College of EngineeringDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringResearch and Outreach

Research and Outreach

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Overview

SCC Girder TestBoth 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


Andrzej Nowak, Brasfield & Gorrie Professor of civil and environmental engineering, was recently honored with the ACI Arthur J. Boase Award for outstanding contributions to structural concrete research.
Civil and environmental engineering professor honored with ACI award
Civil and environmental engineering Professor Andrzej Nowak received the ACI Arthur J. Boase Award for influential research advancing structural concrete design and safety.
12/2/25 10:30 AM
From left, Anton Schindler, director of the Highway Research Center, David Timm, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Corie McConnell, academic services administrator and Katie Falls, academic program administrator celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the Highway Research Center in the Harbert Center in late October.
HRC marks 40 years of engineering innovation and statewide impact
Auburn University’s Highway Research Center marks 40 years of innovation, research partnerships and workforce development that improve Alabama’s transportation system.
11/14/25 10:00 AM
Rod Turochy, associate director of outreach for the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute and James Madison Hunnicutt Professor of traffic engineering, was named a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
CEE professor named Institute of Transportation Engineers Fellow
Auburn’s Rod Turochy, associate director of AUTRI, has been named an ITE Fellow for his lasting impact on transportation safety and education.
11/10/25 2:00 PM
AUSome Science in 60 Seconds overall graduate winner Md Mijanur Rahman, left, and undergraduate winner Cade May.
Students' research ideas celebrated at third AUSome Science in 60 Seconds
Presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students, AUSome Science in 60 Seconds tasked students to create videos and explain their projects in one minute or less.
11/3/25 10:00 AM
David Timm and Matt Yarnold
Two civil and environmental engineering faculty named ASCE Fellows
Civil and environmental engineering faculty David Timm and Matthew Yarnold have been named Fellows of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
10/27/25 2:00 PM