Maria Auad

Chemical Engineering
Charles E. Gavin III Distinguished Professor
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Faculty Development
1301E Shelby Center
334.844.5459
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Education

Ph.D. Material Sciences, University of Mar del Plata-Argentina
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Mar del Plata-Argentina

Research Interests

polymer material science
polymer nanocomposites
control of microstructures & nanostructure in materials
polymers for structural & biomedical applications
polymers from renewable materials

In The News

Chemical engineering student wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase with study on hydraulic redistribution

More than 150 students participated in the 12th Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, held April 3 in the Brown-Kopel Center.

Auburn Engineering graduate programs earn high marks in recent U.S. News and World Report rankings

U.S. News and World Report, which ranks graduate programs nationally each spring, designated Auburn Engineering No. 33 among public institutions when its annual list was released Tuesday, April 8.

More than 400 students registered for Thursday's Capstone Design and Graduate Engineering Research Showcases

The 12th annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase and the college’s second Capstone Design Showcase will provide students with the opportunity to present their research and designs before industry professionals, faculty and peers.
Graduate student in biosystems engineering wins university's Three Minute Thesis competition

Auburn Engineering students won first place, second place and the People's Choice Award at the annual research pitch competition.
Auburn Engineering graduate programs ranked No. 31 among public institutions by U.S. News and World Report

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 5 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, again, No. 1 in the state.
Graduate School honors 28 students from Auburn Engineering

More than 20 engineering graduate students were recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 26, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.

Students’ awesome research ideas celebrated at college’s second AUSome Science in 60 Seconds

AUSome Science in 60 Seconds, a research-based competition in its second year presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students, tasked students to create videos and explain their respective projects in a minute or less. Winners were announced during an awards ceremony on Thursday, April 25.
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!
Career Readiness Summit to position graduate students for industry success

A Career Readiness Summit geared toward graduate students and hosted by the Auburn Engineering Office of Career Development and Corporate Relations will take place on March 20 in the Brown-Kopel Center.
NSF award to significantly boost Auburn metal AM qualification research

A successful Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) proposal funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will soon significantly boost researchers at Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) in model-assisted qualification for additive manufacturing (AM) by establishing microstructure-property relationships in AM metallic materials.
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.

Student in mechanical engineering wins top prize, $2,350 at Graduate Engineering Research Showcase

Ryan Pollard, a first-year graduate student, earned 'Best in Show' honors for his oral and poster presentation, "A Kinematics-Based Approach to Future Joint Angle Prediction."
Almost 200 registered for annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase

Students will exchange ideas, hypotheses and fresh concepts between one another and faculty judges on Thursday, October 12.
AUsome Science in 60 Seconds challenges student researchers

The research-based competition presented by the Council of Engineering Graduate Students tasked students to create videos and explain their respective projects in a minute or less.

Auburn Engineering climbs to No. 31 in U.S. News and World Report rankings

Auburn Engineering has climbed 10 spots in the Best Graduate program rankings over the past four years
ISE graduate student wins university's Three Minute Thesis competition

Graduate students in industrial and systems engineering and chemical engineering give college first and second place in the annual competition
Auburn faculty to participate in two-week fellowship program in Israel

Two Auburn Engineering professors, Maria Auad and Mark Barnett, are preparing to take part in an academic exchange exploring Israel’s history, politics, culture and economy as part of the Jewish National Fund-USA’s 2022 Summer May-Faculty Fellowship Program.

CPAC hosting second annual virtual colloquium

The Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites at Auburn University will host its second annual Colloquium virtually on Nov. 15th, 2021.

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.

College appoints Auad as new associate dean as part of administrative restructuring

Maria Auad, the W. Allen and Martha Reed Endowed Professor of chemical engineering, has been named to the new position of associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development for the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Christopher B. Roberts, dean of engineering. The appointment is effective June 1.
Auburn CPAC colloquium explores future of composites industry

Leaders from the advanced composites industry discussed the future of advanced polymer materials at a colloquium sponsored by NASA and GKA Aerospace and hosted by Auburn University’s Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites (CPAC).

CPAC colloquium to feature composite industry thought leaders

On March 6, Auburn University's Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites (CPAC) will convene thought leaders in composites from companies like Boeing and Lockheed-Martin.
Auburn University civil engineering assistant professor earns major NSF Award

An assistant professor in the Auburn University Department of Civil Engineering has been recognized with a National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation Award worth more than $865,000. Lauren Beckingham, who was also awarded an NSF Faculty Early CAREER Development Award in 2019, will serve as the principal investigator on the project, with the award supporting the acquisition of an X-ray Computed Nanotomography (nanoCT) system equipped with in-situ mechanical and thermal material testing that enables fundamental research in biological, geological and engineered materials.
Auad receives W. Allen and Martha Reed Endowed Professorship

Maria L. Auad has been awarded the W. Allen and Martha Reed Endowed Professorship in Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering.