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  • Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering - New Faculty 2026-2027

    ASU Engineering introduces new faculty for 2026-2027

    The Fulton Schools is continually growing its teaching and research enterprise to increase the scope and impact of its educational programs and research initiatives.

  • Bob and Keirene Miller pose for a picture in the cockpit of an airplane.

    Helping future pilots soar

    A new scholarship from Bob and Keirene Miller will help ASU professional flight students overcome financial barriers to becoming pilots.

From energy and the environment to intelligent machines, The Polytechnic School’s research program explores innovative technologies and concepts that benefit society in tangible ways. Our focus is always on transforming basic discoveries into practical, real-world use and enterprise.

How you learn is as important as what you learn.

Students within The Polytechnic School thrive under the guidance of more than 100 faculty members with comprehensive expertise in many of the most important technological challenges that society faces. Instructors bring considerable industrial experience to enhance their teaching and research.

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A modern polytechnic school can redefine the ways that universities can serve the world and create the possibilities for inclusive pathways for students, faculty and staff to be force multipliers for positive change in the world.

Kurt PatersonSchool director and professor