Research

Mapping the road to more resilient metals

August 13, 2020

Fulton Schools Professor Karl Sieradzki and colleagues at other leading research universities will explore ways to engineer more corrosion resistant metal alloys.

“Ultra materials” spark ideas for a more efficient power grid

August 10, 2020

The U.S. Department of Energy grants ASU an Energy Frontier Research Center and $12.4 million in funding to research a new class of semiconductor materials.

ASU and Zimin Foundation partner for future of urban tech

July 30, 2020

The new Zimin Institute for Smart, Sustainable Cities supports applied research projects to drive a people-centric vision for the future of cities.

Enhance sustainability by laying technological groundwork with engineering

July 27, 2020

A webinar will explore how and why engineering education must emphasize the critical role of technology in shaping sustainable societal systems.

ASU graduate engineering students starting fall term everywhere

July 20, 2020

ASU graduate engineering programs offer flexible new attendance options and valuable professional incentives for students joining the Fall 2020 term.

Seeking solid scientific ground for engineering soil sustainability

July 8, 2020

A field research station at ASU’s Polytechnic campus designed to probe water and soil interactions could help solve big soil erosion problems.

Progress in water treatment earns accolades for engineering researchers

June 29, 2020

Naushita Sharma and Paul Westerhoff received accolades from the American Water Works Association for exemplary research in drinking water treatment.

Teens design back-to-school strategies amid COVID-19 pandemic

June 25, 2020

A tri-university virtual engineering design competition hosted by ASU tasked high school students to develop COVID-19 social distancing solutions for schools.

ASU, Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council announce first engineering scholarship recipient

June 23, 2020

The Fulton Schools of Engineering and Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council announced ASU student Sara Curry is the recipient of the first ASU Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Scholarship.

Machine learning research employs mobile devices to mitigate COVID-19

June 22, 2020

ASU Associate Professor Lalitha Sankar leads new research on machine learning with smartphones to help combat the novel coronavirus.

Forecasting the future of mobility

June 9, 2020

Fulton Schools researchers aim to pave way for use of new transportation technologies amid conflicting public attitudes — especially about driverless vehicles

What wastewater reveals can aid in easing societal harm by COVID-19

June 1, 2020

Advanced wastewater analysis by ASU researchers will help formulate strategies to relieve social upheaval brought on by the widespread coronavirus threat

Data-driven disease modeling could improve regional response

May 26, 2020

ASU researchers received a grant from the National Science Foundation to design a new way to model the spread of COVID-19 using data and machine learning.

ASU rapidly engineers solution for medical staff battling COVID-19

May 21, 2020

ASU Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff, fellow faculty and students have created a practical face-mask decontamination solution to help combat COVID-19.

Soft skills make engineers better

May 20, 2020

ASU programs like the Grand Challenges Scholars Program and Entrepreneurial Mindset initiative collaborate with industry to align goals for success.

13 ASU engineering faculty earn the prestigious NSF CAREER Award

May 14, 2020

Thirteen early career faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering earned the prestigious NSF CAREER Award between November 2019 and April 2020.

ASU solar energy startup shines in national competition

May 12, 2020

Innovation from Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering researchers has advanced to the final round of a U.S. Department of Energy competition.

Turbulent terrain: Peering beneath the Venusian surface

May 7, 2020

A team of ASU engineers and scientists takes on the challenge of making technology tough enough to probe seismic activity on one of the most forbidding planets.