Bryan Beckingham

Chemical Engineering

Director, Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites

Graduate Program Officer (GPO) (PFEN)

Mary and John H. Sanders Associate Professor

228 Ross Hall

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Education

Ph.D. Chemical and Materials Engineering, Princeton University
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Princeton University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Clarkson University

Research Interests

Polymer synthesis, characterization and physics
Self-assembly of hierarchical soft matter
Semiconducting polymers
Polymeric membranes
In situ reaction kinetics and transport monitoring

In The News

Researchers part of $887K FTA project to optimize efficiency on zero emission bus materials

Auburn Engineering researchers on the project are Bryan Beckingham (principal investigator) and co-PIs Cassandra Porter, Michael Howard, Lauren Beckingham, Mark Hoffman and Christian Brodbeck.

Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites Summer Seminar Series kicks off June 10

The seminar will feature one-slide lightning talks in Three-Minute Thesis format as well as longer oral presentations which will last approximately 10 minutes.

NSF, NIST grants boost Auburn Engineering’s prominence in polymer sustainability

Ed Davis, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is the principal investigator for two new awards — one from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the other from the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) — aimed at educating future polymer researchers as well as recycling industry professionals on the growing importance and evolving challenges of polymer recycling.

Auburn Engineering students recognized as graduate research fellows by National Science Foundation

Congratulations, Dylan Bowen, Marisa Kelley, Maggie Nelson, Ryan Pollard, Katie Wolfe and Robin Weaver!

Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites a melting pot for collaborative, multi-disciplinary research

Launched in 2015, CPAC offers researchers campus-wide 5,000-square feet of space in Gavin Laboratory, a plethora of equipment, and expertise.

CPAC gives used 3D printing filament new life through recycling program

Through ReMake, the Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites is collecting 3D printing waste and recycling it into filament that can be redistributed to labs across campus.

Beckingham named director of Auburn’s Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites

Bryan Beckingham, associate professor of chemical engineering, has been named director of the Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites at Auburn University

Chemical engineering graduate student awarded NSF INTERN supplement

Chemical engineering graduate student Antara Mazumder has been awarded an INTERN supplement from the National Science Foundation to further her research on solar fuel devices at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California.

Chemical engineering students receive awards to present at upcoming NAMS meeting

Chemical engineering students Yi-hung Lin and Brock Hunter received travel awards to attend the upcoming annual meeting of the North American Membrane Society.

Auburn Engineering faculty named to 2022 promotion, tenure list

Numerous Auburn Engineering faculty were included on the provost's list of those who were awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2022.

Interdisciplinary faculty team aims to expand plastic recycling options with NSF award

An interdisciplinary faculty team aims to expand the portfolio of recyclable plastics with their research into multilayer plastics, which make up the majority of food-packaging material.

Two chemical engineering students receive best poster awards for work in polymer advancement

Chemical engineering graduate students Vinita Shinde and Luca Kim were recently recognized with best poster awards for their work in polymer advancement.

Annual Graduate Summer Seminar Series accepting submissions

The annual Graduate Summer Seminar Series, hosted by the Center for Polymer and Advanced Composites at Auburn University, is accepting abstract submissions through May 14.

Auburn Engineering posts banner year for research in fiscal year 2020

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has again posted a banner year for externally sponsored projects, bringing in more than $74 million in awards during fiscal year 2020.

Chemical engineering to host virtual graduate school fair

Prospective graduate students are invited to participate in a virtual graduate school fair on Thursday, Oct. 15 hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering at Auburn University.

Assistant professor wins college’s first DOE Early Career Award

Bryan Beckingham has become the first faculty member from the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering to receive an award through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science’s Early Career Research Program.

Assistant professors to 3D print reactive rocks with innovative NSF award

Assistant professors Lauren Beckingham and Bryan Beckingham are collaborating on a project to 3D print reactive rocks to study geochemical reactions.

Additive manufacturing partnership positions Centers for Polymers and Advanced Composites to aid aerospace

SWIGRO recently gifted a Sintratec KIT, an SLS 3D printer, to Auburn University's Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites (CPAC) to, in part, hasten aerospace industry adoption of AM technology.

Assistant professor aims to improve fuel cell efficiency with NSF award

Maximizing the efficiency of solar fuel cells requires understanding the relationships between polymer membrane structure and the transport of ions and molecules. Chemical engineering assistant professor Bryan Beckingham will explore those relationships with a recent award from the National Science Foundation.