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Chokepoints and censorship: Protecting the free flow of information on the Internet

Stephanie Forrest studies the architecture of the internet and the potential of censorship when information crosses borders.
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Pioneering biotechnology researcher honored with Stockholm Water Prize

Arizona State University Regents’ Professor Bruce Rittmann was named a 2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.
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Evolutionary quest

With support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Umit Ogras will provide the U.S. military with innovative tools to carry out its field missions.
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ASU engineering professor receives highest civilian award from U.S. Air Force

Werner J.A. Dahm was recently presented the Secretary of the Air Force Distinguished Public Service Award at the Pentagon.
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ASU and Amazon inspire new student ventures with Alexa

Arizona State University and Amazon will enable student-led startups to enhance their products with voice through the Alexa Innovation Fellowship.
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Work ethic earns professor a place in Canadian Academy of Engineering

Demand for Samuel Ariaratnam’s skills as a teacher, researcher and expert in his field is sure to grow with his latest prestigious professional honor.
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ASU researchers improving human life with AI earn NSF CAREER Awards

Two assistant professors at Arizona State University earn NSF CAREER Awards to advance artificial intelligence through machine learning.
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Remembering George Karady, a power electronics leader

The highly respected educator, researcher and electrical engineering expert left a lasting impact on his colleagues, students, friends, family and the world.
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Photo of three people in a lab. Caption: ASU geotechnical engineering expert Ed Kavazanjian (middle) earned the American Society of Civil Engineers' highest honor for his outstanding career achievements. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

ASU geotechnical engineering expert recognized with top honor

ASU geotechnical engineering expert Edward Kavazanjian earned the American Society of Civil Engineers' highest honor for his outstanding career achievements.
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Photo of two men holding a plaque awarding faculty from ASU's construction program Best Paper. Caption: Mounir El Asmar (left) accepts the Best Paper award from Charles Berryman, construction management department chair at Louisiana State University. Photo courtesy of Louisiana State University

ASU cements status as a top construction program at 2018 Construction Research Congress

ASU researchers won the Best Paper award at the 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers’ Construction Research Congress in New Orleans, and ASU will host the Congress for the first time in 2020.
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Portrait of Giuseppe Mascaro. Caption: ASU Now - Prof. Giuseppe Mascaro - 6/7/2018 - Tempe campus Professor Giuseppe Mascaro poses for a portrait in the outdoor desert habitat area North of his office in ISTB4 Thursday morning on Tempe campus June 7th, 2018. Mascaro's research focuses on statistical analysis of rain gauge data collected by Maricopa County Flood Control for the past thirty years. Photo by Deanna Dent/ASU Now

Modeling the present to improve future predictions of extreme rain

Assistant Professor Giuseppe Mascaro characterized daily rainfall extremes in Metro Phoenix to support hydrologic, engineering and climate studies.
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Photo of four people standing. Caption: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Emeritus Professor David Ferry pictured (from left) with his wife, Darleen, and daughters Linda Parkis and Lara Ferry at a recent reception honoring Professor Ferry for his 35 years of teaching and research at Arizona State University. A gift to ASU from David and Darleen Ferry will fund a professorship to support advanced electrical engineering research at the university. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU

Academic rigor, research excellence define professor’s legacy

The David and Darleen Ferry Professorship adds to 35 years of contributions to engineering education and research that David Ferry has made to Arizona State University
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Photo of Kumar Ankit in front of a monitor with a snowflake. Photographer: Monique Clement/ASU

From random to predictable: The metal solidification process

ASU researcher Kumar Ankit created a simulation that can predict how metal solidifies, which could be a big deal for the future of manufacturing.
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Designing algorithms for better data analysis and stronger networks

Hanghang Tong designs algorithms to help networks of people work better together, to foil terrorist networks, make infrastructure more resilient and more.
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Portrait of Doug Montgomery in his office. Caption: Regents’ Professor Douglas Montgomery has established a charitable reminder trust to help fund graduate education and a new professorship in industrial engineering in the Fulton Schools. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Eminent scholar gives $2 million to support industrial engineering at ASU

Professor Douglas Montgomery is making a personal contribution of $2 million to support the industrial engineering program at Arizona State University.
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Photo of two men in a lab with one holding a lightbulb. Caption: Yuji Zhao (left), an electrical engineering professor in Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, and Houqiang Fu (right), a doctoral student in Zhao’s research group, hold an LED light bulb. Zhao and Fu are authors on a paper recently published in a leading photonics journal highlighting the theoretical limits and future directions for light-emitting diode technology. Photo courtesy of Yuji Zhao

ASU Bisgrove Scholar illuminates the future of LED lighting

Light-emitting diode research by Yuji Zhao outlines the theoretical limits of efficiency and expands LED use to wireless communications and medical applications.
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Award-winning cybersecurity startup springs from ASU research

Computer science, artificial intelligence and social sciences combine in a startup venture to build defenses against nefarious forces on the dark web.
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Photo of three people standing in a row with the middle one holding a certificate. Caption: Assistant Professor Francois Perreault’s research has had a significant impact on the use of nanomaterials in a variety of biological, chemical and environmental processes, including those related to water treatment. Photographer: Ana Barrios/ASU

Making sustainable strides in nanotechnology

A Fulton Schools doctoral student and two faculty members swept the top research awards at a major international nanotechnology conference.
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Date range September 2018 – March 2018