Engineering Faculty Profile
Maria Auad
Charles Gavin Distinguished ProfessorAssociate Dean for Graduate Studies and Faculty Development
Director, Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Mar del Plata-Argentina
polymer nanocomposites
control of microstructures & nanostructure in materials
polymers for structural & biomedical applications
polymers from renewable materials
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ISE graduate student wins university's Three Minute Thesis competition
Graduate students in industrial and systems engineering and chemical engineering give college first and second place in the annual competition
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Auburn faculty to participate in two-week fellowship program in Israel
Two Auburn Engineering professors, Maria Auad and Mark Barnett, are preparing to take part in an academic exchange exploring Israel’s history, politics, culture and economy as part of the Jewish National Fund-USA’s 2022 Summer May-Faculty Fellowship Program.
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CPAC hosting second annual virtual colloquium
The Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites at Auburn University will host its second annual Colloquium virtually on Nov. 15th, 2021.
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Additive manufacturing partnership positions Centers for Polymers and Advanced Composites to aid aerospace
SWIGRO recently gifted a Sintratec KIT, an SLS 3D printer, to Auburn University's Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites (CPAC) to, in part, hasten aerospace industry adoption of AM technology.
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College appoints Auad as new associate dean as part of administrative restructuring
Maria Auad, the W. Allen and Martha Reed Endowed Professor of chemical engineering, has been named to the new position of associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development for the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Christopher B. Roberts, dean of engineering. The appointment is effective June 1.
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Auburn CPAC colloquium explores future of composites industry
Leaders from the advanced composites industry discussed the future of advanced polymer materials at a colloquium sponsored by NASA and GKA Aerospace and hosted by Auburn University’s Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites (CPAC).
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CPAC colloquium to feature composite industry thought leaders
On March 6, Auburn University's Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites (CPAC) will convene thought leaders in composites from companies like Boeing and Lockheed-Martin.
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Auburn University civil engineering assistant professor earns major NSF Award
An assistant professor in the Auburn University Department of Civil Engineering has been recognized with a National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation Award worth more than $865,000. Lauren Beckingham, who was also awarded an NSF Faculty Early CAREER Development Award in 2019, will serve as the principal investigator on the project, with the award supporting the acquisition of an X-ray Computed Nanotomography (nanoCT) system equipped with in-situ mechanical and thermal material testing that enables fundamental research in biological, geological and engineered materials.
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