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Terry Alford

Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy

Alford's teaching interests include X-ray and electron diffraction, introduction to physical materials science and laboratory, structure and properties of materials and advanced materials issues in semiconductor processing.

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Anthony Waas

Anthony Waas, the new director of ASU’s School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, lays out a vision for a new way to educate engineers.

Nathan Newman

Nathan Newman was recognized for his research in ceramics that paved the way for improved cell phone technology.

Robert Moody

ASU alumnus Robert Moody reflects on his educational experience as a Black engineer and international career in the semiconductor industry.

A student conducts research on a computer chip in Trevor Thornton's lab

ASU electrical engineering faculty members are working on Intel-funded grant programs to help diversify the semiconductor workforce.

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An artificial diamond being grown in lab equipment

ASU researchers use diamonds for electrical power

Professor Trevor Thornton leads research through ASU’s AMPED Science and Technology Center to create diamond and boron nitride transistors.
Group of students from ASU's National Society of Black Engineers chapter

Stepping up the push for progress

ASU’s National Society of Black Engineers chapter is hoping to move closer to reaching its educational, professional and cultural goals by ramping up outreach and diversity efforts.
Aerial view of Intel fab plant

Semiconductor certificate moves students from lab to fab

A new ASU engineering certificate program equips graduate students with the fundamentals of semiconductor manufacturing.

New engineering program supports a sustainable energy future

ASU’s new multidisciplinary master’s degree prepares engineers to “speak different languages” and shape the future of the energy industry.
portraits of Terry Alford and Andreas Spanias

ASU engineering professors named as Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

Terry Alford and Andreas Spanias are two of 54 academic inventors selected as Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) spring 2019 class.