About Sean B. Andersson earned a bachelor’s degree in applied and engineering physics from Cornell University in 1994, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 1995 and a doctoral degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2003. Before pursuing his doctoral degree, Andersson worked at…
About Hannah Budinoff is an assistant professor of systems and industrial engineering at the University of Arizona. She holds doctoral and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona. Her research interests include automated geometric manufacturability analysis with a focus…
About Venkata Rani is a doctoral student in robotics and autonomous systems in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. His research focuses on language-driven robot control and fine-grained multimodal understanding for robotics and industrial automation. He develops methods for code generation…
In this talk, Kim will argue that advances in design, manufacturing and materials are central to expanding the motion capabilities of miniature robots.
About Minglei Qu is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a graduate faculty member of materials science and engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed by…
About Fatemeh Elhambakhsh is a doctoral student in the data science, analytics and engineering program at Arizona State University. She earned a Master of Science in industrial engineering with a concentration in systems optimization from Iran University of Science and Technology. Her research focuses on generative AI and multimodal learning for engineering design and manufacturing….
Quality and innovative instruction are top priorities of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. We recognize excellence in instruction by awarding an annual Teaching Excellence Award and through selection to our Top 5% Teachers List. Student nominations and feedback are reviewed by a faculty committee in determining these honors. This year’s recipient of the…
Thank you to all the Fulton Schools staff who joined us at the Fulton Difference Awards and Recognition celebration! Check out the photo gallery. Dean Kyle Squires recognized all staff who have served the Fulton Schools, especially those who have 25 years of service or more at ASU: We also wish those retiring this year…
Join us at the spring 2026 Innovation Showcase to see how students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering are putting their knowledge to work and collaborating with industry to engineer transformative solutions to real-world challenges.
Your future begins here! Explore doctoral programs in manufacturing engineering, robotics and autonomous systems and systems engineering. Tour our labs, meet faculty, discover research opportunities and shape your academic journey. School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks doctoral degree open houseFriday, March 7, 20259 a.m.–1 p.m.Student Union (UNION) Cooley Ballroom A, Polytechnic campus [map]Register now Research…
Quality and innovative instruction are top priorities of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. We recognize excellence in instruction by awarding an annual Teaching Excellence Award and through selection to our Top 5% Teachers List. Student nominations and feedback are reviewed by a faculty committee in determining these honors. This year’s recipient of the…
Join the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks as they host Julia Greer, professor of materials science and mechanics at Caltech, for a seminar on intelligentsia of nano-architected hierarchical materials. Agenda: Abstract Creation of reconfigurable and multi-functional materials can be achieved by incorporating architecture into material design. In our research, we design and fabricate three-dimensional…
Join the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks as they host Rolf Mueller, Lynn Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, for a seminar on bioinspiration, biodiversity and the quest for autonomy in natural environments.
Join the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks as they host Brian Baughman, a chief engineer for Honeywell Aerospace, for a seminar on the various types of additive manufacturing in use at Honeywell for the production and repair of metallic parts for the aviation industry.
Join the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks as they host Donald Godfrey, global director of business development for aviation and defense at Nikon-SLM-Solutions, for a seminar on the importance of understanding variation in the additive manufacturing process.