Awards

ASU researcher helps robot teams get the lay of the land

December 18, 2020

Assistant professor Sze Zheng Yong's research to help coordinate robot and rover activities on lunar and planetary surfaces earns him an Early Career Faculty Space Tech Research Grant awarded by NASA.

Mechanical engineering achievements earn Ladani ASME Fellow status

December 2, 2020

A Fulton Schools professor’s impacts as an educator and research leader have elevated her stature in the leading organization in mechanical engineering.

Vijay Vittal: 15 years of energizing power systems engineering

November 12, 2020

Vittal is ending his tenure as director of the Power Systems Engineering Research Center after an impactful 15 years of modernizing the electric grid.

Chao Wang earns Engineering Unleashed Fellow award for entrepreneurship-focused education

October 21, 2020

Hands-on, team-based, open-ended design projects in first-year engineering courses improve retention, skill development and a sense of community and success.

Timing is everything: Advances in distributed systems’ time transfer earns ASU researcher DARPA award

October 20, 2020

Saeed Zeinolabedinzadeh earned a DARPA award for a high-precision, low-latency scheme for 5G and 5G communications to improve security, performance and cost.

Neithalath awarded $2 million to recast concrete construction

October 15, 2020

ASU engineering faculty member Narayanan Neithalath is fostering a new global network to coordinate concrete construction technology research and development.

Rivera honored for innovation in engineering education

September 16, 2020

Daniel E. Rivera has been recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for his achievements in advancing interactive computer-based education.

Holloway honored as a rising star in chemical engineering

September 10, 2020

ASU engineering faculty member Julianne Holloway is being recognized among the best and brightest in the field of chemical engineering.

Abbas, Friesen earn elevated status among academic inventors

August 18, 2020

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

FORTA Professorship to expand ASU pavement engineering research

August 11, 2020

Growing support from a major corporation in the synthetic reinforcement fibers industry will boost Fulton Schools pavement improvement pursuits.

AI and the science of abstraction

August 6, 2020

Siddharth Srivastava earned a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his research to equip artificial intelligence with abstract reasoning capability.

New Fulton Entrepreneurial Professors move innovation to the market

July 7, 2020

ASU engineering fellowships help innovative faculty commercialize their technology startup ventures.

Gibson’s legacy of construction earns Distinguished Member honor

July 1, 2020

Professor George Edward “Edd” Gibson, Jr., is one of eight people to be named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2020.

Progress in water treatment earns accolades for engineering researchers

June 29, 2020

Naushita Sharma and Paul Westerhoff received accolades from the American Water Works Association for exemplary research in drinking water treatment.

ASU research and innovation leader Sethuraman Panchanathan confirmed as National Science Foundation director

June 23, 2020

As the 15th NSF director, Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan will serve a six-year appointment to establish NSF policy and advise the agency and President.

13 ASU engineering faculty earn the prestigious NSF CAREER Award

May 14, 2020

Thirteen early career faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering earned the prestigious NSF CAREER Award between November 2019 and April 2020.

Kitchen cooks up automated design leading to faster, lighter electronics

May 8, 2020

Jennifer Kitchen received an NSF CAREER Award to automate the design process of power electronics, which will improve energy efficiency in all electronic devices.

Yong enhancing the real-world safety and security of autonomous systems

May 6, 2020

Sze Zheng Yong is developing control synthesis tools to make autonomous systems such as self-driving vehicles and drones safe and secure under real-world uncertainties.