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Manufacturing

Learn how advances in automation, robotics and materials science are transforming modern manufacturing.

Jenavieve Echegaray and Lexana Echegaray wear safety glasses while working beside a yellow FANUC industrial robotic arm in the Robotics Systems Instructional Lab located in ISTB 12.
March 19, 2026
Students in manufacturing engineering are gaining hands-on experience in labs, research and internships while preparing for industry careers.
Four students in the Robotics Systems Instructional Lab observe a bright yellow FANUC robotic arm at close range. The students stand together in a lab setting filled with industrial equipment and wiring, focused on the robotic arm as it operates inside a workstation enclosure.
February 13, 2026
ISTB 12 opened on ASU's Polytechnic campus as a collaborative hub for manufacturing engineering and robotics, bringing students, faculty and industry together.
An illustration of the types of technology research projects underway in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
January 30, 2026
New NSF rankings show ASU’s expanding impact in industrial engineering and computer science.
Xiangfan Chen and Bruno Azeredo working in the Advanced Manufacturing and Functional Device Laboratory
January 28, 2026
ASU engineering researchers discovered a new way to 3D print porous copper structures, unlocking faster manufacturing for applications in security and energy.
Man setting up a computer numerical control machine.
December 24, 2025
Robotics alumnus Manan Luthra turns real-world challenges into automated solutions that advance research and industry.
An AI-generated illustration depicts a woman working on a laptop, surrounded by abstract technological graphics. ASU Universal Learner Courses enable high school students to complete coursework online with the ability to use classes for college credit. A new ULC, RAS 210 Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), is available in 2026. Graphic generated by Aisha Kaddi/ASU using Adobe Firefly
December 16, 2025
ASU’s Universal Learner Courses help high school students explore engineering through virtual education that offers insight into future career pathways.
Peter Firth in lab

New coating boosts resilience of vital tech on Earth and in space

New coating developed by an ASU engineering spinout Swift Coat promises to strengthen today’s innovative technologies and expand the critical advances they make possible.
School or unitECEEFulton Schools
Assistant Professor Sui Yang, a researcher in the ASU School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, working in a laboratory. Wearing a blue lab coat and protective laser safety glasses, he adjusts an optical setup where glowing green laser light is visible.

ASU researcher unlocks novel way to control light at the nanoscale

Assistant Professor Sui Yang discovers a novel method to alter a materials' optical properties at the nanoscale using 3D printing.
School or unitSEMTE
A student operates a robotic arm using a handheld control interface to sort colored blocks

ASU and UMich launch manufacturing research center

A new ASU-led center to accelerate digital twin innovation, making manufacturing systems smarter, more adaptable and ready for real-world impact.
School or unitMSNSCAI
Kookjin Lee

Applying new AI to microelectronics manufacturing

Kookjin Lee receives grant from Applied Materials to combine scientific machine learning with expert knowledge.
School or unitSCAI
Satheesh Kuppurao, Kyle Squires and Vik Banthia

Silicon dreams: Applied Materials advancing technology for a brighter future

Global giant invests in state-of-the-art facilities, leading-edge research projects and student scholarships at ASU.
School or unitECEEFulton SchoolsSCAISEMTE
Researcher Pu Han holds a prototype of an extrusion 3D printing tool head end-effector

From rubble to rockets

​ASU researcher’s DARPA-funded project is set to redefine design-to-use paradigms.
School or unitMSN
An illustration of a microelectronics chip in the shape of the state of Arizona. Illustration by Erika Gronek/ASU

Chipping in: ASU engineers to help shape the future of semiconductors

School or unitMSN
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.
School or unitECEEFulton SchoolsMSNPOLYSBHSESCAISEMTESIESSEBE
David McComas in a lab

Student research supports semiconductor sustainability

ASU engineering students in the FURI program are improving environmental impacts of microelectronics through TSMC-sponsored projects.
School or unitECEE
Nick Rolston with undergraduate student Daniel Abreau in lab

Turning trash into treasure

ASU's Nick Rolston looks to revolutionize sustainable harvesting of critical materials in mining and from the ocean through a pair of research grants.
School or unitECEE
S. Eileen Seo in lab

Eileen Seo to tackle materials’ sustainability with DOE’s Early Career Research Award

ASU researcher S. Eileen Seo receives support from the DOE to create a novel approach to manufacturing self-repairing polymer objects
School or unitSEMTE
Ehsan Dehghan-Niri working with students

Leading the charge: How ASU is reshaping manufacturing training

ASU associate professor, Ehsan Dehghan-Niri, has made significant progress on his Certification to Degree, or C2D program, testing new models and encouraging student growth.
School or unitFulton SchoolsMSN

Date range March 2026 – November 2024