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Research is a core part of the Fulton Schools. Find opportunities to advance your research and get inspired by news and events that discuss innovative research in the Fulton Schools and beyond.

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Join us at the Fulton Forge Student Research Expo, April 22

The Fulton Forge Student Research Expo showcases student research projects that are solving real-world challenges in data science, education, energy, health, security, semiconductor manufacturing and sustainability. Come learn about the research findings from more than 100 students participating in the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative and the Grand Challenges Scholars Program research stipend opportunity at the spring 2026 Fulton Forge…

Students in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment share their senior design project during the SSEBE Capstone Project Showcase on Dec. 5, 2025. Photographer: Lisa Irish/ASU

Join us for innovations in engineering at the SSEBE Capstone Project Showcase, May 1

Are you curious to see what graduating students created for their capstone projects while being mentored by industry professionals from Phoenix-area firms? Then, come to the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, or SSEBE, spring 2026 Capstone Project Showcase, a free event that is open to the public. Free food and refreshments will be available…

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Apply to be a mentor for undergraduate researchers through FURI for fall 2026 by April 10

Are you looking for undergraduate students to join your lab? The Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative, or FURI, invites all Fulton Schools faculty to mentor students on semester-long funded research projects showcased at the semiannual Fulton Forge Student Research Expo. Share this application form with your students to apply to the program. Fill out the faculty…

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Apply for funding for ASU Center for Clean Energy Materials seed projects by Jan. 20

The ASU Center for Clean Energy Materials, or CCEM, was established through funding by the U.S. Department of Energy to create the capabilities and know-how to accelerate research and development in the production, processing, use and recycling of critical minerals for batteries. CCEM will strengthen the domestic clean energy materials supply chain through science and…

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Share with your students: Apply for Summer Research Initiative by Feb. 4

The Fulton Schools offers summer research opportunities through the Summer Research Initiative, or SURI, for qualified students to gain engineering research experience and acquire an in-depth understanding of what it would be like to pursue a doctoral degree through an eight-week summer research program. Eligible U.S. citizens, permanent residents and ASU-sponsored F1/J1 visa students will…

VDRI selects awardees for the 2021 FSE strategic interest seed funding program

The Vice Dean for Research and Innovation (VDRI) Office is pleased to announce 12 awardees for the 2021 Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE) Strategic Interest Seed Funding Program: Working Collaboratively to Meet Future Needs. The response to this year’s seed funding initiative was impressive with a variety of topics and ideas presented by faculty across FSE…

Human systems engineering lab advances online learning research

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…

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

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. 

Yanchao Zhang receives DURIP award to build drone-powered Internet of Things system

Yanchao Zhang and his research group, ASU’s Cyber and Network Security Group, received a Defense University Research Instrumentation Program award of $200,000 through the Army Research Office to build a drone-powered internet of things system for information assurance research and education. The internet of things is an emerging paradigm of technical, social and economic significance. In addition to…