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photo of three people in front of a computer monitor. Caption: Ethan Lawrence (right) joined doctoral students around the country to found the Microscopy Society of America Student Council. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

ASU student helps found Microscopy Society of America Student Council

October 27, 2017

Ethan Lawrence, along with other doctoral students around the country, founded the Microscopy Society of America Student Council helping to build a community among the future leaders of the field.
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portrait of Jean Andino

Andino honored as Educator of the Year by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

October 18, 2017

Jean Andino was named the recipient of the Educator of the Year Award in Higher Education for 2017 by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
Photo of Taylor Wiehn sitting and holding the award. Caption: Taylor Wiehn, in inaugural recipient of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative Alumni Award, displays the award at the Spring 2017 FURI Luncheon, April 21, 2017. Photographer: Marco Alexis-Chaira/ASU

Taylor Wiehn wins inaugural FURI Alumni Award

October 16, 2017

Chemical engineering alumnus Taylor Wiehn is the inaugural recipient of the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative Alumni Award.
Portrait of Nik Chawla in a lab. caption: Fulton Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Nik Chawla was recently awarded the Acta Materialia Silver Medal for 2018, recognizing his research and leadership in the field of materials science. The award is granted to members of academia, industry or government by one of the top materials science journals, Acta Materialia, published by Elsevier. Chawla will be presented the award at The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society Spring Meeting in March 2018. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Chawla’s research honored by international materials science society

October 2, 2017

Nik Chawla was recently awarded the Acta Materialia Silver Medal for 2018, recognizing his research and leadership in the field of materials science.
Photo of Nathan Newman standing between a pair of paintings. Caption: Nathan Newman curated the ASU Art Museum exhibit “Material Beauty,” which explores how a scientific eye can illuminate revealing aspects about the creation of artworks. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU

Eyeing art from a scientific viewpoint

August 23, 2017

Through his expertise in physics and materials science, a Fulton Schools professor illuminates how chemistry, geometry and human neurological traits are reflected in artworks in the ASU Art Museum’s collection.

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 Kyle Squires

Meet Dean Kyle Squires

August 16, 2017

Kyle Squires' engineering journey didn’t start with a grand epiphany, but simply a single step. And it continued in a similar way — one step after another.
Education
A projection on a screen that says "Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Bioengineering Symposium" over a photo of two people in lab coats.

‘Soft’ side of bioengineering poised to make big impacts

July 27, 2017

A group of engineering and science faculty members is striving to expand the scope of ASU's bioengineering research and education — as well as students' career possibilities.
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portrait of Jay Oswald

Engineer seeks to develop harder, better, stronger plastics faster

July 17, 2017

Jay Oswald is working to improve the process of developing plastics as part of a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award project.
Photo of the SAE car with a group around the car with one speaking. Caption is Members of the ASU chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers and their supporters gathered recently for the unveiling of a new race car equipped with aerodynamic features designed to boost the vehicle’s performance. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU"

Revved up: High hopes for hitting new heights

June 14, 2017

An ASU student race car team is determined to put in an impressive showing at a leading international automotive engineering competition.
image of a blackboard covered with math equations with text saying "The order of operations for engaging students in STEM begins with high school math class" over it

Calculating a love of math

June 9, 2017

To keep math and STEM careers a possibility for all students, Jim Middleton and Amanda Jansen are studying what contributes to positive student engagement.
Education
Portrait of Sefaatin Tongay with a caption of "Assistant Professor Sefaattin Tongay earned a 2016 Young Scientist Award from Turkey’s Heroes of Science Association. Photographer: Özlem Mutlu Doğan"

Tongay’s 2D materials research earns award from Turkish science association

June 8, 2017

Assistant Professor Sefaattin Tongay was among six scientists, selected from a pool of 122 applicants, to receive a 2016 Young Scientist Award from the Heroes of Science Association in Turkey.
Global
Photo of three students attaching an auger to a drill with a caption of "The Next Level Devils preparing to test their conical tapered anchor prior to heading to NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU"

Next Level Devils take off on microgravity adventure with NASA’s Micro-g NExT program

June 2, 2017

The Next Level Devils

ASU team to improve next generation air traffic control with $10 million from NASA

May 23, 2017

A five-year project, led by Yongming Liu, focuses on safely integrating the complex data sources that are driving the future of air traffic management systems.
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.
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13 of the 17 Spring 2017 Grand Challenge Scholars pose for a group photo at the Grand Challenge Scholars Program Graduation Reception.

Fulton Schools graduates 17 more Grand Challenge Scholars to tackle global challenges

May 12, 2017

High-achieving students in the Fulton Schools go above and beyond the typical engineering curriculum in the Grand Challenge Scholars program, as they learn to be collaborative, transdisciplinary, global problem solvers.
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A woman in cold weather gear — a red parka, white snow pants and a knit cap — stands before a green sign welcoming her to Uhuru Peak, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Africa. Behind her, the tops of other mountains are visible as the horizon expands outward. The caption reads: Sophie Olson stands atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa at the completion of the first marathon in her seven-continent marathon tour. From 2013-2016, Olson ran seven marathons, one on each continent, while working full time and pursuing her bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering. Photo courtesy of Sophie Olson

Mother of three completes academic marathon — and some others along the way

May 10, 2017

Sophie Olson didn't think she would graduate until 2020, but through perseverance and dedication, and with a clear goal in mind, she outpaced her own expectations.
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.

October 2017 – May 2017