Bart Prorok

Mechanical Engineering
Program Chair, Materials Engineering
Professor
284 Wilmore Laboratories
334.844.4733
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Education

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois-Chicago
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
M.S. Metallurgy, University of Illinois-Chicago
B.S. Ceramic Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests

MEMS
Nanotechnology
Additive Manufacturing
Nanoindentation
Materials Characterization

In The News

Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor researching impact of temperature change on permafrost

Ali Khosravi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is teaming up with Bart Prorok, a materials engineering professor, Paul Bartley, an assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn University and his twin brother, Mohammad Khosravi, an associate professor at Montana State University. Together, they aim to improve the understanding of how climate change impacts permafrost, enhancing predictions about permafrost thaw and its effects on infrastructure in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.

'War Eagle' laser incorporates Auburn fight song into metal 3-D printing

Auburn engineers' knack for incorporating the school's fight song into their research seems never to yield.

AU awarded $1.21 million by Department of Energy to develop nuclear energy technology

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Auburn University a combined $1.21 million to develop advanced manufacturing technology for next-generation reactor designs and expand the university’s existing nuclear research infrastructure. The two awards are among the DOE’s $65 million research investment to domestic universities and national laboratories for 93 advanced nuclear technology projects across 28 states.