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Allenby named Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science
December 18, 2008
Brad Allenby, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected as a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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New scholarship program honors long-time engineering faculty member
December 3, 2008
The Dr. William E. Lewis Excellence in Computer Science and Engineering Scholarship has been established in honor of William “Bill” Lewis, who recently retired after 42 years at Arizona State.
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at ASU is top chapter of the year
November 26, 2008
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at ASU (SHPE de ASU) was recognized by SHPE’s national leadership with both the Regional Outstanding Chapter Award and the National Chapter of the Year Award for 2008.
Squires selected for high honor by national physicists’ group
November 19, 2008
Kyle Squires, chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the world’s second largest organization of physicists.
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Bioengineering better heart health
November 18, 2008
Research at ASU into treatments and cures for cardiovascular diseases is being boosted by a joint contribution from foundations led by two ASU alumni.
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Testing new tools for 21st century transportation system planning
October 20, 2008
Two grants totaling more than $1.1 million will support the work led by Ram Pendyala, a professor of transportation systems in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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Pioneers wanted: Mentorship program will prepare women to make creative impact in construction industry
October 2, 2008
The Del E. Webb School of Construction recently established its Advancing Women in Construction program, a key part of which is a mentorship project.
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Electrical engineering faculty member a rising star in teaching and research at ASU
October 1, 2008
Bertan Bakkaloglu, associate professor of electrical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, is among six faculty members designated as “rising stars” at Arizona State University by President Michael Crow.
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Chawla elected ASM International Fellow
August 26, 2008
Nikhilesh Chawla, a professor in the School of Materials, has been elected an ASM International Fellow. The award recognizes members for distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering.
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Science Foundation Arizona grant to ASU/Raytheon research group will fund effort to expand computer capabilities
August 11, 2008
Research that promises technological advances to greatly increase computer processing capabilities will be funded by a $2 million Science Foundation Arizona grant to support work by scientists and engineers in Arizona State University’s Computer Science and Engineering Department and Raytheon Missile Systems.
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Exploring paths to confronting 21st century energy challenges
August 6, 2008
ASU will be the first university in the United States to host the international Conference for Power Engineering Leaders of Tomorrow, bringing leading graduate students in the field to the Tempe campus from Sept. 5 through 7.
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ASU’s Solar Power Laboratory to be led by new electrical engineering faculty members
July 10, 2008
Arizona State University is strengthening its commitment to boost Arizona’s economic development prospects in the renewable energy industry by establishing the Solar Power Laboratory to advance solar energy research, education and technology.
Kashiwagi’s Fulbright Scholar award will help forge ASU-Africa link in engineering and construction education
July 1, 2008
Dean T. Kashiwagi, Professor at ASU’s Del E. Webb School of Construction and Director of the Performance Based Studies Research Group, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and do research at University of Botswana in Africa during the 2008-2009 academic year.
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New Biodesign Institute environmental expert will play role in engineering school’s research mission
June 6, 2008
Rolf Halden, who recently joined Arizona State University as an associate professor and researcher in the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Environmental Biotechnology, will also coordinate the specialty areas of Environmental Engineering and Water Resources in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.
Promising perspectives on society’s energy challenge
June 3, 2008
For ASU researcher Bruce Rittmann, the threat of global warming also presents a significant opportunity for innovation and fresh solutions to today’s energy challenges.
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Winning high school robotics team aided by ASU engineering expertise
May 12, 2008
Carl Hayden High School’s Falcon Robotics team celebrated its recent victory in an international robotics competition at a May 7 event hosted by Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.
Montgomery to receive international industrial engineering award
May 12, 2008
Douglas Montgomery, a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, has been selected to receive one of the top honors bestowed by the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics (ENBIS).
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Electrical engineering advances hold hope for the hard of hearing
April 22, 2008
Department of Electrical Engineering professor Sayfe Kiaei and associate professors Bertan Bakkaloglu, Junseok Chae, and Rudy Diaz, have been awarded a $385,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop an advanced hearing aid through their work in ASU’s Connection One center, part of an NSF industry-university research consortium.
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NSF Career Award will support bioengineering research on the body’s neural connections
April 18, 2008
Research aimed at understanding how the brain combines different forms of sensory information to help plan and modify our physical movements will be supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award recently won by Christopher Buneo, an assistant professor in the Harrington Department of Bioengineering in ASU’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.
Research into solar energy generation at ASU will get boost from NSF Career Award grant
April 18, 2008
Finding better materials to harvest energy from sunlight by using photovoltaic technology is the goal of research to be funded through a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award recently received by Jian Li, an assistant professor in ASU’s School of Materials.
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Tookers invest $4 million in ASU efforts to improve K-12 education in science, technology, engineering and math
April 14, 2008
The Tookers have invested $4 million into Arizona State University to advance efforts to better educate K-12 students in science and math.
Engineering student advisor earns top university award
February 4, 2008
Lauren Levin, an academic advisor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, has won one of Arizona State University’s annual Excellence in Advising Awards.
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Creating cyber tools for one of nation’s major scientific endeavors
January 30, 2008
The High Performance Computing Institute (HPCI) in ASU’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering is assigned to assist in developing the “cyberinfrastructure” — the computational tools — for the iPlant Collaborative, a project aimed at answering the most challenging questions in plant biology.
Engineering research aids development of new drug-addiction treatments
December 13, 2007
Daniel Rivera, director of the Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, is leading two research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that focus on the application of control systems engineering to the practice of adaptive behavioral health interventions — used by medical and behavioral health professionals to treat behavioral issues such as drug dependency.
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Engineering research boosted by Science Foundation Arizona
December 10, 2007
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ASU engineers, scientists set stage to expand sensor research
November 29, 2007
Bruce Towe, a professor in the Harrington Department of Bioengineering in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, is leading work on micro-scale implantable biosensor and bioelectronic devices that will detect, monitor and treat an array of medical conditions.
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Industrial engineering students show how downtown Phoenix can be remade for shade
November 29, 2007
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon lauded the “bright young talent” of a group of Arizona State University engineering students who took on challenges to devise methods for increasing and optimizing shade cover in city’s urban core.
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Geotechnical engineering lab gets boost from alum’s gift
November 28, 2007
Steps toward sustainable energy: Efforts to advance hydrogen-based fuel technology
October 17, 2007
Scottsdale-based alternative energy company ECOtality is attempting to commercialize a technology that could offer a viable alternative to fossil fuels for use in vehicles and for generating electricity.
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Allenby’s inquiry: Engineering, ethics and technological evolution
October 1, 2007
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