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Potential to help keep U.S. an innovation nation brings students coveted research fellowships

October 19, 2017

Six Fulton Schools of Engineering doctoral students have joined the ranks of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows, who are seen as future research and education leaders.

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A team of students dressed in maroon ASU polos accept an award with their faculty mentor. The caption reads: Above: The Arizona State University VisionHack team accepts their award after finishing first place for Best Presentation, Most Original Approach and Most Innovative in the computer vision hackathon. Left to right, faculty mentor Jared Schoepf, computer science undergraduate students Abhik Chowdhury and Ashley Megumi Satkowski, computer science graduate student Daniel D’Souza, software engineering graduate student Alexander Lampis Slaughter and electrical and computer engineering graduate student and team lead Sami Mian take the stage at the conclusion of the three-day hackathon, held at Moscow's National University of Science and Technology from September 11-13, 2017. Photo courtesy of NUST MISIS

ASU hacks the competition in Moscow hackathon

September 22, 2017

A team of Sun Devil engineers brought home a trio of first-place awards from VisionHack, a computer vision hackathon held in Moscow.

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Photo of two female ASU students showing educational content to local girls on island of Nguna. Caption: On the island of Nguna, a community that lacks access to electricity, internet and running water, Brittany Blevins (far left) and Brianna Fornes (far right) show some of the local children the educational content available on the SolarSPELL

Student’s humanitarian spirit helps make global impact

September 14, 2017

Brittany Blevins knows that engineers have a great responsibility to society. With the speed at which technology is advancing, it is a field that needs skilled people more than ever.

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Five individuals, three young men and two older men, stand in a gymnasium before a poster detailing their capstone project. The caption reads: Left to right, biomedical engineering students Mohammad Mousa, John Tobey and Barrett Anderies pose for a photo with Professor Marco Santello, director of the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering and Dr. Rami Aoun, of the Mayo Clinic's Department of Neurological Surgery at the SBHSE capstone project showcase in April 2017. Photo courtesy of Barrett Anderies

Biomedical engineers land second place in NIH’s DEBUT challenge

September 5, 2017

Three biomedical engineering students garnered the praise of the National Institutes of Health for their innovative 3D brain mapping tool.

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Meet the class of 2021

August 18, 2017

Each year, we pull aside some members of the incoming class to learn about why they came to ASU, their hopes, dreams and more. Read on to get to know the class of 2021.

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Photo of the SAE car with a group around the car with one speaking. Caption is Members of the ASU chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers and their supporters gathered recently for the unveiling of a new race car equipped with aerodynamic features designed to boost the vehicle’s performance. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU"

Revved up: High hopes for hitting new heights

June 14, 2017

An ASU student race car team is determined to put in an impressive showing at a leading international automotive engineering competition.

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Photo of three students attaching an auger to a drill with a caption of "The Next Level Devils preparing to test their conical tapered anchor prior to heading to NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU"

Next Level Devils take off on microgravity adventure with NASA’s Micro-g NExT program

June 2, 2017

The Next Level Devils

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Photo of four students standing next to a table with a small vehicle on top of the table with a caption of "Jayse Langdon, Jon Simiyu, Andrew Dopilka and Alex Cook work on their fuel-cell-powered car in preparation for the national American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Chem-E-Car competition this November. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU"

Fulton Schools students build a car and skills with chemistry

May 19, 2017

The team's innovative design ideas earned them second place in the 2017 AIChE Rocky Mountain Regional Conference competition in March.

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A woman in cold weather gear — a red parka, white snow pants and a knit cap — stands before a green sign welcoming her to Uhuru Peak, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Africa. Behind her, the tops of other mountains are visible as the horizon expands outward. The caption reads: Sophie Olson stands atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa at the completion of the first marathon in her seven-continent marathon tour. From 2013-2016, Olson ran seven marathons, one on each continent, while working full time and pursuing her bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering. Photo courtesy of Sophie Olson

Mother of three completes academic marathon — and some others along the way

May 10, 2017

Sophie Olson didn't think she would graduate until 2020, but through perseverance and dedication, and with a clear goal in mind, she outpaced her own expectations.

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Innovative work with optoelectronics earns Preston Webster Palais Outstanding Doctoral Student award

May 10, 2017

Preston Webster's contributions to a slew of publications and hard work earned him the coveted Palais award for graduating electrical engineering doctoral students.

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A young man and young woman stand in a pristine white trailer, with laboratory cabinetry and a dental examination chair behind them. The caption reads: Above: Nick Kemme and Sara Mantlik show off the completed mobile dental clinic, which will expand the mission impact of IMAHelps, a nonprofit group that provides dental and medical care to underserved populations in Central and South America. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU

Engineering Smiles’ mobile dental clinic ready to hit the road

May 3, 2017

After four years of hard work, the EPICS team is preparing to send their mobile dental clinic to aid dental missions to developing nations.

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Photo of three students working with a robotic arm with a caption of "Computer science doctoral students (left to right) Anagha Kulkarni, Sarath Sreedharan and Tathagata Chakraborti have combined aspects of robotics, artificial intelligence, cognitive neuroscience and virtual-reality technology in their project for the Microsoft Imagine Cup competition. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU."

ASU team taking concept for closer human-robot connection to U.S. Imagine Cup finals

April 10, 2017

A design for a system to enable higher levels of human-robot interaction has put some Fulton Schools doctoral students into the national round of a global technology competition.

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Portrait of Marcus Denetdale with a caption of "A veteran, student org leader and new program manager for Construction in Indian Country, doctoral student Marcus Denetdale has done it all in pursuit of his third degree from ASU. Photo by Pete Zrioka/ASU. "

Navajo veteran explores engineering pathways, mentors Native students

March 21, 2017

A veteran, student org leader and new program manager for Construction in Indian Country, doctoral student Marcus Denetdale has done it all in pursuit of his third degree from ASU.

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Photo of Aldin Malkoc receiving an oversized check with a caption of "Above: Aldin Malkoc's research to improve on the specificity and sensitivity of DNA detection was awarded the 2017 Young Chemist Award by Metrohm USA. Photo courtesy of Aldin Malkoc"

DNA-detection research earns biomedical engineer Young Chemist Award

March 16, 2017

Biomedical engineering graduate student Aldin Malkoc was awarded the 2017 Young Chemist Award for his research to improve on the specificity and sensitivity of DNA detection.

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Velia Francis (left), Anthony Zlaket (center) and Nick Vale (right) are designing orthopedic dynamic splints that both prevent and fix hand deformities. The team will represent ASU at the United States National Grand Challenges Summit in Washington, D.C.

Student engineers take orthopedic startup to international competition

March 9, 2017

Three biomedical engineering students are designing orthopedic dynamic splints that both prevent and fix hand deformities as part of a startup called Rethro.

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ASU’s first Churchill Scholarship awarded to Christopher Balzer

January 26, 2017

Since 1963, Churchill Scholars have travelled to the University of Cambridge to pursue graduate studies. Christopher Balzer is the first Sun Devil to ever receive the prestigious scholarship, which recognizes exceptional science and engineering students.

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Introducing the Outstanding Undergraduates, IMPACT and Dean’s Dissertation Award recipients of Fall 2016

December 12, 2016

At the conclusion the fall semester, we highlight some standout members of graduating class for their outstanding commitments to both academics and the Fulton Schools at large.

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Impressive at iGEM

December 2, 2016

Contending against the most advanced teams at one of the world’s premier student science contests, ASU’s synthetic biology team put in a sparkling performance.

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