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Bart Prorok

Mechanical Engineering
Program Chair, Materials Engineering
Professor
284 Wilmore Laboratories
334.844.4733
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Education

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois-Chicago
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
M.S. Metallurgy, University of Illinois-Chicago
B.S. Ceramic Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests

MEMS
Nanotechnology
Additive Manufacturing
Nanoindentation
Materials Characterization

In The News

Auburn faculty uses 3D imaging to better understand sea ice behavior

Auburn researchers use 3D imaging and modeling to study sea ice microstructure, aiming to improve Arctic safety, ship routing and climate predictions.

Auburn mechanical engineering doctoral student spending summer developing flying cars

They promised us flying cars. Ehsan Vaghefi is trying to hold them to it.
Auburn materials engineering students have MXene research down to a fine art

At this rate, Auburn may need to open its own "NanoArt" museum. Because the Department of Materials Engineering just keeps churning out masterpieces.

#GINNing Podcast: Mr. Materials

He may work inside Wilmore Laboratories , but materials engineering program chair Bart Prorok does his thinking outside the box.

Materials engineering chair honored for wide-ranging work in experimental mechanics

Much of Bart Prorok's work in experimental mechanics is focused on micro and nanoscale mechanisms. But there's nothing small about his most recent achievement in the field.
Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor researching impact of temperature change on permafrost

Ali Khosravi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is teaming up with Bart Prorok, a materials engineering professor, Paul Bartley, an assistant professor in horticulture at Auburn University and his twin brother, Mohammad Khosravi, an associate professor at Montana State University. Together, they aim to improve the understanding of how climate change impacts permafrost, enhancing predictions about permafrost thaw and its effects on infrastructure in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.