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Who we are, what we do and why

The School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy is part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Our faculty members, staff and students work every day to discover innovative solutions that address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

With programs in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering and aerospace engineering, the school takes an interdisciplinary approach to educating engineers capable of making a meaningful difference in our ever-evolving society.

Latest SEMTE news

  • Chris Muhich, an associate professor of chemical engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, in his lab. He recently received the Humboldt Research Fellowship to collaborate with researchers at TU Berlin on software that makes creating new zeolite-based catalysts faster and cheaper. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

    ASU researcher charts a roadmap to cleaner energy

    Chris Muhich will spend each summer over the next three years in Germany studying zeolites, a solid material widely used in renewable energy production.

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  • In Devils Prosthetics, a student-led project turned startup, a person is holding a white 3D-printed robotic hand prototype. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

    Pitching pediatric prosthetics solutions

    Devil’s Prosthetics grew from a student project into a startup-bound team building affordable myoelectric prosthetics to improve children’s lives.

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  • Left to right: ASU first-year students, Katelyn Flores, Handan Aksoy, Priscilla Munoz and Adam Fowler. The team won the Best-In-Destruction Award at the 2025 ASM International DomesDay competition in Detroit, Michigan. Photo courtesy of Hamed Arami

    Engineering failure

    A team of first-year ASU students won an award for building a dome that failed less destructively at the 2025 ASM International DomesDay competition.

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Our programs

Materials science and engineering

Material science and engineering is all about innovating new chemical, biological and electronic materials and transforming them into innovations that change the world.

Degrees offered

Chemical engineering

Help prepare for the future needs of the world’s citizens with this real-world-driven program designed around matter and energy.

Degrees offered

Aerospace engineering

From aircraft to spacecraft, students in aerospace engineering develop the tools needed to create new ways to explore the atmosphere and beyond.

Degrees offered

Mechanical engineering

Turn ideas into reality in this program that puts the student in the driver’s seat of creating practical tools and devices for machines to small components.

Degrees offered

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Accelerated Master’s degree programs

Save time and money by combining advanced undergraduate with graduate coursework and earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in five years only.

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Tony Waas

A word from Director Tony Waas

“Hello and welcome to the School of Engineering for Matter, Transport, and Energy. Since joining the school, my goal has been to set the foundation for our students, staff and faculty to do their best work.

We already have the only ABET-accredited online undergraduate bachelor’s degree program in mechanical engineering, and I intend to make our high-quality education available to even more students from around the world through other online programs.

The biggest success for me would be that the students who came here during my time left as well-trained engineers who are confident to become future leaders and do things well.”

Tony Waas
School Director and Professor

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2026 Graduate Information Sessions

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Seth Ariel Tongay, a professor of materials science and engineering and research director in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, is part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University

Seminar series

Join us for an exciting semester of seminars hosted by the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy. No matter what your field, we have a seminar that will interest you.

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The School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy hosts a variety of events, which can be viewed on Inner Circle, the Fulton Schools’ site for all events.

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