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Seth Ariel Tongay

Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy

Cutting-edge research in manufacturing next-generation materials for electronics, national security, and sustainability.

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Arizona State University President Michael Crow speaks at the October ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $270 million Materials-to-Fab Center

Fulton Schools plays critical role in $270M Tempe hub that unites academic discovery with industrial-scale tools to fast-track semiconductor innovations.

ASU and Applied Materials charge into the atomic frontier of semiconductor breakthroughs.

Satheesh Kuppurao, Kyle Squires and Vik Banthia

Global giant invests in state-of-the-art facilities, leading-edge research projects and student scholarships at ASU.

Seth Tongay

After recently being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, ASU Professor Seth Tongay was named an American Physical Society Fellow.

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Defying materials research limitations

Seth Ariel Tongay gets double honors due to two-dimensional materials innovations.
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Zachary Holman named vice dean for research and innovation

As Vice Dean for Research and Innovation, Zachary Holman is advancing groundbreaking research conducted in ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
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Strengthening semiconductor skills at the SWAP Hub

The ASU-led SWAP Hub, a U.S. Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons Hub, advances electronic technology and workforce development for national defense.
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ASU students forge award-winning blade with local materials

ASU Materials science and engineering students win Creative Use of Materials Award for their use of locally sourced iron in 2022 TMS Bladesmithing Competition.
Associate Professor Sefaattin Tongay in his laboratory where he and his collaborators research quantum materials and their applications.

Mirror, mirror: ASU researcher’s synthesis and analysis of 2D Janus materials lights the way to a quantum future

Sefaattin Tongay's research team is among the first to reliably create high-quality 2D Janus materials, leading the way to a new generation of quantum tech.
Inside view of MacroTechnology Works lab

ASU engineering begins major industry collaboration

Semiconductor industry giant Applied Materials is supporting five years of new research with ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
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Tongay explores the quantum realm to international acclaim

Sefaattin Tongay is making a name for himself in quantum materials with influential materials research that has earned prestigious grants and awards.