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Photo of three students in a library between two bookcases with a caption of "Through reading, you are exposed to new things, new information, new ways to solve a problem and new ways to achieve your goals. Broaden your horizons by checking out a book recommended by Fulton Schools faculty and staff . Photographer Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU"

Essential Reading: Guidebooks for your journey through college and beyond

May 2, 2017

Books recommended by Fulton Schools faculty and staff members cover topics from self-improvement, coping with change and leadership skills to mythology, political scandal, environmental dangers and a story with wisps of mysticism.

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

Photo of a group of students in the distance behind a row of solar panels with a caption of "A group of students, mostly veterans, take a look at a microgrid setup during the weeklong microgrid boot camp, hosted by Assistant Professor Nathan Johnson, engineering and manufacturing engineering, from March 6-10 on the Tempe and Polytechnic campuses. Microgrids are small groups of electricity sources that can provide power and operate independently from permanent electricity infrastructure. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU."

Microgrid boot camp builds skill sets, connections

April 12, 2017

A group of 20 students spent their spring break learning all there is to know about microgrids — small groups of electricity sources that provide power and operate independently from the existing grid.

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Photo of Carolyn Hirata teaching a class with a caption of "Caroyln Hirata, lecturer and program chair of the Technological Entrepreneurship and Management program, leads a class on the Polytechnic campus. The program’s faculty has expertise across a wide-range of areas, including crowdfunding, beta development, guerrilla marketing, intellectual property and operations research — all facets of entrepreneurship that makes for a more meaningful classroom experience for the students. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU"

Program teaches techies business, entrepreneurial process

March 28, 2017

The Technological Entrepreneurship and Management program empowers techie students, including engineers, to generate new technologies, while teaching them business essentials.

Entrepreneurship

Penny Ann Dolin (right) teaching students in the Graphic Information Technology photo studio. Photographer: Kahn Van Toor/ASU

Penny Ann Dolin receives 2016 Education Award of Excellence

February 16, 2017

Penny Ann Dolin was honored by the Printing Industries of America with the 2016 Education Award of Excellence for leadership that has directly resulted in a distinguished education service in graphic communications.

Education

Bruno Azeredo displays optical gratings used in microscopes and spectrophotometers.

Professor’s new approach to manufacturing silicon could boost Arizona economy

February 14, 2017

With support from a Science Foundation Arizona award, Bruno Azeredo is automating a new manufacturing technique he invented to overcome a major limitation in nanomanufacturing.

Manufacturing

The Microgrid Test Bed at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus will help the ASU-led international consortium team develop and test an energy system to support solar-powered water purification systems for communities in Jordan and Lebanon. Photo courtesy of Nathan Johnson/ASU

ASU leads effort to bring sustainable water and enterprise to the Middle East

February 6, 2017

An international consortium works to create new sources of clean water and business to aid refugee and resident populations in Jordan and Lebanon.

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Industry, education and business representatives browse student projects and research at the Manufacturing Research and Innovation Hub's grand opening on Wednesday, Jan. 18.

ASU and industry partner for manufacturing research innovation

January 19, 2017

The Manufacturing Research and Innovation Hub — the largest additive manufacturing research facility in the southwest — opened on the Polytechnic campus on Wednesday, Jan. 18.

Manufacturing

Meet the new Fulton Schools faculty of 2016–2017

January 17, 2017

The Fulton Schools continue to bring in new faculty members to help students succeed and to advance the cutting edge in their engineering fields.

Introducing the Outstanding Undergraduates, IMPACT and Dean’s Dissertation Award recipients of Fall 2016

December 12, 2016

At the conclusion the fall semester, we highlight some standout members of graduating class for their outstanding commitments to both academics and the Fulton Schools at large.

Students exhibit their senior-year Capstone and eProject work at Innovation Showcase, held December 2, 2016 at the Polytechnic campus.

Students bring innovative ideas to industry partners at Innovation Showcase

December 8, 2016

As part of Innovation Showcase, students in Polytechnic School programs present their work creating innovative solutions to real-world challenges posed by industry partners.

Intent on making big impacts

November 4, 2016

ASU’s most recent winners of prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship awards are determined to contribute to progress in biological, environmental, energy and systems engineering.

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Adobe Creative Jam casts spotlight on GIT students

October 13, 2016

Nineteen Fulton Schools students competed in the Adobe Creative Jam: a fast-paced design competition spanning UX, visual and motion design.

Showing students humanitarian value of engineering is mission of new President’s Professor

October 12, 2016

Mark Henderson’s work to challenge engineering students to solve real problems around the world is among achievements that have earned him a prestigious ASU President’s Professor title.

Education

Nancy Cooke, standing, with graduate student Jessica Twyford.

Giants of Engineering: Nancy Cooke is advancing the science of teams

October 9, 2016

In action-packed science fiction movies, victory over an indomitable foe is often achieved by a lone hero or a single genius. But in real life it never happens that way.

Fulton Schools teams win 12 of 20 ASU Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative Awards

September 16, 2016

The success of engineering student-led teams in earning support for startup ideas reflects their confidence in taking on the challenges of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship

Fulton Schools takes in lion’s share of solar research funding from DOE

September 14, 2016

Five research projects that focus on reducing the cost of solar energy received in $3.75 million from the Department of Energy, more than any other institution receiving funding for this round of awards.

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ASU-industry project explores new structural frontier for additive manufacturing

September 8, 2016

An ASU professor and his industry partners explore and model how lattice structures in additive manufacturing behave to create better processes and designs.

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