Awards

Society’s food, energy and water challenges require interdisciplinary approach

October 17, 2016

An interdisciplinary ASU research team looks to visualize food-energy-water nexus data to help decision makers develop sustainable policy for our future.

Showing students humanitarian value of engineering is mission of new President’s Professor

October 12, 2016

Mark Henderson’s work to challenge engineering students to solve real problems around the world is among achievements that have earned him a prestigious ASU President’s Professor title.

Giants of Engineering: Nancy Cooke is advancing the science of teams

October 9, 2016

In action-packed science fiction movies, victory over an indomitable foe is often achieved by a lone hero or a single genius. But in real life it never happens that way.

Capturing carbon dioxide and imaginations: Jerry Lin leads next generation of researchers

October 6, 2016

Jerry Lin is leading a team that will work with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to find ways to capture carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning electricity power plants more efficiently.

High recognition for decades of dedication to engineering progress and students’ success

October 3, 2016

Bruce Rittmann has an impressive collection of awards attesting to his environmental engineering research and teaching skills, but his most recent honor has special meaning for him.

Visual tech visionaries honored with innovation awards

September 30, 2016

Not the usual suspects: Keynote speakers gather before the ICIP IEEE Innovation Program,. From left: Michael Antonov, co-founder, Oculus; John Harding, VP, Google; Bill Dally, SVP, nVIdia; Anthony Park, VP Netflix; Tim Million, VP, Lytro, and Jamie Shotton, co-inventor, Microsoft Kinect.

Inspiring aspiring engineers is best part of the job

September 29, 2016

Peter Fox’s years of work building ASU’s environmental engineering program and mentoring students helped earn him an international award for his accomplishments as an educator.

A closer look at materials science

September 20, 2016

When Peter Crozier characterizes a material, he does so in detail — right down to the atomic structure.

Human brain inspires self-learning microchip

September 19, 2016

Assistant Professor Shimeng Yu's research and educational efforts in neuro-inspired computing earned him a National Science Foundation CAREER award.

Researcher to entrepreneur: Professor launches virtual lab platform for computing research and education

September 15, 2016

Maintaining a physical lab can be costly, so one ASU professor created a virtual lab to accommodate the growing interest in computer networking and cybersecurity.

Fulton Schools takes in lion’s share of solar research funding from DOE

September 14, 2016

Five research projects that focus on reducing the cost of solar energy received in $3.75 million from the Department of Energy, more than any other institution receiving funding for this round of awards.

ASU-industry project explores new structural frontier for additive manufacturing

September 8, 2016

An ASU professor and his industry partners explore and model how lattice structures in additive manufacturing behave to create better processes and designs.

No internet, no power, no problem. Solar library empowers schools abroad

September 7, 2016

A new faculty member brings an innovative device to ASU that provides educational resources across the Pacific Islands.

Countering counterfeits and reinforcing reliability in electronics

August 22, 2016

Electronic hardware security vulnerabilities due to counterfeiting or substandard manufacturing can be countered with new reliability modeling techniques and cybersecurity technologies.

In memoriam: Robert O. Grondin

August 17, 2016

Robert Grondin, who taught electrical engineering at Arizona State University for more than 30 years and helped create the engineering program at the Polytechnic campus, passed away on July 17.

ASU engineer earns medal of merit from Macedonian president

August 10, 2016

Associate Professor Kiril Hristovski received the highest recognition a civilian can earn from the government of Macedonia for research excellence and collaborative efforts toward his country of origin.

DOE SunShot Initiative powers up ASU solar research projects

August 1, 2016

Two new solar research projects at Arizona State University will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative .

ASU a power player at IEEE photovoltaics conference

July 27, 2016

Strong showing at photovoltaic conference highlights Fulton Schools' solar research excellence.