Awards

Not all defects in semiconductors are bad

June 1, 2026

Sandhya Susarla receives the Army Research Office Early Career Program Award to discover hidden defects with unexpected influence on materials behavior.

A researcher, Jagannathan Rajagopalan, wearing blue gloves adjusts a large scientific instrument in a laboratory while two other people observe in the background. The room contains advanced lab equipment and workstations.

Designing metallic alloys to do more

May 8, 2026

Jagannathan Rajagopalan has been elected a 2026 National Academy of Inventors senior member.

The fight to protect student data in the age of AI

May 7, 2026

Rakibul Hasan receives an NSF CAREER Award to build tools that help universities use student data responsibly without turning it into a surveillance system.

Zhengtao Gan operates a machine in the Reactive Materials 3D printing Lab.

Cracking the limits of multi-metal manufacturing

April 23, 2026

ASU researcher Zhengtao Gan earned an NSF CAREER Award for his research on improving the reliability of advanced parts in multi-metal 3D printing.

What comes after silicon?

April 21, 2026

Assistant Professor Sui Yang receives 2026 CAREER Award to develop materials that could surpass classical capabilities by controlling light at the molecular level.

ASU researcher earned PECASE for neurodegenerative diagnostics

April 16, 2026

Highest federal award supports Barbara Smith’s work to improve detection of neurodegenerative diseases through biomarkers.

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How tiny drug carriers could transform brain treatment

March 13, 2026

ASU faculty member Kuei-Chun “Mark” Wang has earned an NSF CAREER Award to battle neurological disorders.

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Cybersecurity trailblazer named ACM Fellow

March 11, 2026

ASU professor Gail-Joon Ahn recognized for shaping the foundations of modern computer security.

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ASU researcher aims to make nanomedicine mainstream

March 10, 2026

Richard d’Arcy receives the 2026 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.

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ASU power researcher energizes future engineers

February 11, 2026

Mike Ranjram receives the 2025 IEEE Region 6 Outstanding Educator Award for significant contributions to STEM education.

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Two ASU faculty members honored for charter-driven impact

February 9, 2026

Daniel Frank and Laura Hosman, who are affiliated with The Polytechnic School, are recognized for work aligning with the high aspirations of the ASU Charter.

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2 engineering faculty elected NAI fellows

December 22, 2025

Faculty members from the Fulton Schools were elected into the National Academy of Inventors for their contributions in microelectronics and bioremediation.

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Samuel Ariaratnam, a professor of construction engineering and the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering at the Del E. Webb School of Construction, was recently elected president and named a fellow of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, part of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

Trenchless tech expert breaks new ground as UESI president

December 18, 2025

Samuel Ariaratnam, whose research in underground construction methods preserves roads, leads a group focused on utilities and surveying while mentoring engineers.

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Assistant Professor Nicholas Rolston and undergraduate researcher Sidra Elsaady working together in a solar energy laboratory at ASU. Rolston, wearing a blue button-down shirt, points at a piece of equipment while Elsaady, wearing a lab coat and safety glasses, observes. The background features various scientific instruments and a yellow chemical safety cabinet used for their research on self-healing solar cells.

Nick Rolston's proposal to explore the potential of perovskite solar panels on orbiting satellites has been selected for the 2025 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program award.

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