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Not all defects in semiconductors are bad
Sandhya Susarla receives the Army Research Office Early Career Program Award to discover hidden defects with unexpected influence on materials behavior.
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Designing metallic alloys to do more
Jagannathan Rajagopalan has been elected a 2026 National Academy of Inventors senior member.
Curiosity that drives change.
SEMTE research projects pioneer advances in materials, machines, and molecular design that touch nearly every aspect of modern life. Research, exploration and partnerships create technologies and insights that inspire others and make a difference for our global community.
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Supercharged science to drive battery breakthroughs
February 19, 2026
With Department of Energy Early Career award, Xin Xu will work with students to overcome energy production challenges.TopicsBattery technologyEnergy -
ASU researcher charts a roadmap to cleaner energy
February 12, 2026
Chris Muhich earned a Humboldt Fellowship to partner with researchers at TU Berlin on tools that accelerate zeolite structure discovery for cleaner energy.TopicsChemical engineering -
2025 Year in review
December 31, 2025
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. -
Using nature’s playbook to keep engineered cells on script
November 7, 2025
In a recent paper published in “Cell,” the researchers outlined a technique that can stabilize synthetic gene circuits.TopicsHealth -
Will robots ever adapt to their environment?
October 17, 2025
ASU researcher Jiefeng Sun awarded NSF grant to advance AI-powered, shape-morphing robotic systems.TopicsArtificial intelligenceRobotics -
From cyberspace to outer space
October 15, 2025
Seven Fulton Schools faculty members earn prestigious NSF Awards for trailblazing research.TopicsArtificial intelligenceHealthSecurity
Crafting the world of tomorrow, today.
SEMTE faculty lead in forging a materials-enabled and biologically-inspired engineering future. We transform raw materials, energy flows and biological systems into solutions that shape healthier, more sustainable and connected societies.
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Fulton Schools Associate Professor Jean Andino develops patent-pending technology to control carbon dioxide levels in vehicles.
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ASU’s Mohamed Houssem Kasbaoui is revolutionizing fluid dynamics simulations, cutting computation from months to hours to accelerate innovation.
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Fulton Schools Assistant Professor Kailong Jin has received the 2025 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award to uncover the fundamental properties of novel polymer composites.
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