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ASU engineers break new ground with local governments

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD), also known as trenchless or no-dig drilling, can be done with nominal disruption to highways, streets, sidewalks, railways, riverbeds and ecologically sensitive areas

Bearup brings building expertise to construction profession’s next generation

ASU construction management and engineering students are getting the benefit of Professor of Practice Wylie Bearup’s four decades of experience in the building industry.
School or unitEducation
Daniela Panfil student

Student Panfil, alumnus Sikes win Engineers Week awards

Colleagues recognized the achievements of Fulton Schools of Engineering student Daniela Panfil and 2004 graduate Melanie Sikes.

Engineers take to Cuba, Peace Corps sites for spring break

Fulton Schools students are traveling to Caribbean countries as part of ASU’s new Global Intensive Experience (GIE) program, a short-term study abroad option.
School or unitGlobal

Construction management competition can be career-building experience

Construction management and construction engineering students can find camaraderie – and possibly jobs – at the challenging Associated Schools of Construction annual Reno competition.

Professor’s endowment will move geotechnical engineering program forward

Edward Kavazanjian's estate gift aims to extend the long-term viability and prominence of the geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering program within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Lakota professor will tackle wastewater pollution, mentor minority populations

After five years at the University of Utah, Otakuye Conroy-Ben has returned to Arizona — the state where she became the first Lakota in history to earn a doctorate in engineering. She is ready to advance a research agenda surrounding water and wastewater treatment and reuse.
School or unitHealth
Ron Fedrick

Fedrick elected to National Academy of Construction

Ronald M. Fedrick, a construction management alum, was inducted into the National Academy of Construction for “leadership in the construction industry through industry organizations.”
Brickyard Engineering

Fulton Schools build on excellence with new faculty members

The Fulton Schools of Engineering has welcomed some of the best and brightest teachers and researchers from around the world as 24 new Sun Devils, dedicated to student achievement and leading-edge research, have joined the faculty.
Arizona State University engineer Narayanan Neithelath (at right) will lead an international project to develop ways of making concrete pavements more durable. The work will give several ASU graduate students opportunities to gain research experience. Civil engineering doctoral student Akash Dakhane (at left) will assist Neithalath with tasks such as using infrared spectroscopy to identify the composition of phase-change materials that will be used to development new kinds of pavement.

Ratcheting up research for more resilient concrete pavements

ASU engineer Narayanan Neithalath will lead an international research project aimed at making pavement advances critical to the sustainability of transportation infrastructure around the world.
School or unitSustainability
Convocation balloon drop

Fall 2015 Outstanding and Distinguished ASU Engineering Graduates

Students who excelled in a range of pursuits – academics, leadership, research and community service – are the Fulton Engineering Schools’ Outstanding and Distinguished graduates
Claire Tilton

Claire Tilton – Outstanding Graduate

Austin Kirkpatrick – Outstanding Graduate

LA Parking Study

ASU study: Cities need to limit parking to decrease automobile use and encourage public transit

In Los Angeles there are currently 3.3 spaces for each of the 5.6 million vehicles.
School or unitSustainability

ASU grad combines art, construction skills to help honor fallen firefighters

A Del E. Webb School of Construction School alum had a key role in building a new state memorial honoring those who sacrificed to protect the lives of others.

Quest to boost microalgae growth promises more sustainable energy

ASU researchers will develop innovative carbon dioxide capture and delivery systems to ramp up cultivation of microorganisms that can be used to provide fuels and other valuable products.
School or unitEnergySustainability
Researchers at ASU's NanoFab facility provide expertise to help businesss and industry take advantage of the latest technologies. (Photo: Jessica Slater/ASU)

ASU chosen to lead one of 16 NSF funded national nanotechnology sites

The Nanotechnology Collaborate Infrastructure Southwest (NCI-SW) will give academic, small business and industry researchers access to nanotechnology research facilities and faculty expertise at ASU.

Arizona communities must cooperate to achieve water sustainability

ASU engineers’ research reveals critical connections between the health of the economies of cities, towns and outlying areas and how they manage their water resources.
School or unitSustainabilityWater

Date range March 2016 – September 2015