Aerospace: Assistant professor to study flow-induced vibrations of 3D structures
Nek Sharan, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, seeks to understand how 3D geometries vibrate when exposed to fluid flows.
Department Highlights
Biosystems: Measuring the impact of natural light on chicken production
Researchers at Auburn University are studying the effects of natural light in broiler houses on bird performance and welfare.
Chemical: Two assistant professors earn NSF CAREER Awards for research
Two assistant professors in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Jean-Francois Louf and Michael Howard, earned National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Awards for their respective research.
Civil and Environmental: Associate professor awarded federal grant to research geographically isolated wetlands
Frances O’Donnell, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is partnering with NASA to study geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs) and their environmental impacts.
Computer Science and Software: Software developed by assistant professor being used in breakthrough technique to identify leukemia cells
Haynes Heaton, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, has developed software likely to change the standard of care for leukemia patients undergoing bone marrow transplants.
Electrical and Computer: Assistant professor revolutionizes chiplet designs, earns NSF CAREER Award
Traditional monolithic chip designs in everyday devices such as cellphones and laptops face significant limitations due to high manufacturing costs and size constraints.
Industrial and Systems: Professors receive $400K NSF grant for Lean Manufacturing education
Three Auburn University professors have been awarded a nearly $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance Lean Manufacturing education.
Materials: National Institutes of Health awards $1.9M toward Auburn Engineering’s transformative research into rapid immunodiagnostics
Pengyu Chen, the Francis Family Associate Professor and Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow in the Department of Materials Engineering, believes he’ll soon be able to immediately unlock the secrets of your immune system with the prick of a finger.
Mechanical: Assistant professor earns NSF CAREER Award for telerehabilitation research
Brendon Allen has some exoskeletons in his closet, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) wants to learn more about them.
Biosystems: Protecting oceans and lakes from phosphorus runoff
For Auburn’s Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts (CBB), things are coming up roses… and ryegrass.
