Identifying best practices for effective online learning has become especially significant in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But even before the coronavirus outbreak, the Arizona State University Advanced Distributed Learning, or ADL, Partnership Lab was busy evaluating methods to improve the functionality and effectiveness of learning in an unconventional setting. The ASU ADL Partnership Lab, established in…
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Soil liquefaction prevention technique turns in promising performance
TEAM FROM FULTON SCHOOLS GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TESTING THE METHOD IN EARTHQUAKE-PRONE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Catastrophic damage to infrastructure and natural resource areas has been caused around the world by soil liquefaction. It’s what happens when water pressure increases in soils that have little or no cohesive strength — often as a result of…

Kory Hedman named director of the Power Systems Engineering Research Center
Kory Hedman, associate professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University, has been named the new director of the Power Systems Engineering Research Center, or PSERC. Hedman will replace ASU Regents Professor Vijay Vittal, who has held the position for the last 15 years.
ASU spinout Enkoat earns NSF Small Business Innovation Research Award
EnKoat, an advanced materials venture founded by ASU alumni Aashay Arora and Matthew Aguayo, recently won a $225,000 National Science Foundation Phase I Small Business Innovation Research award, a highly selective seed funding program known as SBIR.

Digital Education News: Looking to the fall — ASU Sync
Recent world events have greatly altered how we view teaching and learning. This fall, many of our immersion (on-campus) students will have access to the following three learning environments:
Colbourn’s lifetime of design theory work lands Stanton Medal
Charles Colbourn is the recipient of the 2019 Stanton Medal from the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications, or ICA, for his lifetime contributions to the discipline of combinatorics. The medal recognizes Colbourn’s efforts in support of combinatorial design theory through advocacy, outreach, service and teaching.
Brent Nannenga awarded Burton Medal
Brent Nannenga, an assistant professor of chemical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has been awarded the Burton Medal Biological by the Microscopy Society of America for his work on the development of microcrystal electron diffraction also known as MicroED. “This award means a lot to me because the recognition helps to show…
Feng Ju named SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer
Feng Ju, an assistant professor of industrial engineering in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, was recently named an Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer by SME (formerly called the Society of Manufacturing Engineers).
Rivera named IEEE CSS Distinguished Member
Daniel Rivera, a professor of chemical engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, was recently designated as an IEEE CSS Distinguished Member. He received the award on December 12 during the 2019 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control in Nice, France. The award recognized Rivera’s outstanding long-term service to the Control…
Stephen Phillips elected as 2020 IEEE Vice President, Educational Activities
Stephen Phillips, professor and director of the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, was elected by the IEEE Assembly to serve as the 2020 IEEE Vice President, Educational Activities. In this role, Phillips will serve as the chair of the IEEE Educational Activities Board and will serve as a member of the IEEE Board…
Construction engineering achievements earn Fulton Schools alum a top award in her field
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Schools alumnus Amanda Kerr recently received a prestigious international honor for her engineering and construction achievements. Kerr was named the 2019 Young Tunneler of the Year by International Tunneling Association as part of the organization’s annual awards program for “ground-breaking innovation and outstanding projects in tunneling and underground space…
ASU graduate wins IEEE PELS Prize PhD Thesis (P3 Talk) Video Competition
Jinia Roy, a recent ASU graduate, was selected as one of five winners of the IEEE Power Electronics Society Prize Ph.D. (P3 Talk) Video Competition. She was the only student from the U.S. to receive the award. The PELS Prize Ph.D. Thesis (P3 Talk) Video Competition is a prestigious and highly promoted international competition organized by…

Ariaratnam earns highest honor for trenchless technology researchers
Samuel T. Ariaratnam, professor and program chair of construction engineering in the Del E. Webb School of Construction, was recently awarded the International Society for Trenchless Technology Gold Medal. He is the seventh person, and second from the U.S., to earn the highest honor in trenchless technology spanning ISTT’s 33-year history. The award recognizes individuals who…
Jerry Lin named co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Membrane Science
Jerry Lin, a Regents Professor at Arizona State University, was recently appointed co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Membrane Science, a flagship journal in the field of synthetic membranes. “Membranes are used widely in industry and health sectors, ranging from desalination, water purification, kidney dialysis, production of oxygen, food processing, air pollution control, et cetera,” Lin…
Congratulations, 2019 National Academy of Inventors ASU Chapter inductees!
Nine faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering were inducted into the ASU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors in April 2019. The National Academy of Inventors is a 501(c)(3) non-profit member organization comprising U.S. and international universities, and governmental and non-profit research institutes, with over 3,000 individual inventor members and Fellows spanning…