Energy Archives - Page 6 of 7

Big Data approach informs energy-saving strategies

June 20, 2017

A National Science Foundation-supported research project strives to provide better data, statistics and analytics to guide efforts to maximize energy efficiency.

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Participants of the ASU/USPCAS-E workshop on gender. Photographer: Hassan Zulfiqar/USPCAS-E

ASU professor leads gender workshop for STEM careers in Pakistan

May 22, 2017

ASU and top Pakistani engineering schools are leading the charge in gender equity in STEM fields.

Photo of four students standing next to a table with a small vehicle on top of the table with a caption of "Jayse Langdon, Jon Simiyu, Andrew Dopilka and Alex Cook work on their fuel-cell-powered car in preparation for the national American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Chem-E-Car competition this November. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU"

Fulton Schools students build a car and skills with chemistry

May 19, 2017

The team's innovative design ideas earned them second place in the 2017 AIChE Rocky Mountain Regional Conference competition in March.

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13 of the 17 Spring 2017 Grand Challenge Scholars pose for a group photo at the Grand Challenge Scholars Program Graduation Reception.

Fulton Schools graduates 17 more Grand Challenge Scholars to tackle global challenges

May 12, 2017

High-achieving students in the Fulton Schools go above and beyond the typical engineering curriculum in the Grand Challenge Scholars program, as they learn to be collaborative, transdisciplinary, global problem solvers.

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Photo of male student standing in front of the Hoover Dam with a caption of “Big dams in Pakistan are normally earth and rock fill dams, so there is a need to build concrete arc dams like Hoover Dam in Pakistan that are more impressive, efficient and modern,“ says Muhammad Ahsan Amjed, NUST. Photo courtesy of Muhammad Ahsan Amjed."

Postcards from the ledge: Hoover Dam excursion for Pakistani scholars bridges knowledge, culture

May 4, 2017

27 scholars from USPCAS-E set off on an adventure learning what nature and people can engineer and the power their imagination has to inspire innovation.

A man wearing glasses and a button down shirt stands in a white laboratory with some equipment behind him. The caption reads: Above: Electrical engineering Assistant Professor Yuji Zhao stands in his Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition lab on the Tempe campus, where he works with gallium nitride, a compound with unique properties. Zhao's research is focused on exploring gallium nitride's use in optoelectronics and high-power and high-frequency. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU.

ASU engineer looks to improve next-gen materials for solar cells

April 24, 2017

Yuji Zhao is researching new applications for an incredible material — gallium nitride — and his recent findings show its potential for use in solar cells.

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Photo of a group of students in the distance behind a row of solar panels with a caption of "A group of students, mostly veterans, take a look at a microgrid setup during the weeklong microgrid boot camp, hosted by Assistant Professor Nathan Johnson, engineering and manufacturing engineering, from March 6-10 on the Tempe and Polytechnic campuses. Microgrids are small groups of electricity sources that can provide power and operate independently from permanent electricity infrastructure. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU."

Microgrid boot camp builds skill sets, connections

April 12, 2017

A group of 20 students spent their spring break learning all there is to know about microgrids — small groups of electricity sources that provide power and operate independently from the existing grid.

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Photo of two girls demonstating photovoltaics with a caption of "Hira Rehman (in pink) and Asma Shamim (in gold) demonstrate the power of photovoltaics with members of the Tempe community during Night of the Open Door. Photographer Erika Gronek/ASU."

Young engineers envision an energy-independent Pakistan

March 30, 2017

Solar and sustainability scholar sojourns to Sweden

March 17, 2017

Meng Tao has been awarded the 2017 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Alternative Energy Technology, which will take him to Sweden to study solar-powered charging for electric vehicles and solar module recycling.

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Mechanical engineering undergraduate student Katilin Kreck takes a measurement in a manufacturing facility.

ASU center helps Arizona and Southwest manufacturers improve energy efficiency

March 3, 2017

The university's Department of Energy funded Industrial Assessment Center conducts free, independent assessments to help manufacturers be more energy efficient and to provide students valuable industry experience.

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ASU, Stanford researchers achieve record-breaking efficiency with tandem solar cell

February 20, 2017

A collaboration between researchers at ASU and Stanford has produced a tandem solar cell with sunlight-to-electricity efficiency that rivals the highest-performing silicon cells.

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Liping Wang looks over metamaterials created in his Nano-Engineered Thermal Radiation Group.

Manufactured materials offer benefits to energy sector, climate change

December 22, 2016

With support from a Young Investigator Program research grant, Liping Wang is designing and constructing a host of custom electromagnetic materials that boast greater control over thermal radiation.

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Scholars from the U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy learn about the entrepreneurial mindset at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Generator Labs. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

ASU/USPCAS-E energizes entrepreneurial aspirations for Pakistani scholars

December 21, 2016

The second cohort of Pakistani scholars from the USPCAS-E program learn entrepreneurship to better leverage their solutions to Pakistan's energy needs.

Sending a message: Engineer calls for wireless communications revolution

November 15, 2016

A partnership with Google aims to overhaul our overburdened communications systems.

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Intent on making big impacts

November 4, 2016

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.

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

October 17, 2016

An interdisciplinary ASU research team looks to visualize food-energy-water nexus data to help decision makers develop sustainable policy for our future.

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Second cohort of Pakistani students arrive to brighten country, lives

September 30, 2016

ASU recently welcomed the second cohort of Pakistani students with USPCAS-E.

Fulton Schools takes in lion’s share of solar research funding from DOE

September 14, 2016

Five research projects that focus on reducing the cost of solar energy received in $3.75 million from the Department of Energy, more than any other institution receiving funding for this round of awards.

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