ECEE Archives - Page 18 of 18

ASU engineer works to develop a portable brain-like computer

September 25, 2017

Jae-sun Seo is attempting to shatter the computing, energy and size limitations of state-of-the-art learning algorithms to fit on small footprint devices with the help of custom-designed hardware.

Photo of two men standing next to one another with one of them holding a certificate. Caption: Abdul Kashif Janjua, exchange scholar from the U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Energy, known as USPCAS-Ewith his certificate of completion from the Power System’s Lab in fall 2016. Photo courtesy of Abdul Kashif Janjua

USPCAS-E scholar collaborates on solar research, benefits Arizona and Pakistan

August 29, 2017

Abdul Kashif Janjua, a fall 2016 exchange scholar from the U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy at ASU, collaborated on a research paper under the tutelage of Professor George Karady which was presented at the IEEE Power Engineering Society’s general meeting in Chicago in July.

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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.

Photo of two men standing shoulder to shoulder with their arms crossed. Caption: Professors Dale S. Rogers and Bertan Bakkaloglu were named ON Semiconductor Professors of Business and Engineering, confirming their roles as leaders in their respective fields of supply chain management and electrical engineering.

Leading Phoenix manufacturer ON Semiconductor invests in business, engineering with named ASU professorships

August 10, 2017

Leading semiconductor-based solutions supplier and long-time ASU industry partner ON Semiconductor created two endowed professorships and committed $2 million to be split between the the W. P. Carey School of Business and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

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New semiconductor material shows promise for more efficient power electronics

July 3, 2017

Yuji Zhao is working to address technological gaps in gallium nitride doping, a critical technical step to achieve high performance GaN power devices.

Energy

Flexible hybrid electronics bend the rules of computing architectures

May 30, 2017

Umit Ogras is developing an innovative methodology and tools to optimize the design of flexible hybrid electronics — architectures that combine flexible elements and rigid silicon to overcome the performance limitations of purely flexible electronics.

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.

Energy

Photo of Jennifer Blain Christen holding a device in her hand with a caption of "Associate Professor of electrical engineering Jennifer Blain Christen holds an early prototype of a point-of-care diagnostic tool, which samples biomarkers in sweat to provide an immediate look into a patient's health. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU"

ASU engineer working to develop disposable point-of-care sensor

May 17, 2017

Jennifer Blain Christen's enthusiasm to explore new and different applications of electrical engineering earned her the funding to leverage her engineering expertise to create an innovative new diagnostic tool.

Health

Photo of a microfluidic device with E. coli cells with a caption of "The technology used in Xiao Wang’s Systems and Synthetic Biology Lab can capture images of cellular fluorescence in microfluidic devices. The images are used to illustrate in real time how engineered E. coli cells transition from one state or function to another. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU"

Xiao Wang cell fate research advances

May 15, 2017

Biomedical engineering research that is increasing knowledge about the mechanisms of cell differentiation could pave the way to new medical treatments and therapies.

Health

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.

A photo of a group of students in caps and gowns with overylaying text "Recognizing Exceptional Graduates"

Meet Spring 2017’s Outstanding Undergraduates and IMPACT Award recipients

May 8, 2017

As the Fulton Schools prepares to send newly graduated engineers, innovators and creators out into the world, we take time to highlight some truly exception graduates of the Class of 2017.

Photo of two men standing on each side of a large golden trophy with a caption of "Left to right, Saiman Shetty and Patrick Patel, Hygiea founders stand with the Mayor's Cup in Los Angeles, California. Since starting the company last year, Hygiea has made waves in the entrepreneurial world, entering numerous startup competitions and raising more than $40,000 in funding. This week, they head to the University of California, Berkeley, for LAUNCH. Photo courtesy of Saiman Shetty."

ASU-led tech startup Hygiea heads to Berkeley entrepreneurship competition

April 26, 2017

Last year, a group of students launched a small startup named Hygiea with a big idea: to make waste management less wasteful.

Entrepreneurship

A man wearing glasses and a button down shirt stands in a white laboratory with some equipment behind him. The caption reads: Above: Electrical engineering Assistant Professor Yuji Zhao stands in his Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition lab on the Tempe campus, where he works with gallium nitride, a compound with unique properties. Zhao's research is focused on exploring gallium nitride's use in optoelectronics and high-power and high-frequency. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU.

ASU engineer looks to improve next-gen materials for solar cells

April 24, 2017

Yuji Zhao is researching new applications for an incredible material — gallium nitride — and his recent findings show its potential for use in solar cells.

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Photo of two men holding a clear case with a device inside with a caption of "Left to right, Jonathan Bryan, an electrical engineering doctoral student and Peter Firth, CEO of Swift Coat hold a model of Swift Coat's nanoparticle deposition system on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. Photo courtesy of Slyworks Photography"

ASU venture Swift Coat wins big at Rice Business Plan Competition

April 19, 2017

Swift Coat, a venture specializing in nanoparticle coatings, took home more than $70,000 from the Rice Business Plan Competition, hosted by Rice University.

Entrepreneurship

Photo of Constantine Balanis standing in front of a monitor with his right arm outstretched with a caption of "Constantine Balanis (center) along with a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are working to develop and advance basic research in electromagnetic artificial magnetic conductor surfaces. The teams were introduced to each other's institution in a kick-off meeting in February. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU."

Boosting an electromagnetic signal utilizing artificial magnetic surfaces

March 24, 2017

Researchers from ASU and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are working to develop and advance basic research in electromagnetic artificial magnetic conductor surfaces.

Global

Solar and sustainability scholar sojourns to Sweden

March 17, 2017

Meng Tao has been awarded the 2017 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Alternative Energy Technology, which will take him to Sweden to study solar-powered charging for electric vehicles and solar module recycling.

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Tempe campus’ Night of the Open Door 2017 photo gallery

February 27, 2017

Catch some highlights from the 2017 Night of the Open Door on the Tempe campus.

ASU, Stanford researchers achieve record-breaking efficiency with tandem solar cell

February 20, 2017

A collaboration between researchers at ASU and Stanford has produced a tandem solar cell with sunlight-to-electricity efficiency that rivals the highest-performing silicon cells.

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