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Use of an advanced in situ electron microscope that enables atoms within nanoparticles to be closely observed under a wide range of conditions is aiding research led by Professor Peter Crozier to explore ways to improve materials used in many engineering and related technological applications. Standing with Crozier (second from left) in an Arizona State University microscopy facility are others involved in the research, material science and engineering doctoral students Yifan Wang (far left) and Blake Dorame (far right), along with doctoral student Mai Tan (sitting at left) and Piyush Haluai (sitting at right), a research engineer in ASU’s Eyring Materials Center. Photographer: Yifan Wang./caption]

Intricate movements of tiny pieces of matter hold key to engineering innovation

Enhancing visualization of nanoparticle dynamics on materials’ surfaces opens paths to high-tech progress How nanomaterials form, develop and hold up in stressful environments associated with working conditions in technological projects indicates their suitability, or lack of it, for engineering fields, such as catalysis and many other technology-based applications. In technological applications such as catalysis, nanoparticles…

Brothers and Arizona State University chemical engineering alumni, (left to right) Ron and Stanley Hall, both graduated with chemical engineering degrees in 1982. They each went on to have fulfilling engineering careers, crediting their time at ASU as critical to their success. Photo courtesy of Stanley Hall

Flashback to ’82: How ASU paved the way to success for Stanley and Ron Hall

“Can you lend me $5 so I can get gas and go to school this afternoon?” That’s a question Stanley Hall once asked his eight-year-old brother after realizing he did not have enough money to get to ASU’s campus from their home. The question marks Stanley’s challenging start to his journey at ASU but sets…

Yang Jiao, a professor in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, demonstrates his work mathematically in his office. He discovered the existence of hyperuniformity, an exotic state of matter, in quantum mechanical systems. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

ASU researcher Yang Jiao discovers special state of matter

The ancient Chinese concept of yin and yang — which describes how seemingly opposite forces such as day and night are interconnected and interdependent — can be used to understand the concept of hyperuniformity. Yang Jiao, a professor of materials science and engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of Ira A. Fulton…

Kiran Solanki receives the 2025 Brimacombe Medalist Award

Kiran Solanki, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has been selected as one of only nine recipients of the 2025 Brimacombe Medalist Award by the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, or TMS….

(Right to left) Regents Professor Aditi Chattopadhyay, who teaches in the mechanical and aerospace engineering program in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, examines a piece of material in her lab with two students (Jacob Eaton and Mohamed Hamza)

Unraveling materials’ microstructure

ASU Regents Professor Aditi Chattopadhyay pioneers materials engineering while mentoring students Advances in materials science — such as the discovery of materials that can withstand harsh environments and the engineering of adaptive, self-repairing structures — have led to increased safety and durability in the systems we rely on daily. Regents Professor Aditi Chattopadhyay is one of…

Kathy King, an Arizona State University chemical engineering alumna, and her husband, Scott King. Their career journeys show the diverse applications of engineering and hope it will inspire students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to continually acquire new skills. Photographer: Roger Ndayisaba/ASU

Alum’s journey to leadership shows the power of lifelong learning

Kathy King and Scott King are dedicated to supporting ASU’s future engineers and problem-solvers

5 alumni inducted into Fulton Schools Hall of Fame

Innovations achieved by five new Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Hall of Fame inductees are propelling progress that is serving society in valuable ways.

Seth Ariel Tongay named Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow

After recently being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, ASU Professor Seth Tongay was named an American Physical Society Fellow.

Professor S. Eileen Seo wearing safety goggles and a lab coat carefully examining a test tube filled with a red liquid, held in a gloved hand. Another individual in safety goggles and a lab coat observes from the background.

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

ASU researcher S. Eileen Seo receives support from the Department of Energy to create a novel approach to manufacturing self-repairing polymer objects.

A stylized illustration of a humanoid robot holding a potted cactus against a vibrant desert sunset.

Every bot has its day

Fulton Schools faculty play a key role in efforts to highlight ASU’s leadership in robotics research.