The Office of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the Fulton Schools Partnerships In Engineering Research, or PIER, program, which incentivizes (co-funds) new collaborative research partnerships that are foundational to innovation, entrepreneurship and tech transfer in areas key to the future of our region and country. Successful proposals will have co-investment from the…

Apply to attend the 2026 KEEN National Conference for free by Sept. 28
The Kern Family Foundation provides each KEEN institutional partner, including ASU, with golden tickets for five people to attend the annual conference at no cost.

Volunteer to help shape ASU Library’s text and data mining tools, Sept. 15
Volunteers will be asked to explore the tool throughout a three-month trial, attend a short training session or book a one-on-one with a ProQuest trainer, and complete a brief post-trial feedback survey. ProQuest instructors will provide priority training shortly after the trial begins.

2025 Teaching Excellence and Top 5% Awards
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.
2024 Teaching Excellence and Top 5% Awards
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…

Congratulations to the 2024 Fulton Difference Award winners!
Thank you to all the Fulton Schools staff who joined us at the Fulton Difference Awards and Recognition celebration! Check out the photo gallery and revisit the presentation for recognition of our staff members’ years of service, award nominees and winners. Dean Kyle Squires recognized all staff who have served the Fulton Schools, especially those…

ASU associate professor earns prestigious career recognition award
Zhihua Wang, an associate professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has been honored with the prestigious Timothy Oke Award for his work.
Faculty member recognized for contributions to water management
Olcay Ünver, professor of practice at The Polytechnic School, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has dedicated more than three decades of his professional career to water management and sustainable development. Most recently, his work in the field was recognized by the International Water Resources Association, or IWRA,…

Wanda Dalla Costa will receive honorary doctoral degree
Wanda Dalla Costa’s rising stature as a groundbreaker in architecture, design and education is being further confirmed by an honorary doctoral degree she will receive from Athabasca University in Canada.

ASU’s School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment receives new ABET accreditation for two undergraduate degree programs
The School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, is proud to announce that two of the school’s bachelor’s degree programs have been granted accreditation for the first time ever by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or ABET.

ASU welcomes postdoc researcher with support from the American Society for Engineering Education
Gamze Ersan has made PFAS the focus of her postdoctoral research and has recently earned the support of the American Society for Engineering Education by being named a 2022 eFellow.

A record of innovation earns peer recognition and Tucker Award for ASU’s George “Edd” Gibson
George Edward “Edd” Gibson, a professor of civil and construction engineering and construction management and Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering at Arizona State University, is being recognized by the Construction Industry Institute with the 2022 Richard L. Tucker Leadership and Service Award.
2022 Teaching Excellence and Top 5% Awards
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…

Ariaratnam elected to governing board of leading utility engineering institute
Fulton Schools Professor Samuel Ariaratnam will have a larger overall role in guiding those efforts as a new member of the board of governors of the institute, which is part of the American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE. He is one of two new governors recently elected to the board, along with a new president-elect.
Paper by Paul Westerhoff selected as Nature Communications Editors’ Highlight
A recent research paper written by Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff was selected as one of the most interesting energy research works published in the highly regarded peer-review research journal Nature Communications. Nature Communications Senior Editor Long Chen chose the article — “Evanescent waves modulate energy efficiency of photocatalysis within TiO2 coated optical fibers illuminated using LEDs” —…