Team Science Series

Team Science is a collaborative approach that connects experts from different disciplines, backgrounds and perspectives to address research problems with a more comprehensive understanding of complex issues. The goal is more innovative, impactful and sustainable outcomes.

Upcoming Events

Team Science Series: Building Research Communities in AI Showcase and Workshop

Save the Date: Tuesday, March 3rd | Abstract submission and event registration details will be forthcoming in early 2026 

This event will feature a Showcase of current applications and investigations of AI in research and a Workshop to provide valuable information on practices and tools.  The event aims to

• Increase awareness of how AU researchers are applying and investigating AI
• Provide opportunities for learning and connection
• Offer information on resources helpful for research teams
• Engage discussions among participants on timely topics

Recent Events

Team Science Series: Fall 2025 Leadership Workshops

Leadership Workshop 3 - November 14, 2025 | Workshop Slides

Leadership Workshop 3 addressed the challenges that teams encounter as they evolve. By anticipating challenges and learning how to navigate group dynamics, leaders can help their teams benefit from disagreements, question assumptions, and develop new approaches to effective collaboration.  

Leadership Workshop 2 - October 17, 2025 | Workshop Slides

Leadership Workshop 2 blended discussion and activities that build team cohesion and a shared vision, strategies for effective communication and conflict resolution and determining how a team will make decisions about opportunities to pursue and assigning roles for different projects. 

Leadership Workshop 1 - September 12, 2025 | Workshop Slides

Leadership Workshop 1 explored how collaborative experiences build the foundation for effective team science leadership. Participants reflected on their strengths and areas for growth, shared what drew them to team science, and learned key strategies for forming successful interdisciplinary teams, including identifying necessary expertise, seeking compatible team members, and assessing team readiness.  

Past Events

Spring 2025 Event on Stress Science 
Auburn Alumni Center

Auburn researchers study environmental, biological, psychological and social stress from the molecular level to the community level in plants, animals, and humans. Across disciplines, we apply complementary approaches to conceptualize and measure stress and stress responses, and to understand the effects and mechanisms of stress and stress responses. The stress science team science event was a forum for developing interdisciplinary collaborations that advance stress research, enhance stress education, and strengthen stress management efforts on campus and in the community.

Spring 2025 Creative Collisions Lunch Workshop
Auburn Alumni Center

This was a collaborative initiative between the Creative Showcase and the Team Science series, sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development. This interactive lunch event was designed to spark unexpected research collaborations by connecting faculty across disciplines. This was an exciting opportunity for faculty interested in exploring innovative, cross-disciplinary research partnerships. 

The Inaugural Fall 2024 Event 
Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center

A keynote presentation was given by Dr. Joel Dobbs (Center for Clinical and Translational Science, UAB) and the event included a moderated panel of experienced Auburn University research team leaders and informal discussion.

Jennifer Kerpelman
Associate Vice President, Research
kerpejl@auburn.edu

Research and Innovation Center
540 Devall Drive, Suite 200
Auburn, AL 36832