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
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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

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Researchers earn $2.5 million Department of Energy grant to convert polluted waste into aquafeed

12/11/24 3:40 PM

Researchers are developing novel technology that converts pulp and paper mill flue gas (carbon emissions) and aquaculture wastewater into algae-based protein for aquafeed pellets.

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Multi-disciplinary research team conducting $1.88 million DOE study to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

11/22/24 3:00 PM

Zhihua Jiang, director of the Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering, is principal investigator on a $1.88 DOE project designed reduce carbon dioxide emissions from pulp and paper mills.

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Three Auburn Engineering faculty members earn prestigious honors from university

11/18/24 2:40 PM

Hari Narayanan, Nima Shamsaei and Panagiotis Mistriotis were recognized at the Auburn University Faculty Awards ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

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Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station in Orange Beach receives final Board of Trustees approval

11/15/24 10:20 AM

The two-story, 21,000-square-foot facility — to be located at 4775 Walker Avenue — will provide direct access to the Gulf of Mexico and consist of research laboratories, offices, large meeting spaces and outdoor gathering spaces on both stories of the south elevation overlooking Terry Cove. The station will provide a dedicated location for researching coastal environments and communities of the Gulf Coast while also providing opportunities for collaboration with other Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium institutions.

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Auburn Engineering secures record $117.7 million in new research awards and contracts for FY24

11/11/24 7:00 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.

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Professor in chemical engineering leads USDA grant to stir agricultural interest among middle schoolers

10/30/24 9:10 AM

Virginia Davis is principal investigator on the USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant.