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  • Bernard Harris addresses Arizona middle school students at the summer science camp at ASU

    Astronaut enthralls youngsters at summer camp

    June 15, 2010

    A visit by veteran U.S. astronaut Bernard Harris was the highlight of a summer science camp at ASU for Arizona middle school students.
  • Paul Johnson has been named dean of the Fulton Engineering Schools, effective Jan. 1, 2011.

    Johnson named dean of Fulton Schools of Engineering

    June 13, 2010

    ASU’s Paul Johnson has been named dean of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2011. He succeeds Deirdre Meldrum, who has been promoted to senior scientist.
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  • William Dyer

    Academic advisor earns national award

    June 11, 2010

    A national academic advising organization gives one of its top awards to student advisor in ASU’s School of Biological and Health Sciences Engineering.
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  • Using ethanol, sulfuric acid and water as power sources, ASU engineering students designed and built this "Chem-E-Car" that has earned them a place in a national student competition sponsored by the American Institute for Chemical Engineers.

    Students will put ‘chem-car’ to national test

    June 9, 2010

    A group of ASU engineering students are preparing for the National Chem-E-Car Competition to test their chemical-powered vehicle against similar vehicles designed and built by student engineering teams from around the country.
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  • Engineering students Jonathan Plasencia (left) and Haithem Babiker won an international award for innovation in biomedical research.

    Heart research gets international recognition

    June 4, 2010

    ASU bioengineering students have won an international award for a presentation on their research into treatment of congenita1 heart disease.
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  • Veteran U.S. astronaut Bernard Harris guides summer science camp students through an experiment at ASU in 2009.

    Rocks, rockets and robotics

    June 3, 2010

    Middle school students from throughout Arizona will take on a cosmic challenge at a summer science and engineering camp at ASU.

  • ASU water researchers in the spotlight

    June 2, 2010

    ASU researchers working on ways to help the world find sustainable solutions to its water-quality and wastewater-treatment problems were featured at an international conference.
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  • Mutsumi Nakamura

    Nakamura named engineering schools’ ‘Best Teacher’

    May 28, 2010

    Going beyond the call of duty to motivate and inspire students has helped computer science and engineering lecturer Mutsumi Nakamuri win one of ASU’s “Best Teacher” honors.
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  • Defense technologies raise critical questions

    May 25, 2010

    An ASU engineering and ethics professor asks if society is prepared to cope with the implications of advanced high-tech military capabilities.
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  • Shamar Thomas

    Engineering alums earn prestigious fellowship

    May 24, 2010

    Two graduates of ASU’s engineering programs will pursue advanced degrees in education through one of the country’s prominent teaching fellowship programs.
  • Rahul Mitra is only a junior in high school, and already he’s working with an engineering research group at Arizona State University.

    High school student earns place in ASU lab

    May 20, 2010

    A Tempe high school student’s exceptional skills in science and engineering have earned him an opportunity to work alongside ASU researchers.
  • Chemical engineering major Jared Schoepf was part of a project team that helped engineer a way to enhance an urban plant and wildlife habitat. The team won both an Innovation Challenge award and a Community Changemaker award. (Photo: Blaine Coury/ASU)

    Engineering majors excel in community projects

    May 20, 2010

    ASU engineering students are earning awards for their innovation and community service.
  • Roman Wroklawski Photo by: Jessica Slater/ASU

    Student brings sustainability to business

    May 19, 2010

    A Phoenix-area small business is running more smoothly thanks to the skills of an ASU computer systems engineering student.
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  • Henry Sodano

    Virginia Tech honors an alumnus at ASU

    May 17, 2010

    Innovative research achievements have helped earn ASU engineering faculty member Henry Sodano honors from his college alma mater.
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  • Contributions to laser technology spotlighted

    May 17, 2010

    Science magazine notes the role of an ASU researcher in promising advances in the use of laser technology.
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  • Richard Farmer

