Biological and Biomedical Engineering
Biomolecular, cellular and tissue engineering, biomanufacturing, biomaterials, drug delivery, systems biology, mechanobiology, physics of living systems, and bio-inspired engineering.
Intelligent Process Systems
Process modeling, optimization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, smart manufacturing, digital twins, and uncertainty quantification.
Materials
Development, processing, and applications of polymers, lignocellulosics, nanomaterials, and composites.
Process Modernization and Resiliency
Energy and environment, circular processes, separations, bioprocessing, process intensification, catalysis and reaction engineering.
Engineering Education and Workforce Development
Innovative engineering pedagogy for career identity formation and workforce readiness.
Recent Research News
Chemical engineering researchers part of multi-disciplinary effort to transform farmland grasses into source for biobased consumer products
10/12/26 12:55 PM
Zhihua Jiang and Xinyu Zhang join a team of university-wide researchers on the Biobased Rural Initiative for Domestic Growth and Economic Security Engine, a program that unites industry, government and academic partners in an effort to strengthen rural economies and transform underutilized farmland in Alabama and Tennessee.
Auburn leveraging DOE funding to innovate forest products industry
10/6/26 8:55 AM
Auburn University is one of 56 institutions to receive $117 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation to help strengthen the competitiveness of key American industries through energy and cost-saving innovations.
Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet
9/25/26 9:00 AM
The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact.
Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $1 million NSF grant to develop biohybrid robots that sense touch through living neurons
9/16/26 10:35 AM
Jean-Francois Louf is exploring how engineered devices can communicate with living nerve cells
Associate professor in chemical engineering earns American Cancer Society Catalyst Award
8/31/26 12:45 PM
Panagiotis Mistriotis was awarded for his project, "The Role and Predictive Implications of Downstream Migration in Breast Cancer."
Undergraduates experience research opportunities through pair of Auburn Engineering-led summer programs
7/29/26 3:45 PM
CPAC and ECE hosted 33 undergraduates from 12 universities, including Auburn, for a summer of research exploration, faculty mentorship and career exploration.