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Kozicki honored for research, teaching excellence
For Michael Kozicki, a prolific engineering career doesn’t just mean spending time in the lab. The professor of electrical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University makes sure his work benefits both his students and society at large. Kozicki’s consistent, high-quality contributions to electrical engineering at ASU has earned him the 2019-2020…
Rewarding service and entrepreneurship
Jennifer Blain Christen is an associate professor of electrical engineering in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, where she teaches students about circuits and oversees electrical engineering research. Along with her many ASU faculty duties, she maintains involvement in professional organizations and runs a…
A rising star among us
Ivan Sanchez Esqueda, an assistant professor of electrical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has been named an Intel 2021 Rising Star Faculty Award recipient. The RSA program recognizes early-career faculty members who show great promise as future academic leaders in disruptive computing technologies. It also seeks to attract and…
ECEE solar energy startup shines in national competition
A bright idea developed through the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering has been selected for the final stage of a national contest meant to expand solar energy manufacturing in the United States. SunFlex Solar is a new startup venture co-founded by ASU Assistant Research Technologist Kate Fisher, Associate Professor Zachary Holman, Assistant Research Professor Zhengshan “Jason” Yu and doctoral student Barry…
ECEE student wins national award for support of women in engineering
People told Elizabeth Jones for years that she couldn’t be an engineer. But she knew that not only could she become one, but so could many others who didn’t fit engineering stereotypes. Now, the fourth-year electrical engineering student in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University has been named one of the top contributors to…
ASU alum wins dissertation award for wearable medical device
During his time as a doctoral student at the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, one of the seven Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, Ganapati Bhat envisioned a device that could change the lives of patients with movement disorders. His wearable medical device could replace the need to capture parameters for bodily…
“Ultra materials” spark ideas for a more efficient power grid
When electricity travels from its source to your home, it undergoes several conversion processes as it moves through the power grid. Ensuring the quality of the electronic devices used to manage and convert power is crucial to maintaining the integrity of the power grid as a whole. Arizona State University will receive $12.4 million from…
Engineering innovations to enhance the performance of wireless systems
In the early centuries of sailing the open seas, often the only navigation tool was the human eye. Ships’ crews found their way by coordinating their paths based on observing the positions of the constellations of stars and planets in the sky. Communications back then were equally old school. If ships were too far apart…
Kory Hedman named director of PSERC
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 (PSERC). Hedman will replace ASU Regents Professor Vijay Vittal, who has held the position for the last 15 years. The Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) was…