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Summer research sizzles at ASU

August 16, 2018

Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering hosted four National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates programs this summer.
EnergySolarWater
Photo of three people in a lab. Caption: ASU geotechnical engineering expert Ed Kavazanjian (middle) earned the American Society of Civil Engineers' highest honor for his outstanding career achievements. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

ASU geotechnical engineering expert recognized with top honor

June 15, 2018

ASU geotechnical engineering expert Edward Kavazanjian earned the American Society of Civil Engineers' highest honor for his outstanding career achievements.
Photo of two men holding a plaque awarding faculty from ASU's construction program Best Paper. Caption: Mounir El Asmar (left) accepts the Best Paper award from Charles Berryman, construction management department chair at Louisiana State University. Photo courtesy of Louisiana State University

ASU cements status as a top construction program at 2018 Construction Research Congress

June 13, 2018

ASU researchers won the Best Paper award at the 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers’ Construction Research Congress in New Orleans, and ASU will host the Congress for the first time in 2020.
Portrait of Giuseppe Mascaro. Caption: ASU Now - Prof. Giuseppe Mascaro - 6/7/2018 - Tempe campus Professor Giuseppe Mascaro poses for a portrait in the outdoor desert habitat area North of his office in ISTB4 Thursday morning on Tempe campus June 7th, 2018. Mascaro's research focuses on statistical analysis of rain gauge data collected by Maricopa County Flood Control for the past thirty years. Photo by Deanna Dent/ASU Now

Modeling the present to improve future predictions of extreme rain

June 8, 2018

Assistant Professor Giuseppe Mascaro characterized daily rainfall extremes in Metro Phoenix to support hydrologic, engineering and climate studies.
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Photo of seven women posing outdoors. Caption: Fulton Schools sustainable engineering doctoral student Evvan Morton (far left) and Shakira Hobbs, an engineering research associate at the University of Virginia (far right), are shown with school teachers in the Belize village of Sittee River. Morton and Hobbs are leaders of a project aimed at helping the remote rural community to adopt renewable energy technology and establish an environmentally safe waste management system. Photo courtesy of Evvan Morton and Shakira Hobbs.

It takes a village: acting locally, thinking globally

May 24, 2018

International community outreach projects are preparing engineering doctoral student for a career to help make the world more environmentally sustainable.
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Meet the Fulton Schools’ outstanding graduates of Spring 2018

May 7, 2018

At the end of each spring and fall semester, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering takes time to recognize some of the graduating class for their outstanding commitments to both academics and the Fulton Schools at large.
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 two people in a canoe. Caption: Tempe Town Lake near the Arizona State University campus was the site of the concrete canoe contest, a signature event in the American Society of Civil Engineers annual student competition. Pictured are two ASU students steering their team’s canoe, named “Bullet Bill.” Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU

Civil engineering students compete and connect at ASCE Pacific Southwest Conference

April 17, 2018

For the first time in almost two decades, the American Society of Civil Engineers Pacific Southwest Conference competitions came to Arizona State University April 12 to 14 bringing about 1,500 students from 18 universities in California, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona to ASU’s main campus.
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Will nature-inspired soft robots spark the next tech revolution?

April 16, 2018

Harvard University Professor George M. Whitesides spoke to ASU students and faculty about how simple, soft robots can forge a new path for robotics technologies.
Robotics
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Honoring outstanding contributors to construction and civil engineering

April 13, 2018

On March 2, 2018, the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment hosted their annual Academy of Distinguished Alumni and Hall of Fame awards ceremony and dinner.
Portrait of Paul Westerhoff. Caption: Paul Westerhoff is an Arizona State University Regent’s Professor in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, where he is the vice dean of research and innovation. He is also deputy director of one of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Engineering Research Centers, the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment.

A Nanoparticle and an Engineer Walk into a Lab: Using Nanotech to Purify Water

March 29, 2018

On World Water Day, Fulton Schools Regents' Professor Paul Westerhoff explains how global water challenges are being tackled with nanotechnology.
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Photo of man sitting in front of a laptop. Caption: Arizona State University structural engineering alumnus John P. Nerison, PE, volunteers his free time by tutoring students from across the country online. He wants to give back to the engineering profession and community by helping more students thrive in their engineering education. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Gone tutoring: Retired engineer helps students reel in success

March 15, 2018

Retired structural engineer and ASU alumnus John P. Nerison, PE, gives back to the engineering profession he found so rewarding by tutoring students online.
Photo of three people standing in a row with the middle one holding a certificate. Caption: Assistant Professor Francois Perreault’s research has had a significant impact on the use of nanomaterials in a variety of biological, chemical and environmental processes, including those related to water treatment. Photographer: Ana Barrios/ASU

Making sustainable strides in nanotechnology

March 12, 2018

A Fulton Schools doctoral student and two faculty members swept the top research awards at a major international nanotechnology conference.
Sustainability
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Building a legacy of construction excellence at major competition

March 1, 2018

Construction management and engineering students in the Fulton Schools earned top rankings at the Associated Schools of Construction annual competition.
Photo of a mother and son sitting on a couch. Caption: The Korean documentary “Microbiome Human” includes an extensive segment that chronicles the case of a young boy with autism who had struggled with severe diarrhea from infancy. He received microbiota transplant therapy as part of a clinical trial led by ASU researchers. After treatment, the boy experienced a dramatic drop in symptoms of gastrointestinal disorder and a reduction of autism symptoms. Video image from the documentary “Microbiome Human.”

TV documentary spotlights autism, microbiome research by ASU engineering and biodesign faculty

February 6, 2018

A new in-depth documentary reports on new knowledge about links between autism and health problems revealed by the work of ASU researchers.
Health
Photo of two men standing and holding a plaque. Caption: Fulton Schools Professor Ram Pendyala was recently presented the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s S.S. Steinberg Award by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Jose Holguin-Veras, the chair of ARTBA’s Research and Education Division. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in teaching and research in transportation engineering and related areas. Photograph provided by Ram Pendyala

Award spotlights Pendyala’s wide-ranging impact on progress in transportation field

January 17, 2018

Decades of making significant research contributions and guiding students toward success earn Ram Pendyala a special honor from transportation profession peers.
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Looking at war, technology and identity from a moral perspective

December 27, 2017

A Fulton Schools Professor is aiding an effort to help victims of psychological injury that can be inflicted on one’s identity by the challenges of warfare.
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.
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August 2018 – December 2017