Overview
Both the students and faculty of the Auburn University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering benefit from active involvement with following research and outreach centers. Most of the department's research is conducted through the National Center for Asphalt Technology or the Highway Research Center.
Research Centers
Recent Research News
NCAT honored with 2026 Center of Excellence Award
9/29/26 8:00 AM
NCAT has been named the 2026 recipient of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Center of Excellence Award.
Auburn Engineering expands road safety planning across West Alabama
9/28/26 3:00 PM
Auburn Engineering is helping West Alabama communities use crash data and local input to develop safety action plans and pursue funding for road improvements.
Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet
9/25/26 9:00 AM
The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact.
Civil and Environmental Engineering professor seeks to make water service restoration safer, faster
9/16/26 2:00 PM
Jose Vasconcelos, professor of water resources in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is developing models to help utilities restore drinking water service more quickly and safely after repairs.
LiDAR research shifts perspective from drivers to pedestrian safety
9/14/26 3:00 PM
Huaguo Zhou, the Elton Z. and Lois G. Huff Professor of Transportation in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is developing a LiDAR-based tool to help ALDOT evaluate pedestrian sight distance and identify unsafe crossings.
ASEL research aims to improve national steel bridge design provisions
9/11/26 9:30 AM
Auburn Engineering researchers are studying how traffic loads are distributed across steel bridges to help refine national AASHTO bridge design provisions.