Awards

Ron Askin: a dedicated, driving force behind Fulton Schools rise and recognition

May 6, 2016

As the inaugural director of the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Ron Askin brought the newly renamed school to international recognition.

Innovative ideas for enhancing rehabilitation earn foundation’s support

April 27, 2016

Creative use of wearable robotics and wireless body sensor networks to improve physical therapy systems brings an ASU engineer a Science Foundation Arizona award to fund his research.

Materials research builds foundation for a better world

April 19, 2016

Civil and environmental engineering Professor Barzin Mobasher takes his concrete research out of the lab and into American Concrete Institute working groups to try to make more effective and efficient infrastructure.

Far-reaching engineering contributions earn Adrian honorary doctorate

April 5, 2016

For accomplishments that have made him “arguably the most important living experimental fluid mechanician of the past 50 years"

Should engineers take more risks in the classroom? Skydiving professor says yes.

April 2, 2016

Nadia Kellam, a freestyle skydiver and engineering professor, not only experiences risk firsthand as she falls from the sky, but she also researches the role of risk taking in engineering education.

Pentagon names ASU Prof Ying-Cheng Lai NSSEF Fellow

March 29, 2016

The program awards grants to top-tier researchers from U.S. universities to conduct long-term, unclassified, basic research of strategic importance to the Defense Department.

Bearup brings building expertise to construction profession’s next generation

March 17, 2016

ASU construction management and engineering students are getting the benefit of Professor of Practice Wylie Bearup’s four decades of experience in the building industry.

New faculty member working on gene therapies for cancer treatment

March 9, 2016

Samira Kiani is hoping meld genome engineering and synthetic biology to develop the next generation of gene therapies in the fight against cancer.

Fluidic Energy: ASU academic start-up attains global reach

March 2, 2016

Bringing disparate data together with new computing theories and tools

March 1, 2016

An ASU professor is working on the cutting edge of data analysis to improve our ability to make decisions on the highly varied data coming out of manufacturing, social media, healthcare and other systems.

Ants marching to a better future for human sustainability

February 26, 2016

New Fulton Schools of Engineering Assistant Professor Ted Pavlic, explores the possibilities of using biomimicry for making advances in robotics, automated control systems and strategies for sustainability.

Mirchandani named INFORMS fellow for pioneering advances in network traffic control

February 24, 2016

ASU professor was one of eight members granted fellowship status by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences in 2015.

Experiences early in life set course for Holloway’s engineering pursuits

February 15, 2016

New faculty member Julianne Holloway brings expertise in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to the range of research in the Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Body’s natural molecular mechanisms provide blueprint for better technology

February 8, 2016

A prestigious National Science Foundation award will aid Ximin He’s quest to help make environmental safety and medical advances by mimicking human biological capabilities.

Laser-focus on the future of spectrometry earns researcher AFOSR YIP grant

February 2, 2016

ASU electrical engineer Yu Yao will pursue advances in mid-infrared laser spectrometry with support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

How bacteria can produce electricity, treat wastewater

February 1, 2016

Chemical engineer César Torres is advancing research that converts the power of respiring microorganisms into electrical current to remotely treat wastewater and power sensors on the ocean's floor.

The life and career of Gerald Farin, geometric modeling pioneer, generous mentor

January 28, 2016

World-renowned computer science professor Gerald Farin contributed his expertise in geometric modeling and computer-aided geometric design (CAGD) for 29 years at ASU.

Professor’s endowment will move geotechnical engineering program forward

January 28, 2016

Edward Kavazanjian's estate gift aims to extend the long-term viability and prominence of the geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering program within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.