School or Unit

SEMTE

School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy

Sandhya Susarla
June 1, 2026
Sandhya Susarla receives the Army Research Office Early Career Program Award to discover hidden defects with unexpected influence on materials behavior.
A researcher, Jagannathan Rajagopalan, wearing blue gloves adjusts a large scientific instrument in a laboratory while two other people observe in the background. The room contains advanced lab equipment and workstations.
May 8, 2026
Jagannathan Rajagopalan has been elected a 2026 National Academy of Inventors senior member.
Sui Yang with students in lab
April 21, 2026
Assistant Professor Sui Yang receives 2026 CAREER Award to develop materials that could surpass classical capabilities by controlling light at the molecular level.
Daniel Fan
April 17, 2026
Students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges.
Joe Davidson
March 25, 2026
Emeritus Professor Joe Davidson establishes a fellowship to expand graduate opportunities in high-demand engineering fields.
Richard d’Arcy and Fatemeh Kashani Asadi Jafari
March 10, 2026
Richard d’Arcy receives the 2026 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.
American Society for Engineering Management students at a table

Where engineers learn to lead

The rise of ASEM at ASU provides opportunities to network and grow.
School or unitEducation
Professor Xin Xu with students

Supercharged science to drive battery breakthroughs

With Department of Energy Early Career award, Xin Xu will work with students to overcome energy production challenges.
School or unitBattery technologyEnergy
Chris Muhich in his lab

ASU researcher charts a roadmap to cleaner energy

Chris Muhich earned a Humboldt Fellowship to partner with researchers at TU Berlin on tools that accelerate zeolite structure discovery for cleaner energy.
School or unitChemical engineering
a human hand shaking a 3D printed hand

Pitching pediatric prosthetics solutions

Devil’s Prosthetics, a student-led classroom project, has grown into a multidisciplinary, startup-bound team by developing affordable, customizable myoelectric prosthetics designed to improve the quality of life for children.
School or unit3D printingEntrepreneurshipHealth
four students at DomesDay competition

Engineering failure

A team of first-year ASU students won an award for building a dome that failed less destructively at the 2025 ASM International DomesDay competition.
School or unitMaterials science
Pooyan Fazli and Hasti Seifi

2025 Year in review

Throughout the year, the Fulton Schools community remained focused on innovation with purpose, responsibility at scale and impact that extends from student success to global communities and beyond.
Jean Andino

Restoring access to clean air

Fulton Schools Associate Professor Jean Andino develops patent-pending technology to control carbon dioxide levels in vehicles.
School or unitEnvironment
Saurav Kumar and Ahadu Assegued

Meet students researching implants, manufacturing and more

Students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges.
Xiaojun Tian

Using nature’s playbook to keep engineered cells on script

In a recent paper published in "Cell," the researchers outlined a technique that can stabilize synthetic gene circuits.
School or unitHealth
Shira Shecter

Meet students researching biofuels, batteries and more

Students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges.
Jiefeng Sun in the lab.

Will robots ever adapt to their environment?

ASU researcher Jiefeng Sun awarded NSF grant to advance AI-powered, shape-morphing robotic systems.
School or unitArtificial intelligenceRobotics
A graphic showing all the CAREER Award winners.

From cyberspace to outer space

Seven Fulton Schools faculty members earn prestigious NSF Awards for trailblazing research.
School or unitArtificial intelligenceHealthSecurity

Date range June 2026 – October 2025