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NSF Graduate Research Fellow aims to improve lives with synthetic biology

Lexi Bounds turned an interest in soccer balls made of lab-grown cells into a promising biomedical engineering research career.
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NSF Graduate Research Fellow sets her mind to research brain-inspired computing

Electrical engineering alumnus Alisha Menon will begin studies in the fall in brain-related computing technologies at the University of California, Berkeley.
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NSF Graduate Research Fellow uses computer science to solve society’s toughest problems

New National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow Scott Freitas will seek to expand his computer science skills at the Georgia Institute of Technology
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Photo shows an electrical engineering graduate's mortarboard decorated as a breadboard.

Electrical engineering alumni credit Fulton Schools experience for PE exam success

Using what they learned at ASU, two graduates recently took a major step toward Professional Engineer licensure: passing the PE exam.
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John Cava walking across the stage at Convocation.

Triple major graduate charts his own course to success

John Cava, a triple major, graduated from ASU this spring with degrees in computer science, mathematics and molecular biosciences and biotechnology.
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Photo of three people with Stephen Hawking. Caption: Famous physicist Stephen Hawking (foreground), disabled by neuromuscular disease, depended on scientists and engineers who developed the technologies that enabled him to overcome the loss of speech. Speech synthesis and acoustics experts who helped him included (from left behind Hawking) ASU alum Michael Deisher, the late Edward Brucket and Corine Bickley, pictured here in 2005. Photograph courtesy of Michael Deisher.

Giving voice to genius: Helping Hawking speak

Skills that an Intel engineer first developed as an ASU graduate student helped to give science luminary Stephen Hawking vital communication tools.
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Photo of man sitting in front of a laptop. Caption: Arizona State University structural engineering alumnus John P. Nerison, PE, volunteers his free time by tutoring students from across the country online. He wants to give back to the engineering profession and community by helping more students thrive in their engineering education. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Gone tutoring: Retired engineer helps students reel in success

Retired structural engineer and ASU alumnus John P. Nerison, PE, gives back to the engineering profession he found so rewarding by tutoring students online.
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Photo of Taylor Wiehn sitting and holding the award. Caption: Taylor Wiehn, in inaugural recipient of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative Alumni Award, displays the award at the Spring 2017 FURI Luncheon, April 21, 2017. Photographer: Marco Alexis-Chaira/ASU

Taylor Wiehn wins inaugural FURI Alumni Award

Chemical engineering alumnus Taylor Wiehn is the inaugural recipient of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative Alumni Award.
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portrait of Ed Williams. Caption: Edward J. William Jr, (above) graduated from the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, and has returned to ASU as the technical advisor to USPCAS-E in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photographer: Arsal Latif/ASU

USPCAS-E draws Fulton Schools grad back to ASU, makes global impact

Electrical engineering alumnus Edward J. William Jr. returns to the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to help Pakistan address its energy crisis with USPCAS-E.
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Photo of two men standing on each side of a large golden trophy with a caption of "Left to right, Saiman Shetty and Patrick Patel, Hygiea founders stand with the Mayor's Cup in Los Angeles, California. Since starting the company last year, Hygiea has made waves in the entrepreneurial world, entering numerous startup competitions and raising more than $40,000 in funding. This week, they head to the University of California, Berkeley, for LAUNCH. Photo courtesy of Saiman Shetty."

ASU-led tech startup Hygiea heads to Berkeley entrepreneurship competition

Last year, a group of students launched a small startup named Hygiea with a big idea: to make waste management less wasteful.
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Photo of a couple in front of their home with a canoe made of concrete behind them with a caption of "The concrete canoe that engineers Rene Bermudez and Yuliana Armenta helped to design and build nine years ago at ASU is on display in the front yard of their home. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU"

Concrete Canoe team endeavors cast these Fulton Schools alums off on rewarding journey

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Mark Huerta, Vid Micevic and Swaroon Sridhar of 33 Buckets pose with their water containers in Peru

Two more checks on 33 Buckets’ list

Engineering, entrepreneurship and community involvement help three ASU alumni and a current biomedical engineering student bring sustainable clean water to communities in need.
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ASU alumni illuminate new way to treat jaundice

What started as a simple question has morphed into a bold mission: to eliminate casualties from neonatal jaundice.
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Fedrick elected to National Academy of Construction

Ronald M. Fedrick, a construction management alum, was inducted into the National Academy of Construction for “leadership in the construction industry through industry organizations.”
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ASU grad combines art, construction skills to help honor fallen firefighters

A Del E. Webb School of Construction School alum had a key role in building a new state memorial honoring those who sacrificed to protect the lives of others.
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Luz Osana

Luz Osuna: Reaching forward, giving back

Recent alumna Luz Osuna is giving back to the school and student organizations that have helped her to reach her career goals.
Girish Jampani

Girish Jampani: Making the most of his chance and paying it forward

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electrical engineer Ja'Lon Sisson

Undergraduate research ignited Sisson’s passion for engineering

Ja’Lon Sisson overcame struggles to earn his degree in electrical engineering and is now applying his love for research to a graduate fellowship at Duke University.
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Date range July 2018 – July 2015