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Photo of large group of people posing with a caption of "Arizona State University helped launch the Maker Innovation Space in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as part of the Building University-Industry Learning and Develop through Innovation and Technology program known as BUILD-IT, which rings academia, industry and government together to invest in a dynamic ecosystem for STEM innovation in Vietnam. Photographer: Quynh Giao"

BUILD-IT constructs makerspace to drive innovation, creativity in Vietnam

June 16, 2017

ASU helped launch the Maker Innovation Space in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as part of BUILD-IT, helping to invest in a dynamic ecosystem for STEM innovation in Vietnam.
GOEE
Photo of a large group of people posing for photo with a computer monitor on behind them with a caption of "Students from YSEALI Skyping with a social enterprise expert. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU"

Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative fellows dream big, foster leadership

June 12, 2017

YSEALI seeks to build leadership skills in the region, nurture the Southeast Asian community and strengthen ties between the U.S. and Southeast Asia.
GOEE
Portrait of Sefaatin Tongay with a caption of "Assistant Professor Sefaattin Tongay earned a 2016 Young Scientist Award from Turkey’s Heroes of Science Association. Photographer: Özlem Mutlu Doğan"

Tongay’s 2D materials research earns award from Turkish science association

June 8, 2017

Assistant Professor Sefaattin Tongay was among six scientists, selected from a pool of 122 applicants, to receive a 2016 Young Scientist Award from the Heroes of Science Association in Turkey.
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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 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.
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 group standing with a caption of "ASU staff with USAID Vietnam Social Development Unit Chief Ezra Simon (Sixth from right) at STEMCON. From Left: Huong Nguyen, Thanh Ta, Marcus Ingle, Thao Tran, David Benson, Phuong Nguyen, Scott Danielson, Kyle Squires, Ezra Simon(USAID), Sasha Stinchfield, Phuong Anh Tran, Octavio Heredia, Cristal Ngo, Jose Quiroga. (Photo courtesy of HEEAP.)"

Vietnam’s economic future lies in STEM careers, online learning and public-private partnerships

April 4, 2017

Advancing the Future of Vietnam: Inspiring Students, Makers, Educators and Entrepreneurs to Innovate was the theme of 2017 STEM Conference held in Hanoi to help promote STEM careers in Vietnam.
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Photo of Constantine Balanis standing in front of a monitor with his right arm outstretched with a caption of "Constantine Balanis (center) along with a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are working to develop and advance basic research in electromagnetic artificial magnetic conductor surfaces. The teams were introduced to each other's institution in a kick-off meeting in February. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU."

Boosting an electromagnetic signal utilizing artificial magnetic surfaces

March 24, 2017

Researchers from ASU and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are working to develop and advance basic research in electromagnetic artificial magnetic conductor surfaces.
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Portrait of Meng Tao

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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Ramakrishna tapped to lead Grand Challenge Scholars Program’s growth

February 21, 2017

Emeritus Professor B.L. Ramakrishna was named Director of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program Network, which prepares students to solve the big challenges of the 21st Century.
The Microgrid Test Bed at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus will help the ASU-led international consortium team develop and test an energy system to support solar-powered water purification systems for communities in Jordan and Lebanon. Photo courtesy of Nathan Johnson/ASU

ASU leads effort to bring sustainable water and enterprise to the Middle East

February 6, 2017

An international consortium works to create new sources of clean water and business to aid refugee and resident populations in Jordan and Lebanon.
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Center adds new dimension to ASU’s material science research

January 30, 2017

The Center for 4D Materials Science, or 4DMS, will allow researchers to study the structure of materials under different stimuli in real-time.
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earthquake damage, soil liquefaction, national academies of science, engineering and medicine, geotechnical engineering

Helping to fortify defenses against an earth-shaking problem

January 27, 2017

Professor Edward Kavazanjian played a leading role in an intensive, five-year national project that has produced guidelines for dealing with the threat of soil liquefaction resulting from earthquakes.
SSEBE
Andreas Spanias (right), professor of electrical engineering and director of the Sensor, Signal and Information Processing Center, welcomes SENS MACH speakers Jose Vargas, Director of the Center for Electronics and Telecommunications (left) and Rafaela Villalpando Hernandez, both from ITESM.

SENS MACH ‘16 previews next decade of ubiquitous sensing networks

December 20, 2016

As the IoT becomes the IoE and IoTivity bridges the chasm between smart phones, smart homes and smart cities into cloud, crowd and shroud computing, the minds behind the tech ponder where the interconnections will lead.
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The Changing Face of Engineering

December 5, 2016

In celebration of a varied and vibrant student community, The Changing Face of Engineering three-part series highlights the strides the Fulton Schools have made — and will continue to make — in their commitment to educate a student population that is as diverse as it is talented.
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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.

No internet, no power, no problem. Solar library empowers schools abroad

September 7, 2016

A new faculty member brings an innovative device to ASU that provides educational resources across the Pacific Islands.
POLY
Study Abroad with the Fulton Schools

Fulton Schools students take to a summer of study abroads

September 2, 2016

Dozens of students participated in faculty-directed study abroad programs, which are specially designed and led by faculty members in the Fulton Schools.
POLYSBHSESCAISEMTE

June 2017 – September 2016