College of EngineeringDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringResearch and Outreach
Research and Outreach
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

CEE doctoral student named 2025 Trailblazers in Engineering fellow
Olaniyi Afolayan, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected as a 2025 fellow for the Trailblazers in Engineering (TBE) program, a national initiative supported by the National Science Foundation's Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award.
7/10/25 12:00 PM
7/10/25 12:00 PM

CEE graduate students receive Dams Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship
Brock Huner and Lili Rahimikhameneh, graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, were named finalists for a national scholarship aimed at developing practical solutions to design and construction challenges related to dams, levees and other water resources.
7/10/25 11:00 AM
7/10/25 11:00 AM

College launches novel web tool designed to foster research collaboration
AUSME is a searchable, artificial intelligence-powered tool that transforms how researchers discover one another, form collaborations and pursue complex, cross-disciplinary challenges.
7/3/25 8:15 AM
7/3/25 8:15 AM

#GINNing Podcast: Coagulation Nation
There's no brain drain out at Auburn's Stormwater Research Facility — more like drain brain. Just take the newest runoff warrior representing Coagulation Nation — Megan Sharpe.
6/22/25 8:00 AM
6/22/25 8:00 AM

#GINNing Podcast: Concrete Plans
On the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education, the #GINNing Gang mixes it up with concrete crackerjack Stanton Freeman, a kudos-collecting graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
6/13/25 9:00 AM
6/13/25 9:00 AM
