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Photo of student working on a robot. Caption: Ryan Bodhipaksha, a robotics engineering major at Arizona State University and co-lead of PYRO Robotics, practices with the team’s robot to prepare for the VEX Robotics World Championship 2018. Photo courtesy of Samantha Blokker

ASU robotics club ready to rumble at world championship

May 3, 2018

The Rossum Rumblers’ PYRO team represented Arizona State University’s Fulton Schools at the 2018 VEX® Robotics World Championship.
Robotics
Image of books stacked on shelves with an opening in the middle leading outdoors to a tree-lined path. Caption: Photo courtesy of Pixabay

Essential Reading: Illuminating books to learn from and live by

May 2, 2018

Fulton Schools faculty and staff members recommend books to help students light their paths through the challenges of college days and the years beyond.
photo of 10 students in maroon and gold shirts holding a trophy. Caption: The Fulton Schools Maroon and Gold teams celebrate together after the Maroon team won the 2018 ASU Academic Bowl title. Photographer: Cortney Loui/ASU

Classmates battle for title as Fulton Schools team wins Academic Bowl

April 26, 2018

Started in 2006 as a showcase for the broad intellectual talent and school spirit of the ASU student body, the Academic Bowl pits 16 teams from various colleges at ASU against each other in a trivia competition.
Photo of two people standing next to each other. Caption: Father and son duo Doug and Brent Kolste graduate together in May 2018, when online student Doug Kolste will fly to Arizona for the ceremony. Photo courtesy of Kolste family

A family that learns together, earns together

April 23, 2018

A father and son graduate together with bachelor's degrees from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, achieving a long-time educational aspiration.
Photo of three girls around a pink pool with foli boats. Caption: At GEAR Day, Girl Scout Juniors planned, designed and built boats made of aluminum foil with the help of members from ASU’s Society of Women Engineers. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU

Inspiring the next generation of female engineers at ASU

April 4, 2018

Nearly 100 Girl Scouts learned what it’s like being an engineer from students in Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at GEAR Day.
Photo of Nathan Johnson in front of solar panels. Caption: Nathan Johnson is pictured at the Grid Modernization and Microgrid Test Bed on Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus. The Fulton Schools assistant professor’s research team is making advances in microgrid technologies to provide communities with more reliable, adaptable, resilient and affordable energy. Photo courtesy of Krisanna Mowen/ASU

Microgrids: Small-scale systems can have big impact on global energy challenges

February 16, 2018

A Fulton Schools’ research team is making strides in technologies that promise to make electrical power more accessible, mobile and reliable almost anywhere on the planet.
Energy
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STEMteachersPHX Conference helps teachers inspire students to pursue STEM studies

February 13, 2018

The STEMteachersPHX Conference aimed to educate school teachers and administrators on how to build strong STEM programs that encourage students to learn about STEM fields.
Education
Photo of group of people on a walkway at Masada. Caption: The Faculty Fellowship in Israel Program takes participants to major historic and cultural sites such as Masada, where there are remains of an ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert. Dating to about 30 B.C., the site includes the ruins of King Herod's palace. Recreations of historical scenes and archaeological exhibits are on display in The Masada Museum. Photographer: René Reinhard/Jewish National Fund.

Educational excursion: Faculty members seeking insights in Israel

December 21, 2017

Five Fulton Schools faculty members are among a select group visiting Israel to connect with potential research partners and explore ways to improve teaching and learning.
EducationGlobal
image of a group of graduates with text that says "Graduates who excel"

Meet the Fulton Schools’ exceptional graduates of Fall 2017

December 11, 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 exceptional graduates of the Class of 2017.
Photo of foam fingers. Caption: You can count on the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to come out in droves for the homecoming game. On Oct. 28, 2017, when the Sun Devils put up a valiant fight against the University of Southern California Trojans, the ASU engineering community’s school spirit — and creativity — was on full display for the Homecoming Block Party and foam “Go Devils” fingers were the giveaway of choice. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Homecoming 2017 – May the Fork Be With You

October 31, 2017

A time-honored ASU tradition, Homecoming 2017 brought together students, parents and alumni to celebrate their Sun Devil spirit.
Robotics
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Potential to help keep U.S. an innovation nation brings students coveted research fellowships

October 19, 2017

Six Fulton Schools of Engineering doctoral students have joined the ranks of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows, who are seen as future research and education leaders.
EducationEnergyHealth
A group of doctoral students and faculty discuss their work.

Engineering Education Systems and Design program sets game-changing goals

October 5, 2017

A new Fulton Schools doctoral program aims to produce researchers equipped to drive innovation in engineering education and broaden its reach everywhere from preschool to post-college.
Education
Photo of two female ASU students showing educational content to local girls on island of Nguna. Caption: On the island of Nguna, a community that lacks access to electricity, internet and running water, Brittany Blevins (far left) and Brianna Fornes (far right) show some of the local children the educational content available on the SolarSPELL

Student’s humanitarian spirit helps make global impact

September 14, 2017

Brittany Blevins knows that engineers have a great responsibility to society. With the speed at which technology is advancing, it is a field that needs skilled people more than ever.
EducationEntrepreneurshipGlobalSustainability

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.
Portrait of Rod Roscoe in a computer lab. Caption "Rod Roscoe, assistant professor of human systems engineering, works with students in his SLATE Lab to improve engineering education. His efforts led to a prestigious Tooker Professorship to advance his work in developing an engaging human systems engineering curriculum at Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU"

Better engineering for humans, by humans

July 24, 2017

Rod Roscoe has been awarded a prestigious Tooker Professorship to advance his work in developing an engaging human systems engineering curriculum at the Fulton Schools.
Education
Two women look intently at a computer screen in a laboratory. The caption reads: Professor Nancy Cooke works with a student in the Cyber Defense EXercises for Team Awareness Research simulator, known as DEXTAR, on ASU's Polytechnic Campus. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Nancy Cooke collaborates on MURI award to defend against cyberattacks

June 26, 2017

Researchers from ASU are teaming with five other universities to develop strategies to combat persistent cyberattacks by profiling hackers.
Data scienceSecurity
Portrait of Lucy Qiu

Big Data approach informs energy-saving strategies

June 20, 2017

A National Science Foundation-supported research project strives to provide better data, statistics and analytics to guide efforts to maximize energy efficiency.
Data scienceEnergySustainability
Portrait of Milton Sommerfeld with overlaying text saying "IN MEMORIAM, Milton Ray Sommerfeld, 1940-2017"

In memoriam: Milt Sommerfeld

May 24, 2017

ASU lost a gifted researcher, respected educator and beloved friend of 48 years as Milton Sommerfeld passed away on May 16, 2017, after a battle with cancer.

May 2018 – May 2017