Overview
Both the students and faculty of the Auburn University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering benefit from active involvement with following research and outreach centers. Most of the department's research is conducted through the National Center for Asphalt Technology or the Highway Research Center.
Research Centers
Recent Research News
Students in Auburn’s ACI chapter place second overall in competition at convention
12/9/25 1:00 PM
Auburn Engineering students placed second overall at the ACI Concrete Convention, earning Auburn’s first podium finish in an international ACI competition.
Civil and environmental engineering professor honored with ACI Boase Award
12/2/25 10:30 AM
Civil and environmental engineering Professor Andrzej Nowak received the ACI Arthur J. Boase Award for influential research advancing structural concrete design and safety.
Highway Research Center marks 40 years of engineering innovation and statewide impact
11/14/25 10:00 AM
Auburn University’s Highway Research Center marks 40 years of innovation, research partnerships and workforce development that improve Alabama’s transportation system.
Civil and environmental engineering professor named Institute of Transportation Engineers Fellow
11/10/25 2:00 PM
Auburn’s Rod Turochy, associate director of AUTRI, has been named an ITE Fellow for his lasting impact on transportation safety and education.
Students' awesome research ideas celebrated at college's third AUSome Science in 60 Seconds
11/3/25 10:00 AM
Presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students, AUSome Science in 60 Seconds tasked students to create videos and explain their projects in one minute or less.
Two civil and environmental engineering faculty named ASCE Fellows
10/27/25 2:00 PM
Civil and environmental engineering faculty David Timm and Matthew Yarnold have been named Fellows of the American Society of Civil Engineers.