    Professor honored for dedication to education

    May 17, 2010

    ASU engineering professor Richard Farmer is recognized by an international group for his skills as a teacher and commitment to his students.
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  • ASU research revealing clues to autism causes

    May 13, 2010

    Professor James Adams talks to ABC News 15 in Phoenix about ASU research that is teaching us more about the causes of autism and potentially more effective ways to treat it.
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  • Researchers at ASU's NanoFab facility provide expertise to help businesss and industry take advantage of the latest technologies. (Photo: Jessica Slater/ASU)

    Where nanotechnology’s future is incubating

    May 13, 2010

    ASU is home to one of the center’s that make up the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, designed to keep the country at the leading edge of high technology.
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  • Arizona State University engineering students Ryan Scott (left) and Travis Sein say they returned from their first national computer gaming challenge determined to take on more tough competition in the future. (Photo: Blaine Coury/ASU)

    Computer gaming skills shown on national stage

    May 11, 2010

    Skills learned in ASU’s computer science and engineering program helped two students earn a spot in the finals of a national student computer gaming competition.
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  • DNA threads through a carbon nanotube. Enlarged to this scale, the nanotube would extend about the length of a football field.

    What do we know about nano?

    May 7, 2010

    Sorting out nanotech’s potential from the hype, creating policy, and educating the public are huge issues facing the science of the small.
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  • ASU prof joins national radio show biofuels talk

    May 4, 2010

    The National Public Radio program “Science Friday” turned to ASU professor and researcher Bruce Rittmann to talk about biofuels as an alternative energy source.
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  • Rebekah Theisen, shown at work in a research lab, is one of four ASU engineering students to recently win prestigious National Science Foundation Fellowships to support advanced studies in their fields

    Engineering grads earn prestigious national fellowships

    April 30, 2010

    In one of the toughest competitions for support to pursue graduate studies, four ASU engineering students succeed.
  • A team of Arizona State University engineering students in the EPICS GOLD program are helping the city of Phoenix develop an environmental management strategy to keep trash out the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area. Pictured at the site are the team leader, chemical engineering major Jared Schoepf (second from left), EPICs director Richard Filley (far left), head park ranger at the Rio Salado Habitat, Winston Lyons, and habitat supervisor Chris Parks (far right). (Photo: Blaine Coury/ASU)

    Engineering students learn by doing

    April 27, 2010

    ASU engineering students are getting opportunities to put their education to use by taking the lead on community projects through the EPICS program.
  • Dijiang Huang Photo: Jessica Slater/ASU

    Navy supports mobile communications research

    April 26, 2010

    ASU researcher Dijiang Huang’s advances in mobile cloud computing have earned him a grant to further his efforts to produce more reliable and secure computing and communications networks.
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  • Grad student merits meeting with Nobel winners

    April 21, 2010

    ASU engineering graduate student Larry Mickelson’s academic and research achievements earn him a place at a meeting of Nobel Prize winners and outstanding grad students from around the world.
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  • ASU assistant engineering professor Veronica Santos (at right) instructs preschool students how to use a sensor glove to control the fingers on a robot hand at the Biomechatronics Lab. (Photo: Jessica Slater/ASU)

    Kids try their hands at robotics technology

    April 21, 2010

    Youngsters recently got some interactive experience with advanced robotics technology at ASU’s Biomechatronics Lab.

  • Even 100-level engineering course can pay off

    April 20, 2010

    An ASU freshman majoring in engineering used what she learned in an introductory course to help win a national student competition.
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  • Computing expertise earns Ye NSF CAREER Award

    April 15, 2010

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  • Seeking deeper insight into climate change

    April 7, 2010

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded almost $743,000 from its Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program to senior research scientist James Anderson and associate professor Peter Crozier, both in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Engineering, a part of ASU’s Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering.

  • Alumnus recognized for mechanical engineering contributions

    April 7, 2010

    Ravi Prasher, an Arizona State University alumnus, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in recognition of his innovative research.