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Intent on making big impacts

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.
School or unitEnergyHealthSustainability

Society’s food, energy and water challenges require interdisciplinary approach

An interdisciplinary ASU research team looks to visualize food-energy-water nexus data to help decision makers develop sustainable policy for our future.
School or unitEnergySustainability
Professor Bruce Rittman, arms crossed and smiling, stands in the foyer of a modern ASU building.

High recognition for decades of dedication to engineering progress and students’ success

Bruce Rittmann has an impressive collection of awards attesting to his environmental engineering research and teaching skills, but his most recent honor has special meaning for him.
School or unitEducation
Peter Fox and Student

Inspiring aspiring engineers is best part of the job

Peter Fox’s years of work building ASU’s environmental engineering program and mentoring students helped earn him an international award for his accomplishments as an educator.
School or unitEducation
Edson Student entrepreneur initiative

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

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

Clinton Laulo gets feet wet in hydrology with AHS Bouwer Intern Scholarship

Clinton Laulo was able to work in three areas of the water industry thanks to the Arizona Hydrological Society's Herman Bouwer Intern Scholarship.
School or unitSustainabilityWater

ASU researchers aim to pull fuels out of thin air

The Center for Negative Carbon Emissions is exploring the creation of carbon-neutral liquid fuels, a greener alternative to fossil fuels.
School or unitEnergy
Construction education awards

Construction programs lauded for enhancing educational efforts

A major industry group spotlights the rising academic quality of the Fulton Schools’ construction programs.
School or unitEducation
Peter Lammers

ASU receives U.S. Department of Energy award for algae biofuel research

Fulton Schools researchers will share a $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund work on innovative solutions to yield more in algae biofuel research.
School or unitEnergySustainability
Neithalth in lab with students

Neithalath cementing his status as pioneering civil engineering researcher

Civil engineering peers put spotlight on Narayanan Neithalath’s work to make stronger construction materials.

Global impact of Gibson’s construction planning expertise helps earn prestigious honor

An award for his research on the front-end construction project planning process and its worldwide application is a special career highlight for Fulton Schools Professor G. Edward Gibson Jr.

Multidisciplinary engineering teams design assistive technologies that aid in everyday tasks

Multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral engineering students created devices and apps for clients to make independent living easier.
School or unitHealth

Meet Spring 2016’s outstanding, distinguished undergraduates

Standout undergraduates from the six schools in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering are recognized and honored for their academic performance and contribution to their field and community.
Daniela Panfil

Daniela Panfil — Outstanding Undergraduate

Once Daniela Panfil began her work in water infrastructure, she has excelled, earning scholarships and awards for her dedication to using engineering to improve lives.

Jeffrey Capaci — Outstanding Undergraduate

Helping lead a team in a national construction management and engineering student competition and internship positions in a variety of construction and engineering industries were highlights of Jeffrey Capaci's undergraduate years

Thomas Fyffe II — Outstanding Undergraduate

After nine years in the U.S. Marine Corps, Thomas Fyffe II returned to his family roots in the construction industry. As a student, he did community service to aid the disabled, homeless veterans and Habitat for Humanity.

Essential reading: Books that entertain, enlighten and inspire

Fulton Schools of Engineering faculty and staff members recommend books offering everything from profound lessons on life — including life as an engineer — to fascinating tales and frivolous fun.
Mobasher works with students to test concrete materials.

Materials research builds foundation for a better world

Civil and environmental engineering Professor Barzin Mobasher takes his concrete research out of the lab and into American Concrete Institute working groups to try to make more effective and efficient infrastructure.
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Date range November 2016 – April 2016