Research

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Energy Systems

  • Biofuels & Biorefining
  • Alternative Fuel Synthesis & Processing
  • Mobile Fuel Processors
  • Energy Production
  • Gasification & Gas-to-liquids Technology
  • High-Performance Energy Conversion & Storage
  • Fuel Cells & Advanced Battery Technology
  • Catalysis & Reaction Engineering

 

Biological Engineering

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Bioprocessing
  • Bio-catalysis
  • Systems Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Engineering & Drug Delivery
  • Bio-sensors
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Precision Medicine

 

Systems Engineering

  • Process & Product Design
  • Process Control
  • Process Modeling Organization
  • Green Chemistry & Engineering
  • Sustainable Engineering
  • Computer-aided Chemical Engineering
  • Data Science Analytics

 

Systems Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology

  • Microfibrous Materials
  • Nano-structured & Nano-functional Materials
  • Polymers & Bio-Polymers
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomimetic Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Micro/Nano-electro Mechanical Systems
  • Surface & Colloid Science
  • Membrane Technology
  • Thin Films

 

Recent Research News


Cassandra Porter earned a three-year, $303,707 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Assistant professor in chemical engineering earns $303K NSF grant
Cassandra Porter's $303,707 National Science Foundation grant will be used to develop a better understanding of RO polyamide membranes and create a new membrane that resists chlorine damage without minimizing performance.
8/9/24 1:00 PM
Levi Petix spent a week this summer at MoISSI's Blacksburg, Virginia, headquarters.
Graduate student in chemical engineering earns MoISSI fellowship
Levi Petix was one of eight students chosen nationally to receive the Molecular Sciences and Software Institute software fellowship.
7/26/24 8:05 AM
Panagiotis Mistriotis is using engineering knowledge to improve the properties of adult stem cells for cellular therapies and tissue regeneration.
Assistant professor in chemical engineering named 2024 Young Innovator
Panagiotis Mistriotis' three-year study, "Leveraging Cell Migration Dynamics to Discriminate between Senescent and Pre-senescent Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells,” leads to honor from Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering.
7/22/24 8:00 AM
Kwaghtaver Samuel Desongu explains his presentation, "Engineered 3D In Vitro Model of Colorectal Cancer in Insulin-Sensitive and Insulin-Resistant Microenvironments."
Graduate student wins second place at NOBCChE collaborative meeting
Kwaghtaver Samuel Desongu earned second place at the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers’ collaborative spring conference poster competition April 18-19 in Hampton, Virginia.
7/16/24 2:45 PM
Sarah Gaston presenting at Auburn Engineering's 10th annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase in 2023.
#GINNing Podcast: No One Engineers Like Gaston
She can't discuss her work — at least not some of it. But Sarah Gaston certainly has plenty to say about how she's perfecting the skills to do it. 
7/12/24 12:00 AM