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Cody Friesen

Associate Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy

Friesen is also the founder and CEO of Zero Mass Water, which makes SOURCE hydropanels.

Recent stories

competitors from the 2024 ASU Innovation Open

Student innovators from across the globe compete for $390,000 in venture funding.

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A McNulty Prize will recognize the global impact of work led by ASU professor Cody Friesen, CEO of the innovative drinking water company SOURCE Global.

The stage of the 2022 ASU Innovation Open
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Student innovators representing seven startup ventures took home $340,000 in winnings to help advance their entrepreneurial ambitions at the 2021 ASU Innovation Open.

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Abbas, Friesen earn elevated status among academic inventors

Fulton Schools Associate Professors James Abbas and Cody Friesen are among three ASU faculty members recently named National Academy of Inventors senior members
Cody Friesen standing with solar panels

Inventions for developing world lead to Lemelson-MIT Prize

Cody Friesen was awarded the 2019 Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention for his work addressing the need for access to fresh water and reliable energy in the developing world.