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portrait of Chao Wang

ASU researcher chips away at disease diagnosis limitations

Chao Wang is developing an integrated fluidic device on a silicon chip to improve the capabilities of liquid biopsy to diagnose cancer and other diseases.
School or unitHealth
portrait of Qin Lei

Improving efficiency to lower costs nets an NSF CAREER Award

Qin Lei is working to accelerate the development of a new class of efficient, lightweight and reliable high-voltage, high-power power converters.
School or unitEnergy
portrait of George Trichopoulos

Revealing what’s unseen: Pursuing the power of augmented vision

George Trichopoulos will apply his expertise in electromagnetics to pursue advances in technology-enhanced human vision, enabling us to see hidden objects.
portrait of Zachary Holman

Powering knowledge of solar cell components for a brighter future

Zachary Holman looks to better understand and augment the behavior of solar cell electrical contacts to increase the efficiency of solar energy conversion.
School or unitEnergySolar
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Two ASU researchers named 2019 IEEE Fellows

Dragica Vasileska and Yanchao Zhang were selected among the IEEE’s most prestigious members for their significant accomplishments in their field.
School or unitEducationSecurity
portrait of Zak Holman

Solar advances earn Holman IEEE young professional award

Zachary Holman's contributions to silicon-based tandem solar cells earned him the top recognition for young researchers in the photovoltaic community.
School or unitEnergySolar
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Engineering a better world with girl power

ASU’s Society of Women Engineers chapter gave young girls a glimpse into science and engineering through interactive activities and design challenges at GEAR Day.
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Harnessing the power of solar to enhance the electric grid

Professor Raja Ayyanar will lead a $3.6 million project from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to enhance power system resilience.
School or unitEnergySolarSustainability
Michael Kozicki

Top honor for technology innovator and engineering educator

ASU engineer is honored for meaningful contributions to education, research and public service in the Fulton Schools.
School or unitEducation
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New master’s program focuses on robotics, autonomous systems

ASU unveils a new master’s program in robotics and autonomous systems to teach students how to design, build and control intelligent machines.
School or unitAutonomous vehiclesRobotics
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Online journey to an electrical engineering degree

Eileen Naski kept on track with her career, marriage and family while earning a degree in electrical engineering — thanks to the online education option.
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Solar engineer named Palais Distinguished Faculty Scholar

Assistant Professor Mariana Bertoni in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering has been awarded the Palais Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award.
School or unitEnergySolar
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Reinforcement learning expedites ‘tuning’ of robotic prosthetics

Researchers have developed an intelligent system for “tuning” powered prosthetic knees, allowing patients to walk comfortably in minutes rather than hours.
School or unitHealthRobotics
circuits

A leap of progress for energy-efficient intelligent computing

ASU received a three-year $1.8 million grant to explore emerging memory technologies to enable parallel neural computing for artificial intelligence.
Jason Yu

ASU engineers break solar cell record

Arizona State University researchers are finding more efficient ways to harness the sun’s energy through tandem solar cells.
School or unitEnergySolar
Lalitha Sankar

New research to curb the surge of consumer privacy violations

Arizona State University engineering professor develops game theoretic models for retailers and service providers to minimize consumer privacy violations.
School or unitData science
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ASU engineers to increase nation’s energy independence

U.S. Department of Energy support will enable Fulton Schools researchers to improve the reliability and efficiency of electrical power distribution systems.
School or unitEnergy
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Special delivery: An award to remember

It was a big sentimental sibling surprise when the first Fulton Student Dedication and Excellence Award winner took the stage to receive the honor.

Date range April 2019 – December 2018