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Daniel Frank and Laura Hosman

Two ASU faculty members honored for charter-driven impact

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.
School or unitPOLY
ASU sunburst logo sign in front of palo verde tree

2 engineering faculty elected NAI fellows

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

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

Self-healing solar in space

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.
School or unitECEE
Jean Andino

Restoring access to clean air

Fulton Schools Associate Professor Jean Andino develops patent-pending technology to control carbon dioxide levels in vehicles.
School or unitSEMTE
Enrique Vivoni standing in front of a fountain.

Making waves in hydrology

Enrique Vivoni earns three prestigious fellowships for advancing research in water systems and climate resilience.
School or unitSSEBE
Elham-Fini holding a piece of asphalt.

Paving a sustainable future, one road at a time

ASU researcher creates bio-based materials for transportation infrastructure and mentors the next generation.
School or unitSSEBE
Dina Verdín portrait style photo where she's standing in a corridor with her arms crossed.

Changing the lens of engineering education

NSF CAREER Award supports Dina Verdín’s research to reflect engineering students’ educational journeys.
School or unitPOLY
A graphic showing all the CAREER Award winners.

From cyberspace to outer space

Seven Fulton Schools faculty members earn prestigious NSF Awards for trailblazing research.
School or unitPOLYSCAISEMTE
Bertan Bakkaloglu

Wired for excellence

Bertan Bakkaloglu receives the 2025 Joseph C. Palais Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award for innovative research, teaching and service.
School or unitECEE
Vidya Chhabria

ASU researcher honored with Google award for AI-driven chip design

Vidya Chhabria is among the first cohort to receive award for research advancing AI- and GPU-driven database management systems.
School or unitECEE
Krishnendu Chakrabarty

Microelectronics faculty member honored with prestigious award

ASU researcher awarded by the Semiconductor Research Corporation for innovative microelectronics testing technology.
School or unitECEE
Mohamed Houssem Kasbaoui

Accelerating the flow of discovery

ASU’s Mohamed Houssem Kasbaoui is revolutionizing fluid dynamics simulations, cutting computation from months to hours to accelerate innovation.
School or unitSEMTE
Tiffany Bao outdoors at work on her laptop.

Researcher creates AI-powered tools to outsmart hackers

To address the cybersecurity talent shortage, Bao is building open-source tools that teach computers to help coders find hidden flaws faster.
School or unitSCAI
Hua Wei

Hua Wei’s CAREER Award signals green lights and great ideas

Artificial intelligence powers new tools to help cities ease traffic, optimize energy use and strengthen emergency response through smarter decision-making.
School or unitSCAI
Heejin Jeong

NSF CAREER Award winner aims to provide a helping hand

School or unitPOLY
Photo of Hannah Kerner.

A CAREER in orbit

Hannah Kerner receives prestigious NSF award to power purposeful planetary insights.
School or unitSCAI
Photo of Kailong Jin holding up a petri dish

Unlocking smart polymer composite potential

Fulton Schools Assistant Professor Kailong Jin has received the 2025 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award to uncover the fundamental properties of novel polymer composites.
School or unitSEMTE

Date range February 2026 – July 2025