Posted Nov. 2022: It is a great honor to receive the prestigious Auburn University Alumni Professorship! I’m so excited for this award, and grateful for the generosity of our alumni! War Eagle! (The award ceremony link: https://ocm.auburn.edu/newsroom/news_articles/2022/10/122000-2022-faculty-awards.php)
Posted Oct. 2022: Congratulations Dr. Yue Liang!
Posted April 2022: Humbled and honored to receive this prestigious award! So Grateful to have wonderful colleagues here at Auburn!
Posted Nov. 2021: Great experience serving General Co-Chair for SERMACS 2021
Posted 9-3-2021: Group photo
Posted 8-7-2021: Congratulations Haishun!
Posted 7-13-2021: Group lunch!
Posted 7-12-2021: Congratulations! Shatila successfully defended his PhD work, now Dr. Sarwar!
Posted 11-10-2018: Congratulations! Amit successfully defended his PhD work, now Dr. Nautiyal!
Posted 10-25-2018: Engineering Graduate Research Showcase
Posted 08-01-2018: Congratulations Dr. Cook!
Posted 09-01-2016: Congratulations! Dr. Zhen Liu started his new position in Frostburg State University as an Assistant Professor.
Posted 05-15-2016: Congratulations! Mr. Holland Bankston has won Auburn University Undergraduate Research Fellowship!
Posted 8-17-2015: Congratulations! Mr. Jonathan Cook received First Place Award (College of Engineering) from the 2015 Graduate Engineering Research Showcase and Mr. Amit Nautiyal received Department Awards for Polymer and Fiber Engineering.
Posted 11-10-2016: Group photo out side of Ross.
Posted 8-17-2015: Dr. Zhang joined in Chemical Engineering, and his office moved to Ross Hall.
Posted 4-15-2015: Congratulations! Mr. Jonathan Cook just successfully defended his research for a Masters degree in Polymer and Fiber Engineering!
Posted 08-10-2014: Congratulations Dr. Poyraz!
Posted 6-24-2014: Congratulations! Mr. Selcuk Poyraz just successfully defended his research, Dr. Poyraz now
Posted 11-21-2013: Congratulations! Mr. Selcuk Poyraz won the Student Paper Competition in Fall 2013 conference.
Posted 6-25-2013: Congratulations! Mr. Selcuk Poyraz won the competition in The Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ALEPSCoR) Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) Round 8.
Posted 6-1-2013: Congratulations! Dr. Zhang’s technology and startup company won the final round in Alabama Launchpad: http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/5200
Posted 4-26-2013: Congratulations! Dr. Zhang has been awarded Associate Professor with Tenure!
http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/au_report/042613aur.pdf
Posted 4-24-13: Congratulations! Mr. Selcuk Poyraz was selected as the Outstanding International Graduate Students in College of Engineering.
Posted 4-22-13: Congratulations! Mr. Selcuk Poyraz won the 3rd place in poster competition in Auburn Research Week.
Posted 7-30-12: Congratulations! Dr. Zhen Liu was awarded by China Scholarship Council as the 2011 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad.
Posted 5-17-12: Dr. Zhang was invited to give talks in Lanzhou University, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou University of Technology, Southwest Petroleum University
Posted 4-27-12: Congratulations! Dr. Zhen Liu was selected as the Auburn University’s Top International Graduate Student!
Posted 4-10-12: Congratulations! Dr. Zhen Liu was selected as the Auburn University’s Outstanding Doctoral Student!
Posted 4-10-12: Congratulations! Dr. Zhen Liu was selected for the Outstanding Overseas Chinese Student Scholarship!
Posted 3-5-12: Zhen just successfully defended his PhD dissertation! Congratulations Dr. Liu (middle)!
Posted 11-25-11: Congratulations! Dr. Zhang’s invited paper “Recent Advances in Microwave Initiated Synthesis of Nanocarbon Materials” has been accepted by Nanoscale.
Posted 10-25-11: Congratulations! Mr. Zhen Liu’s manuscript “Seeding approach to noble metal decorated conducting polymer nanofiber network” has been accepted by Nanoscale.
Posted 10-18-11: Congratulations! Mr. Yang Liu (middle) successfully defended his Master’s thesis!
Posted 07-21-11: Congratulations! Mr. Zhen Liu’s manuscript “Poptube approach for ultrafast carbon nanotube growth ” has been accepted by Chemical Communications.
Posted 02-24-11: Congratulations! Mr. Zhen Liu’s manuscript “Green-Nano Approach to Nanostructured Polypyrrole” has been accepted by Chemical Communications.
Posted 02-01-11: Congratulations! Dr. Xinyu Zhang has been selected for the AU-IGP award.
Posted 11-05-10: Congratulations! Mr. Selcuk Poyraz (middle) successfully defended his Masters’ Thesis!
Posted 09-01-10: Congratulations! Mr. Zhen Liu’s manuscript “Oxidative Template for Conducting Polymer Nanoclips” has been published on Journal of the American Chemical Society: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja105966c
Posted 08-27-10: Mr. Zhen Liu in ACS national meeting in Boston, MA, August 2010
Posted 08-17-10: NSF summer camp 2010
Posted 08-05-10: Group photos summer 2010
Posted 04-30-10: Dr. Zhang was just awarded by NSF: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1000491
Posted 03-04-10: Engineering Day photo
Posted 08-14-09: Mr. Martin Pfeiffer (middle) successfully presented his summer research to the group
Posted 06-15-09: Welcome Mr. Martin Pfeiffer from University of Karlsruhe, Germany, as a summer research intern
supported by DAAD-RISE program.
Posted 02-02-2009: One Ph.D. student position is available in the group, student will start at Fall 2009. Interested students may contact Dr. Zhang at xinyu_zhang@auburn.edu.
Posted 01-06-2009: Welcome Mr. Zhen Liu and Mr. Selcuk Poyraz to join the group!
Posted 01-05-2009: Fellowship Program Available in Engineering School. The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering offers a variety of fellowship opportunities for qualified students: Dean’s Fellowship: The prestigious Dean’s fellowships are offered by the college of engineering. They carry a minimum stipend of $32,000 per year plus tuition fellowship* and are renewable. College Fellowship: These fellowships are awarded to outstanding applicants throughout the college. Fellowships carry a minimum stipend of $24,000 per year plus tuition fellowship* and are renewable. Departmental Fellowship: Departmental Fellowships are offered to top candidates in each engineering department and carry minimum stipends of $20,000 per year plus tuition fellowship* and are renewable. Tuition Fellowships: Tuition Fellowships provide a full tuition waiver for a student with a 25 percent or greater full-time-equivalent (FTE) assignment. Both graduate research assistants (GRAs) and graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are eligible.
Posted 09-19-2008: One undergraduate student part-time job position is available immediately. Interested students from Polymer and Fiber Engineering may contact Dr. Zhang at xinyu_zhang@auburn.edu, or stop by 233-D Textile Building to discuss the details.
Posted 09-19-2008: The official advertisement for Postdoctoral Fellow is available at the link below: http://eng.auburn.edu/about/employment/coe-job-openings.html Please follow the instructions and send all the documents needed for the application.
Posted 09-12-2008: One Ph.D. student position is available in the group, student can start as early as Spring 2009. Interested students may contact Dr. Zhang at xinyu_zhang@auburn.edu. For the related application information, please send your request to Professor Gisela Buschle-Diller at buschgi@eng.auburn.edu.