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Energy

From renewable power to smart grids, discover how ASU engineers are reimagining how we generate, store and use energy.

Zhengshan “Jason” Yu
December 19, 2025
Named a 2025 Breakthrough Energy Fellow, ASU startup Beyond Silicon is advancing tech designed to scale clean energy worldwide.
Nathan Johnson inspects solar panels with colleagues.
December 8, 2025
As industries electrify and data use explodes, the race to power the future is on
Peter Lammers giving a tour at the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation
December 2, 2025
Research by Fulton Schools faculty and students enabled by the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation is helping to set the stage for a productive clean-energy bio-economy.
Assistant Professor Nicholas Rolston and undergraduate researcher Sidra Elsaady working together in a solar energy laboratory at ASU. Rolston, wearing a blue button-down shirt, points at a piece of equipment while Elsaady, wearing a lab coat and safety glasses, observes. The background features various scientific instruments and a yellow chemical safety cabinet used for their research on self-healing solar cells.
November 26, 2025
Nick Rolston's proposal to explore the potential of perovskite solar panels on orbiting satellites has been selected for the 2025 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program award.
Group photo of students and researchers in lab
October 13, 2025
Yong-Hang Zhang pushes the boundaries of solar and infrared technology with semiconductor design breakthroughs.
A graphic of two graduates
September 22, 2025
Students pursuing a graduate degree in smart mobility in India can attend VIT for the first year and then ASU for the second and receive two master’s degrees.
Hopi Nation Community Solar Project

Building a blueprint for rural energy resilience

ASU researchers lead efforts to create energy sovereignty in rural communities through hybrid microgrid development
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Candace Chan holds a device in a lab.

ASU researcher to streamline battery recycling

Professor Candace Chan wins new seed grant to mitigate energy insufficiency.
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Kaustav Chanda, Mohammad Golgol, Anamitra Pal and Shiva Moshtagh.

ASU team named winner in the American-Made 3D Solar Visibility Prize

A Fulton Schools team was named winner in the 3D Solar Visibility Prize for creating an AI-based tool supporting electricity grid modernization and the distribution of solar energy.
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An illustration of a reindeer working on a laptop.

2024 year in review: Engineering with purpose

In 2024, the faculty, staff and students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU took the initiative to innovate with intent.
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Sarma Vrudhula inspects a microchip prototype in his laboratory.

How computer science can supercharge the semiconductor industry

ASU researcher Sarma Vrudhula has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a new chip for artificial intelligence.
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Jacob Tetlow with his children Courtney Tetlow and Blake Tetlow.

From pizza pies to power plays: The rise of an engineering leader

Equipped with the strong foundation in mechanical engineering gained from ASU, Jacob Tetlow has had a successful career despite his humble beginnings.
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Nick Rolston in lab

Setting new standards for materials testing

ASU researcher Nick Rolston received an NSF CAREER Award to advance perovskite solar technology and further develop the field's workforce.
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Marco Casareto working in a lab

Deducing degradation causes in perovskites

ASU researcher Nick Rolston received a grant from the U.S. DOE to explore a potential cause of perovskite solar panel degradation.
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ASU student Henry Nakaana works in a lab for his FURI research project.

Meet student researchers advancing energy and sustainability solutions

Undergraduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges.
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Meng Tao

The circle of solar panel life

ASU researcher Meng Tao worked with an interdisciplinary team to recommend new ways to make solar panel recycling easier and more economical.
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Mojdeh Khorsand Hedman

A bright idea

ASU’s Mojdeh Khorsand Hedman received a 2024 NSF CAREER Award to determine how best to integrate distributed electricity resources into the power grid.
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A steel manufacturing plant

Curtailing unhealthy impacts of steel production

Fulton Schools chemical and materials engineering faculty members taking on research project to make steel manufacturing carbon-free and eco-friendly
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Date range December 2025 – October 2023