ASUNews

November 25, 2009

Engineering

06/30/09

Engineering | Science | Renewable energy | Engineering | Sustainability and environment:  Professor strives for 'greener' power plants

Jerry Lin is aiming to make power plants more green by researching a way to produce hydrogen without the side-effect of releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

06/29/09

Engineering | Community | Sustainability and environment:  Astronaut highlights summer science camp experience

An appearance by veteran astronaut, scientist, physician, and educator Bernard Harris will highlight a summer science camp at ASU in July.

06/18/09

Engineering | Education:  Police bomb squad shows robotics in action

Middle School students in an engineering summer camp at ASU that focuses on robotics got a look at one way that police use robots – detecting explosive devices and materials.

06/18/09

Engineering:  Award-winning teacher was engineering research pioneer

Longtime ASU engineering professor is remembered for the quality of both his research and teaching skiils.

06/17/09

Engineering:  Engineering professor wins women's educator award

Engineering professor Mary Anderson-Rowland has won the 2009 Women in Engineering Proactive Network Educator’s Award for exceptional achievement in increasing the participation and retention of women in engineering.

06/16/09

Engineering | Renewable energy | Research:  Carbon nanotubes may lower cost of fuel cells

ASU researchers are working to lower the cost of manufacturing fuel cells so that cars, electricity and more can run on the "green" technology.

06/12/09

Business | Engineering | Law | Innovation / Entrepreneurship:  Entrepreneurs create anti-theft device for catalytic converters

ASU graduate Ian Monat and law professor Eric Menkhus have combined their expertise to invent an anti-theft device for catalytic converters called The Catlock.

06/11/09

Administration | Engineering | Research:  Deputy Vice President for Research named to prestigious academy

Dr. Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan, deputy vice president for Research in ASU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Affairs, was recently inducted into the prestigious Canadian Academy of Engineering.

06/05/09

Engineering | Science | Community partnerships | Bioscience / Biotech:  Engineering better therapy for stroke patients

Researchers working with ASU's Arts, Media and Engineering program are partnering with Banner Baywood Medical Center to develop a "mixed reality" rehabilatation system designed to provide physical therapy for stroke patients.

06/05/09

Business | Engineering | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Students | Bioscience / Biotech:  Professor puts students on path to patenting their ideas

An ASU bioengineering professor is using resources that come with his new prestigious title to “nurture creativity” and the entrepreneurial spirit in a new student research center.