vini Nathan.
4/14/23 2:00 PM
Leadership from Auburn Engineering and the Technical University of Applied Sciences at Wurzburg-Schweinfurt discussed collaboration efforts during a week-long summit March 26-31.
Auburn bolsters relations with German technical institute
Fostering the spirit of collaborative research and educational programs, Auburn University leadership hosted a delegation from the German Technical University of Applied Sciences at Wurzburg-Schweinfurt, March 26-31.
4/10/23 2:35 PM