Sustainability

Ted Pavlic urges scholars to be undisciplined in TEDxASU talk

June 13, 2017

Assistant Professor Ted Pavlic recounts his early days as a graduate student to illustrate how to drive innovation by being undisciplined.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ASU set to play leading role in planning future of nation’s transportation systems

December 28, 2016

A new research center aims to make a “quantum leap” in analytics and behavioral modeling to help improve how America’s modes of transport serve the nation's communities.

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.

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.

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.

Capturing carbon dioxide and imaginations: Jerry Lin leads next generation of researchers

October 6, 2016

Jerry Lin is leading a team that will work with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to find ways to capture carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning electricity power plants more efficiently.

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.

Gaining perspective on climate change with NASA summer program

September 12, 2016

Srija Chakraborty was one of 24 students selected to participate in the summer program at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center for Climate Sciences.

ASU engineer earns medal of merit from Macedonian president

August 10, 2016

Associate Professor Kiril Hristovski received the highest recognition a civilian can earn from the government of Macedonia for research excellence and collaborative efforts toward his country of origin.

Clinton Laulo gets feet wet in hydrology with AHS Bouwer Intern Scholarship

August 2, 2016

Clinton Laulo was able to work in three areas of the water industry thanks to the Arizona Hydrological Society's Herman Bouwer Intern Scholarship.

Two more checks on 33 Buckets’ list

July 15, 2016

Engineering, entrepreneurship and community involvement help three ASU alumni and a current biomedical engineering student bring sustainable clean water to communities in need.