Join us in welcoming more than 50 new faculty to the Fulton Schools. These talented professionals bring skills and insights from leading laboratories and industry innovators across the nation and the world
Hayley Hilborn
Formulating the future of materials research
Assistant professor Qijun Hong has been awarded the inaugural Navrotsky Early Career Award to support his materials research using machine learning.
Charting the course to a circular plastic economy
ASU research team receives NIST funding to develop circular plastic laboratory courses
Overcoming the downside of forever chemicals
Research project aims to reduce persistently problematic sources of contamination
ASU engineering ties three generations together
The Povilus family includes three generations of ASU engineering alumni in industrial engineering, computer science and materials science and engineering.
A solid battery solution
ASU materials science and engineering faculty member Candace Chan is working with others to advance solid-state battery technology
Developing textured materials to ensure smooth flight
With funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, ASU researcher Gokul Pathikonda is studying novel surface textures to improve aircraft maneuverability.
Multidisciplinary methods for intelligent materials
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers presented ASU Regents Professor Aditi Chattopadhyay with the 2023 Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Award.
Sun Devils spark innovation in building sustainability
A team of ASU students advances in the Schneider Go Green competition with an idea to make buildings more energy efficient using phase change materials.
Greetings from Switzerland
ASU alumnus Robert Moody reflects on his educational experience as a Black engineer and international career in the semiconductor industry.
Rege named director of new Center
The new Center for Biomaterials Innovation and Translation will be led by Fulton Schools innovator Kaushal Rege.
Opening the door to chemical engineering
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers student organization at ASU offers students networking and career building opportunities.
When quantum computing meets alloy design
Assistant Professor Zhuang earns an NSF CAREER award to create quantum algorithms that will aid researchers in developing new materials.
Distinguished Seminar from Nobel Laureate Stanley Whittingham
Dr. Whittingham discusses the future of lithium batteries with ASU students and researchers, many of whom have been influenced by Whittingham’s work.
Engineering education PEERSISTence
Assistant Professor Ryan Milcarek leads National Science Foundation-funded program to improve engineering education for transfer students
Navrotsky named Regents Professor for groundbreaking work in materials science
Alexandra Navrotsky returned to ASU in 2019 to continue her stellar tradition of solid-state science
Houlong Zhuang awarded fellow status twice
Assistant professor Houlong Zhuang’s career has just begun, but he has already established himself as a prolific collaborator and a force for change in many different fields of engineering. Zhuang has developed molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the...
Decarbonization efforts earn international recognition
Sridhar Seetharaman elected Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences International Fellow
Measuring uncertainty
ASU Professor Marc Mignolet wins Distinguished Research Award for lifelong achievement in modeling uncertainty to improve structural safety
ASU researchers use diamonds for electrical power
Electrical engineering Professor Trevor Thornton is leading a project through ASU’s AMPED Science and Technology Center to create transistors made of diamond and boron nitride