Christopher B. Roberts

Christopher B. Roberts officially became Auburn University’s 21st president on May 16, beginning a new era of continued excellence for the university he’s called home for nearly three decades.

Roberts, the former dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, was unanimously approved as Auburn’s next president by the Auburn University Board of Trustees in February, with his tenure starting May 16, replacing Jay Gogue, who recently retired from the role after serving two terms as president.

Roberts earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri in 1990 and master’s and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1992 and 1994, respectively. He began his career at Auburn in 1994 as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and became department chair in 2003. He was named dean of engineering in July 2012.