Awards Archives - Page 19 of 23

Flexible hybrid electronics bend the rules of computing architectures

May 30, 2017

Umit Ogras is developing an innovative methodology and tools to optimize the design of flexible hybrid electronics — architectures that combine flexible elements and rigid silicon to overcome the performance limitations of purely flexible electronics.

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A photo of Mikhail Chester teaching three students in a classroom with a caption of "Mikhail Chester (left) and his research of ways to adapt infrastructure to more severe and changing weather has been rewarded with the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Photographer: Nora Skrodenis/ASU"

Mikhail Chester honored for work to protect infrastructure from extreme weather

May 18, 2017

Mikhail Chester and his research of ways to adapt infrastructure to more severe and changing weather has been rewarded with the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Portrait of Mehdi Nikkhah in his lab with a caption of "Assistant Professor Mehdi Nikkhah's vision of a microengineered chip to better understand hear attacks is being rewarded bt the National Science Foundation with a CAREER Award totaling $500,000 over the next five years. Photographer Jessica Hochreiter/ASU "

Microengineering a heart attack

May 16, 2017

With support from a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Mehdi Nikkhah is creating a heart attack-on-a-chip to better understand a disease that is a leading killer in the United States.

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A man wearing glasses and a button down shirt stands in a white laboratory with some equipment behind him. The caption reads: Above: Electrical engineering Assistant Professor Yuji Zhao stands in his Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition lab on the Tempe campus, where he works with gallium nitride, a compound with unique properties. Zhao's research is focused on exploring gallium nitride's use in optoelectronics and high-power and high-frequency. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU.

ASU engineer looks to improve next-gen materials for solar cells

April 24, 2017

Yuji Zhao is researching new applications for an incredible material — gallium nitride — and his recent findings show its potential for use in solar cells.

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Photo of six women around a laptop computer with a caption of "Assistant Professor Carole-Jean Wu (in gold), is exploring a new approach to performance optimization based on the unique usage and user satisfaction attributes of smartphones in a five-year National Science Foundation CAREER Award research project. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU."

User satisfaction: The new framework for smartphone performance optimization

April 7, 2017

Assistant Professor Carole-Jean Wu is exploring a new approach to energy performance optimization based on smartphone user satisfaction in a $450,000, five-year National Science Foundation CAREER Award research project.

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An image of a gun created out of bullets with the phrase "Weaponized Narrative" made out of typewriter keys. The image has a caption of "In the digital age, the weaponry used to sow seeds of political and social instability includes targeted and rapid dissemination of disinformation, A new ASU initiative aims to counter the threat this can pose. Image courtesy of the Weaponized Narrative Initiative."

Mounting defenses against the nefarious powers of narrative

March 29, 2017

A new ASU initiative takes on the challenge of countering the threat posed by fast-spreading forms of information and disinformation warfare made for the digital age.

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Ren’s CAREER Award confronts energy limitations facing internet of things

March 20, 2017

Assistant Professor Fengbo Ren seeks to develop practical and effective solutions to the challenges of deploying internet of things devices at scale.

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Solar and sustainability scholar sojourns to Sweden

March 17, 2017

Meng Tao has been awarded the 2017 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Alternative Energy Technology, which will take him to Sweden to study solar-powered charging for electric vehicles and solar module recycling.

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Peak performance in variety of roles brings prestigious professorial honor

March 14, 2017

An array of achievements in research, teaching, student mentorship, professional leadership and community service earned Paul Westerhoff the esteemed title of ASU Regents' Professor.

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Professor Bruce Rittmann stands smiling in a lab coat before an array of scientific equipment. The caption reads: Regents' Professor Bruce Rittmann recently received the Jankowski Legacy Award for 2017, which is one of the highest distinctions a Fulton Schools faculty member can achieve. The award recognizes engineering faculty with measured contributions to education, research and public service. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Rittmann named 2017 recipient of Jankowski Legacy Award

March 6, 2017

Regents' Professor Bruce Rittmann adds another distinction recognizing his career of service, education and research.

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Ramakrishna tapped to lead Grand Challenge Scholars Program’s growth

February 21, 2017

Emeritus Professor B.L. Ramakrishna was named Director of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program Network, which prepares students to solve the big challenges of the 21st Century.

Penny Ann Dolin (right) teaching students in the Graphic Information Technology photo studio. Photographer: Kahn Van Toor/ASU

Penny Ann Dolin receives 2016 Education Award of Excellence

February 16, 2017

Penny Ann Dolin was honored by the Printing Industries of America with the 2016 Education Award of Excellence for leadership that has directly resulted in a distinguished education service in graphic communications.

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Bruno Azeredo displays optical gratings used in microscopes and spectrophotometers.

Professor’s new approach to manufacturing silicon could boost Arizona economy

February 14, 2017

With support from a Science Foundation Arizona award, Bruno Azeredo is automating a new manufacturing technique he invented to overcome a major limitation in nanomanufacturing.

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student recruitment, student retention, engineering careers, STEM careers

Talent search: Finding potential to fill the need for future engineers

February 3, 2017

A Fulton Schools professor has won support from the National Science Foundation for ramping up efforts to attract more community college transfer students to university engineering studies.

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Neuromorphic computing systems, a promising architecture for next-generation computing, take inspiration from the brain in the form of digital synapses that can speed up processing.

Engineers study radiation-caused mutations in brain-like computing systems

January 27, 2017

A team of ASU researchers seek to understand how radiation affects neuromorphic computing systems to prepare them for critical applications in harsh environments.

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earthquake damage, soil liquefaction, national academies of science, engineering and medicine, geotechnical engineering

Helping to fortify defenses against an earth-shaking problem

January 27, 2017

Professor Edward Kavazanjian played a leading role in an intensive, five-year national project that has produced guidelines for dealing with the threat of soil liquefaction resulting from earthquakes.

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Meet the new Fulton Schools faculty of 2016–2017

January 17, 2017

The Fulton Schools continue to bring in new faculty members to help students succeed and to advance the cutting edge in their engineering fields.

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Bruce Rittmann. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Inventions that clean up water earn Rittmann NAI Fellowship

January 13, 2017

Research utilizing bacteria to decontaminate waste water and generate electricity and valuable resources at the same time earns Regents' Professor Bruce Rittmann prestigious academic honor.

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