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Sustainability

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Funding, freedom, flexibility: Graduate research fellowship helps students pursue passions

The National Science Foundation selects Graduate Research Fellows to conduct impactful research at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and nationwide.
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overhead view of a road interchange

What will it take for people to choose sustainable modes of transportation?

ASU Professor Ram Pendyala teams up with researchers at the University of Texas at Austin to find out why it is so hard to get people to use mass transit options.
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Materials science and engineering graduate student Christabel Wireko Arthur conducts nanoparticle research for health care applications.

Innovation at work: ASU students conduct impactful research in health care, machine learning and sustainable infrastructure

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering students conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges in health, sustainability, data science and more.
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Matthew Green in his lab

Advances in carbon capture can turn the tide against climate change

A Fulton Schools chemical engineer is part of two new multi-university research teams taking on ambitious ventures to help reduce greenhouse gas threats.
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ASU researchers raising the quality of recycled steel

ASU researchers are developing an innovative process to manufacture high-quality steel wires from recycled iron feedstock to support a circular economy.
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Shakira Hobbs (left) and Evvan Morton (right) with their anaerobic digester prototype in Sittee River, Belize

Fulton Schools alum launches sustainability nonprofit

BioGals empowers women of color from around the world to engineer dynamic food waste solutions for sustainable development.
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rows of crops planted at an Arizona farm

ASU cultivates new market opportunities for small farmers

ASU engineering leads a project to extend advanced market intelligence and supply chain solutions to small growers of fresh produce.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory facility in Golden, Colorado

ASU begins joint appointment program with National Renewable Energy Laboratory

ASU and NREL begin a joint appointment program to advance renewable energy research, education and technology development.
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A student research is reflected in a device that uses imaging technology to see around obstacles.

Engineering beyond the classroom: ASU students conduct use-inspired research in health, sustainability and innovative imaging

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering students conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges in health, sustainability, data science and more.
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Designed to deal with disruption

ASU engineering research supports new national effort to make urban systems more adaptable and resilient.
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Graduate researchers Boer Liu and Clarissa Westover work with Professor Timothy Long in the ASU Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing.

Garbage into gold: Circular economy research makes plastic more sustainable

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from ASU, Virginia Tech, adidas and two national laboratories is developing a circular economy for polyurethane foams.
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Above: (From left to right) Darshan Karwat, assistant professor in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society; Madison Macias, urban and environmental planning master’s student in ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning; Eddie Schmitt, post-doctoral fellow in SFIS; Jorge Morales Guerrero and Mokshda Kaul, sustainable energy doctoral students in ASU’s School of Sustainability; and Eric Stribling, innovation in global development doctoral student in SFIS. Not pictured: David Oonk, post-doctoral fellow in SFIS. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

Evolving engineering for a better world

Darshan Karwat merged his engineering background with his concerns for social and environmental justice which led to the development of his own research niche.
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An irrigation canal running near agricultural fields in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Simulating a sustainable future of water, energy and food in Phoenix

ASU doctoral student's award-winning work simulating the local food-energy-water nexus amid climate change and water cuts can help guide policymakers.
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Solar panels and wind turbines

Getting a greener grid

ASU engineering experts point to priorities for infrastructure investment that will support expanded use of renewable energy sources
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Daniel Hoop holding a vile of pinkish tintted water as part of an EPICS project

EPICS Generator Awards honor projects serving global communities

The EPICS Generator Awards provide an opportunity to recognize students, faculty, industry mentors and community partners for their widespread impact.
Steven Wilson seated in front of a computer will be doing research with DOE

Opportunity for advancement

Two Fulton Schools doctoral students have earned opportunities to work with national research labs to advance energy storage and space exploration technologies
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Sustainable by design

The National Science Foundation has recognized Jorge Sefair with a CAREER Award for his work to better inform decisions about the design of conservation areas.
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Fixing fragile foundations

ASU engineering experts offer perspective on the Biden administration’s $2 trillion plan to improve American infrastructure.
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Date range July 2022 – April 2021